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TRUCKMAKERS * USA - Embrace hybrid revolution
USA -The Financial Times (London,UK), by Bernard Simon -March 31 2008: -- ... A growing number of diesel-electric trucks are set to appear on North American roads in coming months... International Truck and Engine, owned by Illinois-based Navistar, expects to sell about 1,000 medium-sized hybrid trucks this year... Peterbilt and Kenworth, two brands owned by Paccar, based near Seattle, are set to launch their first hybrid models in coming months... A prototype heavy-duty hybrid truck, developed by Navistar in partnership with Cummins, an engine maker, and ArvinMeritor, a maker of axles and brake systems, is targeted to be on the road by the end of the year... Daimler so far has 3,000 hybrid trucks in operation worldwide... The activity is driven partly by fuel costs...
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