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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA - Navistar Rolls Out Electric Delivery Truck
Navistar's all-electric delivery truck
Warrenville, IND,USA -The Journal of Commerce, by William B. Cassidy -Sep 30, 2009: -- Plans to build 400 all-electric trucks next year; federal grants help drive manufacturing... Truck and bus manufacturer Navistar today rolled out an all-electric delivery truck on Capitol Hill and said it plans to build 400 electrics next year at a plant in Wakarusa, Ind... Navistar's delivery truck would primarily be used in congested urban areas where stop-and-go driving would otherwise consume a large amount of fuel... Navistar introduced its commercial electric truck with the help of a $39 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy...* Plugging into Electric Trucks
Milton, Georgia,USA -The Journal of Commerce, by William B. Cassidy -September 30, 2009: -- It's been almost a century since electric trucks were a common sight on city streets, but they may be poised for a comeback. There's increased interest among manufacturers in electric commercial vehicles for use as what were once called "delivery wagons" and at port terminals... Exide Technologies received $34 million for research into new batteries that could power micro-hybrid and hybrid commercial vehicles... This is old hat for Exide, as this advertisement from 1921 shows:
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