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ELECTRIC TRUCKS * USA
* Texas - Hybrids, electrics moving some big trucks - slowly
(Photo: Freightliner Electric Truck)
Dallas,TX,USA -The Dallas Morning News, by Terry Box -August 26, 2012: ... Once the soot-belching, big-foot monsters of the highway, giant commercial trucks are slowly becoming more eco-friendly — out of necessity... Commercial trucks — ranging from growling 80,000-pound tractor-trailer rigs to much smaller delivery trucks — face the same head winds that continue to reshape the auto industry... Diesel fuel doubled in price four years ago. Although it has dropped some, costs remain as volatile as gas prices... In addition, federal regulations will require big trucks, many of which average only 6 or 7 miles per gallon, to improve their economy and emissions by 3 percent in 2014 and another 3 percent in 2017... Most truck manufacturers expect to meet the 2014 standards with relatively minor revisions. But the requirements in 2017 and beyond may be a challenge... As in the car world, hybrids are a hard sell. They cost $20,000 to $30,000 more than an average $100,000 truck... Typically, a hybrid powertrain will bump up a big truck's fuel economy from about 6 miles per gallon to 7 or 8 mpg, officials said...
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