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Nov 11, 2016

BUYING 500 HYBRID TRUCKs * USA: by Duke Energy

* New York - Duke Energy looking to buy up to 500 hybrid trucks

 --- Duke Energy has agreed to test a prototype large pickup for its vehicle fleet with an eye to buying as many as 500 of the still-experimental vehicle if it meets the company’s standards... FPL Group, Inc. and Duke Energy today announced a commitment to transition their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles... The joint commitment represents more than 10,000 vehicles and potential revenues of at least $600 million for manufacturers who can produce viable plug-in electric vehicles. The conversion has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 125,000 metric tons over the next 10 years... Duke Energy and FPL Group will begin this transition in the coming years – with the goal that 100 percent of all new fleet vehicles will be plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by 2020. In announcing their partnership, FPL Group and Duke Energy called for a wide variety of organizations to commit to greening their vehicle fleets, including corporations, governments, universities and other agencies... 
(Photo: Chrysler Group LLC providing test large pickup hybrid) -- New York, NY, USA - NextEra Energy - September 24, 2009

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May 6, 2016

HYBRID ELECTRIC TRUCKS * USA: Purchased by UPS

* California - UPS updates 125 hybrid electric trucks to extend range

--- UPS Inc. said that 125 of its hybrid electric delivery trucks have been updated with a new engine that extends their delivery range while improving fuel economy... The updated equipment will be deployed in eight states. UPS, which announced the step during the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo here, said the new 2-cylinder engine provides as much as four times better fuel economy than a gasoline-powered package vehicle. The announcement didn’t say how much the range was extended...
 (Photo: UPS announced it has purchased 125 new technology hybrid electric delivery trucks) -- Long Beach, CAL, USA - Transport Topics, by Ken James/Bloomberg News - 3 May 2016

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Mar 14, 2016

NEW HYBRID-ELECTRIC TRAILER * USA

* Pennsylvania - Hybrid electric-drive trailer tandem being developed


-- A hybrid electric-drive trailer tandem is being developed by group of engineers who promise substantial fuel savings and fast payback. The device, which for now has no official name, is under road testing and should be ready for the market in mid-2017, according to officials at Hyliion Inc., in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... The system captures energy during braking and as a tractor-trailer runs downhill, and reapplies energy through a drive axle to help the truck launch and accelerate from a standstill and run uphill. Operation is completely autonomous and, except for an on-off switch, the driver has no involvement... The system’s electronic controls read road, terrain and speed conditions and try to keep a vehicle at a desired speed... 
(Photo Hyliion Inc. - When ready in mid-2017, the product would be a complete tandem with axles, suspension, brakes and drive components. It would replace a trailer’s standard tandem) --   Pittsburgh, PA, USA - TruckingInfo, by Tom Berg - March 10, 2016

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Sep 11, 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS USA - * Quantum & Ryder: New high capacity CNG storage systems -- ** UPS purchases 125 hybrid-electric trucks

* California - Natural Gas innovation continues as Quantum and Ryder expand products


-- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a global leader in natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, announced today that its industry leading Q-Cab160 and Q-Cab180 product series is now available through the Ryder System, Inc. network... Ryder, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, is now able to offer its customers the needed capacity in a single module and the benefit of weight reduction and fuel efficiency with this new system offering... The revolutionary 3-tank CNG Module can either be configured as a Q-Cab160 (160 diesel gallon equivalent module) or Q-Cab180 (180 diesel gallon equivalent module)... 
 (Photo: A Peterbilt truck with Quantum fuel system Q-Cab 180 module)  --  Lake Forest, CAL, USA - GLOBE NEWSWIRE - Sept. 9, 2015


** Georgia - UPS purchases 125 hybrid-electric delivery trucks

-- UPS announced it has purchased 125 new technology hybrid electric delivery trucks, as part of a broader program to deploy electric-powered vehicles with greater range and performance... The new trucks will deliver significant fuel economy equivalency gains - up to four times the fuel economy of a gasoline powered vehicle, compared to a 10 to 15% improvement with previous hybrid designs. They will be deployed in Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida the first half of 2016... 
(Photo: UPS's hybrid truck)  --  Atlanta , GA, USA - Street Insider - 11 Sept 2015

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May 6, 2015

ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM * USA: To Ford Transit Van

* Massachusetts - XL Hybrids introduces first hybrid electric Ford Transit Van


-- XL Hybrids Inc., a leader in fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, said its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System has now been adapted for the Ford Transit van — the first hybrid electric Transit van for the North American market... The XL3 system will allow fleets to increase fuel economy and boost low-end torque, while enhancing sustainability on Ford’s top-selling new van platform... The XL3 hybrid system, adds less than 400 pounds to the vehicle and is installed aft of the transmission in about six hours. The Ford OEM factory warranty stays intact, while the XL3 hybrid powertrain components are covered by a three-year, 75,000-mile warranty... 
Boston, MASS, USA - Trucking News - May 6, 2015

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Oct 2, 2014

ELECTRIC TRUCKMAKERS * USA: Wrightspeed

* California - FedEx’s new electric trucks get a boost from diesel turbines
(Photo: Wrightspeed Back axle)
Silicon Valley,CAL,USA -Wired, by JORDAN GOLSON -30 Sep 2014: -- FedEx runs such a massive operation—it uses more than 47,000 vehicles and nearly 700 aircraft to deliver about 4 million packages every day—that any systemic change it makes to cut down its carbon footprint can have major consequences. That’s why news that it’s using technology developed by a founder of Tesla Motors to make its trucks way more fuel efficient is so exciting, both for its investors and those who want the planet to breathe easy... FedEx is working with Wrightspeed, the Silicon Valley-based company founded and run by Ian Wright, who helped create Tesla in 2003. Wright is still all about electric mobility, but his new company doesn’t make cars. It makes electric powertrains to be dropped into existing vehicles. And it’s sold 25 of them to FedEx for a pilot program... The Wrightspeed conversion takes an existing conventional truck and replaces all the gas-powered parts that make it move. The engine, differential, and transmission are junked. An electric motor is matched to each drive wheel and a battery pack is thrown in to hold the electricity that powers them. The truck—now an electric vehicle—can be plugged in to charge the 39 kilowatt-hour battery, which holds enough juice to take the truck about 30 miles. Regenerative braking helps capture some extra power, but that’s still totally lousy for a vehicle that spends all day driving. So Wrightspeed added an extra ingredient: a diesel-powered turbine to generate electricity while on the road...
(Photo: Wrightspeed converts trucks into EVs with onboard diesel generators)
The turbine is an internal combustion engine, burning diesel fuel. But instead of using the power it creates to pump pistons, it generates electricity. As long as there’s diesel in the tank to power the turbine and create electricity, the truck can keep driving. When the tank is dry, it can be filled at a standard gas station (as long as it has a diesel pump). For the driver, very little changes except for a new instrument panel that shares data about battery charge and generation levels... The system doesn’t eliminate the use of fossil fuels, but Wrightspeed says it can double the energy efficiency of FedEx’s fleet. That’s because the turbine system is especially well suited to delivery trucks...

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Feb 16, 2012

TECHNOLOGY on TRUCKS * USA

* Connecticut - Opinion: Truck makers show commitment to alternative fuel-powered vehicles

(Photo: A Canter eco hybrid light-duty truck)

Cheshire,CT,USA -Fleet Equipment, by Seth Skydel -February 14, 2012: -- For a good part of the past decade, the evolution of alternative fuel-powered light- and medium-duty trucks has steadily brought an increasing number of new vehicles to market. Today, with a host of technologies available, commercial vehicle manufacturers appear to be on the brink of a revolution... A global effort is leading toward the introduction of Class 3-5 hybrid trucks by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA). For a good part of the past decade, the evolution of alternative fuel-powered light- and medium-duty trucks has steadily brought an increasing number of new vehicles to market. Today, with a host of technologies available, commercial vehicle manufacturers appear to be on the brink of a revolution... The hybrid technology to accomplish that goal is available, according to Todd Bloom, president and CEO of MFTA’s parent company, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp., a part of the Daimler Trucks Division of Daimler AG, unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show the second-generation model of its light-duty Canter Eco Hybrid. Set for release this spring, the new model is reportedly 40% lighter than the original design introduced in 2006. Test results, according to the manufacturer, show 30% better fuel economy than comparable diesel-powered models... The first tests of the vehicle under real-world conditions, according to the OEM, indicated an increase in fuel efficiency of as much as 10% compared to conventional diesel-only powered vehicles...


* California - Tesla will help develop new electric Mercedes-Benz

(Photo from Tesla Motors Inc. - Tesla Motors Inc.'s Model X crossover vehicle is unveiled at the automaker's design studio in Hawthorne last week. The Model X will be built at the company's Fremont, Calif., plant)
Palo Alto,CAL,USA -Los Angeles Times, by Jerry Hirsch -February 15, 2012: -- Electric car company Tesla Motors Inc. announced that it has a deal to provide the powertrain for a new Mercedes-Benz vehicle, even as it moves closer to manufacturing its own vehicles later this year...  The Palo Alto automaker also said that for the new Mercedes model, Tesla will provide battery packs, motor, gearbox, inverter and all related software. It will start to record sales for the contract starting in the second quarter. Mercedes has not released details about the new vehicle. Tesla has previously provided Daimler with battery packs and chargers for its experiments with electric car production...

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Dec 5, 2011

HYBRID TRUCKS * Europe

* France - World premiere: Hybrid trucks gather at SOLUTRANS

Lyon,France -Solutrans -21 Nov 2011: -- Six medium-duty hybrid distribution trucks from Europe’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers will be tested by expert trucking journalists attending the SOLUTRANS exhibition... The event has been organised by the International Truck of the Year (ITOY) jury, a group of 24 commercial vehicle journalists representing 24 countries throughout Europe...Hybrid trucks, along with better driver training, improved logistics and vehicle routing, alternative fuels and intelligent traffic management systems have an important part to play in helping to lower the CO2 ‘footprint’ of the European road transport industry a key issue facing the European Union over the coming decade...

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Jan 29, 2011

SALES HYBRID TRUCKS * USA - Effort to drive hybrid truck sales powers up

Long-term process to build acceptance and demand for hybrid technology within the U.S. fleet communit

Baltimore,MAR,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Jan 26, 2011:  --  The official deployment of 143 hybrid commercial vehicles manufactured by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) under the auspices of the Maryland Hybrid Truck Initiative (MHTI) here this week is being characterized as but the first step of a long-term three-stage process to build acceptance and then demand for hybrid technology within the U.S. fleet community...  MHTI is using $5.9 million in grant funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, also known as the “stimulus bill”) through the Dept. of Energy to help offset the incremental costs of these 143 vehicles – diesel-electric hybrid Freightliner Business Class M2 tractor and straight truck models, as well as diesel-electric and hydraulic hybrid Freightliner Custom Chassis “bread vans” ...   Those trucks are being deployed in local operations within Maryland with five fleets: Nestle Waters North America, UPS, Aramark, Sysco Corp. and Efficiency Enterprises...

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Oct 27, 2010

TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA - Cat to debut vocational truck at Conexpo

Peoria,ILL,USA -Truck News -Oct 26, 2010:  --  The North American trucking industry will get its first look at the new Cat vocational truck at the Conexpo trade show in March...   The company has announced the first model of a full line of Cat vocational trucks, the CT660, will be unveiled at the show on March 22, 2011. Production will begin after the show with customer deliveries to commence later that year, Cat has announced...   The truck will be aimed at applications involving rock and trash haulage and concrete pouring. The truck has been designed with customer feedback in mind, the company says... (Photo from thetruckersreport)



* Daimler, Wal-Mart debut hybrid-electric Cascadia


Portland,OR,USA -Fleet Owner - Oct 26, 2010: -- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has built its first-ever hybrid-electric Freightliner Cascadia. The truck, developed in cooperation with Wal-Mart, is based on a Wal-Mart spec for a 72-i. raised roof vehicle with a Detroit Diesel DD 15 engine... The truck is powered by a parallel hybrid system based on an electrically driven second drive axle. The system uses a lithium-ion-based energy storage and advanced electronic control algorithms that were developed in collaboration with the Daimler Trucks Global Hybrid Center in Japan... The conventional drivetrain remains intact with this hybrid design, DTNA said, allowing for system reliability... (Photo from cleanmpg: A Freightliner on the road)


* Mack introduces NG-powered TerraPro Cabover


Allentown,PA,USA -Truck News -Oct 26, 2010: -- Mack Trucks has come out with a natural gas-powered version of its TerraPro Cabover model for refuse and construction applications...   The new version comes with a heavy-duty natural gas engine from Cummins Westport. The 9-litre ISL G is rated at 320 hp and can use either compressed or liquefied natural gas. It's fully EPA2010-compliant, Mack announced....   The new offering is expected to be popular with municipalities and refuse haulers contracted to municipalities with a mandate to pursue environmentally-friendly technologies... (Photo from trucknews: Mack's newest natural gas-powered TerraPro is intended for refuse and construction applications)


* Navistar to locate new testing, validation center in Melrose Park facility


Melrose Park,ILL,USA -The Trucker News Services -29 Oct 2010: -- Navistar International Corp. Friday announced the company’s intent to locate a new testing and validation center in Melrose Park at a facility that has been part of Navistar’s history for nearly 65 years... Daniel C. Ustian, Navistar chairman, president and chief executive officer, said the company plans to invest up to $90 million in the 80-acre campus over the next several years to create a state-of-the-art technology center that celebrates the company’s heritage while developing leading-edge commercial truck and diesel engine solutions to meet the needs of today’s — and tomorrow’s — customers... The company’s plans for Melrose Park will enable Navistar to expand its leadership as a heavy duty, environmentally concerned vehicle manufacturer. A portion of the campus will be dedicated to creating the next generation of commercial trucks and buses, including hybrid and electric vehicles, state-of-the-art emissions controls and the latest in diesel engine technology. Consistent with Navistar’s reputation as an environmental leader, the facility’s exterior will include new green space, walking trails and approximately 10 acres of restored native prairie land. The building also will house a museum that will highlight the company’s rich and storied history...


* Cummins to buy buildings in plan to add professional workers


Columbus,IN,USA -Fleet Owner -Oct 27, 2010: -- Cummins Inc. has reached an agreement to purchase two downtown office buildings in Columbus, IN, in anticipation of adding as many as 350 new employees to the company’s headquarters workforce. The company, which employs about 6,000 in Indiana, has been moving employees into a downtown Columbus building since 2009... Cummins said that building is expected to reach its capacity by 2011. With the expectation of strong business growth over the next several years, particularly overseas, the global engine manufacturer felt it need more space... Cummins plans to add at least 350 employees in the next 18 months in engineering, technical and other professional positions... (Photo: Cummins headquarters)

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Oct 1, 2010

HYBRID TRUCKS * USA - UPS to purchase 130 H-E trucks

Atlanta,GA,USA -Fleet Owner -Oct 1, 2010: -- Package delivery giant UPS, which already is operating 2,022 alternative-fuel vehicles in its fleet, will purchase 130 additional hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV)... The trucks, to be purchased from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp., will include a hybrid drive system from Eaton Corp... To be delivered early next year, 100 of the trucks will be deployed in California with the remaining 30 to split between New York and New Jersey. UPS estimates they will save 66,085 gals. of fuel and 671 metric tons of CO2 annually... UPS’ alternative-fuel fleet includes hybrid-electric, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, propane and all-electric trucks. The company has 250 HEV delivery vehicles operating in the U.S. currently... The trucks are identical to Big Brown’s iconic delivery trucks, but inside there are big changes. The hybrid-electric power system utilizes a conventional diesel engine combined with a battery pack. The energy generated from braking is captured and returned to the battery as electricity. The combination of clean diesel power and electric power, supplemented by regenerative braking, allows dramatic improvements in fuel savings and emissions reductions, the company said... (Photo from alternativetransit)

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Jun 8, 2010

Study * USA - Predicts Growth in Hybrid Trucks

Lifecycle costs of hybrid technology need to come down

Palo Alto,CAL,USA -F & S -May 28, 2010: -- Hybrid truck demand expected to grow over next 6 years across N. America and Europe. Medium-duty market will likely be leader. Hybrids promote fuel efficiency, anti-idling, emissions and noise reduction... Frost & Sullivan study titled "Strategic Analysis of the North American and European Hybrid Truck, Bus and Van Markets"... Hybrid trucks being manufactured in NA and Europe will grow from 4K units in 2009 to 222K in 2016. Vocations using medium-duty trucks have duty cycles suitable to hybrids. Includes refuse trucks, pickup and delivery vehicles, and utility trucks... Stop and go applications ideal for hybrid technology... Regulations, lower prices, demand and volatile energy prices will combine to improve hybrid sales... "Hybrid trucks in the future will have an expanded role to play" Sandeep Kar, global program manager, Frost & Sullivan... (Photo from s.ngeo: Freightliner hybrid electric power makes the most sense for trucks that make numerous stops and starts, like utility vehicles, analysts say)


* Trucks Could Be Next Electric Power Frontier

Washington,DC,USA -National Geographic Daily News, by Ker Than -June 6, 2010: -- Don’t expect to see electric-powered 18-wheelers roaring down the interstate any time soon. What you are more likely to see are smaller highly fuel-efficient utility trucks and buses on neighborhood streets, and lots of them. Analysts project that hundreds of thousands of them will be on our roads within the next five years... A new report by Pike Research, a research marketing firm that focuses on clean technologies, predicts that the global market for hybrid medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses will increase from 9,000 vehicles in 2010 to more than 100,000 vehicles in 2015. This year and next year, mainstream truck brands Navistar and Freightliner will even start to offer medium-duty trucks that run on electric power alone, joining several smaller, new brands that are already on the market... During the five-year period, Pike predicts that more than 300,000 hybrid trucks will be sold worldwide. This would represent a 63 percent year-over-year increase in hybrid truck and bus demand, said report author Dave Hurst... In comparison, the demand for consumer hybrid passenger vehicles such as the Toyota Prius is expected to increase by only about 13 percent year-over-year for the next five years. In the United States, in fact, as the recession hit the car industry overall hard sales of passenger hybrids fell from their 2007 peak of 350,000 sold to just under 300,000 sold last year...

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May 15, 2010

Hybrid Electric Vehicles * USA - Join UPS Fleet in Houston

Latest HEV Expansion Brings UPS Green Fleet to 2,081 Vehicles

Houston,TX,USA -Today's Energy Solutions -11 May 2010: -- UPS announced its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles had expanded with the deployment of 25 next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks to Houston... Currently, 50 UPS hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) operate in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Phoenix. The 25 trucks deployed here are part of 200 new HEVs deployed recently to eight U.S. cities. The 200 new trucks will operate in Austin, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Long Island, Minneapolis and Louisville... The 200 new HEV package cars are expected to reduce fuel consumption by roughly 176,000 gallons over the course of a year compared to an equivalent number of traditional diesel trucks. The hybrids also should reduce by 1,786 metric tons the amount of CO2 gases released annually into the atmosphere... (Photo from green.autoblog: UPS fleet of green trucks)

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Jan 29, 2010

Hybrid Van * USA - Bright’s IDEA to hit truck market in 2013

Washington,D.C.,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Jan 29, 2010: -- The IDEA, a new aerodynamically shaped plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) delivery van concept developed by Bright Automotive, aims to have its prototype ready for production in the first quarter of 2013, the company said...

The sleekly-styled van, first introduced in April 2009, recently received a technology upgrade so it can deliver 40 mi. of all-electric range and nearly 40 miles per gallon (mpg) operating in standard hybrid mode, Lyle Shuey, Bright’s vp-marketing & sales, told us at the Washington Auto Show... He noted that each IDEA van should save the typical commercial or government fleet 18 cents per mile, reduce gasoline use by 1,500 gal. per year, and reduce carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions by 16 tons per year...

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Jan 27, 2010

Hybrid Truck Industry * USA - Barriers to Commercialization Still Exist For

Why is the hybrid truck industry still in an early stage, almost 10 years behind the market introduction of passenger hybrids?

Troy,MI,USA -Truckinginfo, by Diana Britton -26 Jan 2010: ... According to The Hybrid Commercial Vehicles Report, published by SupplierBusiness, an IHS Global Insight Company, all the major truck manufacturers and hybrid system developers in the U.S. are on board with the technology... But not enough fleets have adopted the technology to keep costs down and kick commercialization of hybrid technology into full gear. The SupplierBusiness report says that in order to reduce the price premium to an acceptance level, each manufacturer would need sales to range from 5,000 to 8,000 units per year. Currently, fleet sales are in the 500 to 1,000 range per year for each manufacturer... The cost of a hybrid vehicle is a large barrier to market adoption among fleets. For example, commercial vehicles need considerably larger and heavier battery packs to support an electric hybrid solution, and these batteries can represent a considerable upcharge... This is where government funding comes into play.... Strict emissions regulations coupled with government grants have buoyed the U.S. market for Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks, the report says. Kenworth, Peterbilt, Navistar and Freightliner have all introduced Class 8 hybrid models. Prototype tests are underway with major operators such as Wal-Mart... According to Pike Research, fleet sales are expected to reach 830,000 units worldwide in 2015, with hybrids reaching 8 percent of all fleet sales in North America by 2015... Meanwhile, the Hybrid Truck Users Forum estimates a market of about 21,000 hybrid trucks in the U.S. in 2015, growing to about 65,000 in 2020...


* Comment by Kal Gyimesi: Any other ideas out there??

Richmond,VA,USA -Truck 2020. Trascending turbulence -27 Jan 2010: -- Interesting article, but one of the key barriers that this is missing is that the high cost of hybrids (and low cost of fuel) essentially capitalizes the expense of fuel. Not too many accountants will allow Fleets to do that in a large way... Truck OEMs must develop new business models that fix this issue until costs for Hybrid trucks can be leveled out. Business models such as removing the cost of batteries and setting them up as a leased component of the the transaction are being considered. Another model could be to simply sell the truck at the cost of a conventional vehicle and then set up a set of annuity payments to fleets based on their fuel usage. That way they get the benefits of the hybrid truck, pay similar to what they are now from an accounting standpoint and contribute to developing scale...

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Nov 19, 2009

STUDY * USA - Hybrid trucks gaining ground globally

Boulder,COL,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Nov 18, 2009: -- A new study forecasts a big global spike in hybrid purchases by fleets over the next five to six years, with medium- and heavy-duty trucks along with buses comprising the biggest growth categories... According to consulting firm Pike Research, cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector should total nearly four million worldwide between 2009 and 2015, with hybrid fleet sales increasing from 300,000 units in 2009... He projected that in North America nearly 10% of buses sold in 2015 will be hybrids. North America will be the leading region in terms of hybrid fleet penetration, with hybrids reaching 8% of all fleet sales in the next five years. Government, university, and utility company fleets will be the biggest purchasers. Asia Pacific will be the leader in terms of unit volumes by that time, reaching 420,000 fleet hybrids sold per year, though the hybrid penetration will be somewhat lower than North America’s... Pike’s projections parallel other forecasts for commercial hybrid vehicle growth. California-based Clean Transportation Technologies and Solutions or “CalStart,” for example, predicts that between 40,000 and 60,000 medium- and heavy-duty hybrid trucks are expected to be on the road in North America by 2015...

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Aug 10, 2009

HYBRID TRUCKS * USA - South Coast AQMD gets $45M to develop ones

Diamond Bar,CAL,USA -SGV Tribune -8 August 2009: -- The South Coast Air Quality Management District was awarded a $45.4 million federal economic stimulus grant last week to develop a fleet of nearly 400 plug-in hybrid trucks and shuttle buses... The grant is part of a $2.4 billion federal program, funded through the stimulus package, to advance the development of electric batteries and vehicles in the United States... AQMD will oversee and test the development of utility vehicles, delivery trucks and shuttle buses. Currently many utility vehicles are kept running while employees perform tasks, such as raising workers into the air in bucket lifts. The fleet of demonstration vehicles would allow such functions to be powered with batteries, to reduce emissions, explained AQMD executive officer Barry Wallerstein... The grant covers half of the $90 million project. The other half is funded predominantly with private funds, largely from the producers of the vehicles to be tested...

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Jun 6, 2009

Hybrid Truck ‘Convoy’ * USA - Comes to Capitol Hill

Hybrid Day Showcases Hybrid Technologies, US Job, Fuel Efficiency and Clean Air Benefits

CAL,USA -BUSINESS WIRE/CALSTART -June 04, 2009: -- Major American truck and system manufacturers, CALSTART, Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF), Duke University, Environmental Defense Fund, will highlights hybrid progress in trucks to the America’s biggest fuel users... On June 11, at the Capitol Reflecting Pool, 3rd St SW between Madison and Jefferson, Washington, DC, the Hybrid on The Hill Day includes an impressive all-day technology showcase of 17 medium- and heavy-duty hybrids, plus a morning briefing on the status of hybrid technology.. The briefing outlines the hybrid truck industry status, its benefits in reducing emissions, cutting fuel use and creating high tech jobs, and what it needs to succeed... Duke University will unveil a report on the growth and value of the hybrid truck sector... Major truck and system supplier experts will take part. These HTUF Incentive Working Group companies, do will be part of the event: ArvinMeritor, Azure Dynamics, Bosch Rexroth, Daimler, Dueco/Odyne, Eaton, FedEx Express, Freightliner, Kenworth, Mack, Peterbilt, Navistar...

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Apr 22, 2009

Hybrid Trucks * USA - Are Here for the Long (Medium and Short) Haul

An explosion in the number and kind of commercially available hybrid trucks means battery power isn't just for lightweight commuter vehicles anymore

New York, NY,USA -Scientific American, by Christopher Mims -21 April 2009: -- This year, according to the Hybrid Truck Users Forum, manufacturers will sell more than 5,000 hybrid trucks, compared with fewer than 200 just three years ago... Hybrid trucks use 20 to 50 percent less diesel than conventional vehicles do, depending on how they're used, and that adds up: FedEx calculated that its fleet of 170 hybrid–electric trucks has racked up 3.5 million miles (5.6 million kilometers) of service. The 200 hybrid trucks United Parcel Service (UPS) will add to its fleet later this year are expected to save 176,000 gallons (665,000 liters) of fuel per year, which is the equivalent of taking 100 conventional package delivery trucks off the road. Coca-Cola Enterprises is the most avid consumer of hybrid trucks in the U.S., deploying 327 hybrids out of a total fleet of 30,000... As fleet operators buy more hybrid trucks, their prices will come down, he notes. Because hybrid trucks use less diesel, they make fleet operators less vulnerable to swings in the price of fuel... "The model that we've used in the past as fleet operators—to wait and see what the market brings us, and wait and see what the government requires us to do—is frankly not a viable alternative in today's world," FPL's Survant says. "We can't afford to have the lassitude we've had historically.... I think we need an increased sense of urgency."... (Photo: sciam.com)

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Mar 19, 2009

HYBRID TRUCK * USA - Eaton plug-in electric truck with hybrid diesel technology unveiled in California

Cleveland,OH,USA -The Plain Dealer, by Frank Bentayou -March 19, 2009: -- President Barack Obama's presence at the unveiling today of a new plug-in hybrid power unit made the product introduction an especially high-profile one for Cleveland's Eaton Corp.... The industrial manufacturing company's diesel-electric system is the power source for the experimental electric-utility truck that provided a backdrop for Obama's speech in Pomona, Calif., urging more green innovation... Eaton invested plenty of that in the vehicle it rolled out today. With its lithium ion batteries, which operators can charge on the road with the onboard diesel engine or through wall outlets, the truck is expected to deliver 70 percent better fuel efficiency than a conventionally powered vehicle. It also will be able to operate its boom-and-bucket accessories without the noise, fuel consumption or pollution of diesel-run systems... (Photo by Eaton - The bucket-and-boom electric-utilities truck Cleveland's Eaton Corp. unveiled Thursday in Pomona, Cal., provides diesel-charged electric motors whose lithium ion batteries also can take charges from ordinary plug-in wall sockets)

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