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posted by admin on May 29

Diesel-electric engines cut fuel consumption

Vancouver,BC,Canada -The Province, by Frank Luba -May 28, 2008: -- Green is joining red in Coca-Cola's corporate colours... The soft-drink giant announced yesterday that it's launching a fleet of heavy-duty, diesel-electric hybrid delivery trucks... The 22 trucks, 10 of which will be based in the Lower Mainland, cost 50-per-cent more than traditional vehicles but use 37-per-cent less fuel, produce 32-per-cent fewer emissions and run more quietly, the company said... While the trucks' 215 horsepower diesel engines run continuously, the 14,969-kilogram vehicles run primarily on electric power up to about 50 kilometres per hour, the company said... The diesel engine is engaged when more power is required and the batteries also recharge during braking... After Canada, Coke will start using the Quebec-built hybrids in the U.S. and hopes to add 120 vehicles there. The fleet of 142 will be the largest hybrid, heavy-duty distribution fleet in North America, the company said... (Picture by Jon Murray - The Province: Coca-Cola Canada president Kevin Warren, park board chairwoman Korina Houghton and Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan mark Coca-Cola's green-truck initiative) Tags: batteries, Delivery, hybrid, trucks

posted by admin on May 22

Washington,DC,USA -Today's Trucking -22 May 2008: -- A government-corporate partnership led by Calstart's Hybrid Truck Users Forum has selected Hybra-Drive Systems LLC to build three Class 6 trucks for real-world testing by UPS, FedEx Ground and Canada's Purolator... Hybra-Drive hopes the evaluations will demonstrate up to a 60 percent cut in fuel use along with an accompanying reduction in emissions.In a hydraulic hybrid truck, a high-efficiency diesel engine is combined with a unique hydraulic propulsion system, replacing the conventional drivetrain and transmission... The vehicle uses hydraulic pumps and hydraulic storage tanks to store energy, similar to what is done with electric motors and batteries in hybrid electric vehicles. Fuel economy is increased in three ways: vehicle braking energy is recovered that normally is wasted; the engine is operated more efficiently; and the engine can be shut off when stopped or decelerating... Tags: batteries, hybrid, motors, trucks

posted by admin on May 21

Big rigs get lousy mileage, even when they're parked - Small power unit runs quiet and helps trucking companies save big on diesel

Central Point.OR,USA -Mail Tribune (Medford,OR), by Greg Stiles -May 21, 2008: -- ... Cross Creek drivers — like other long-haul operators — spend hours parked en route to their destinations... Now, with incentives from the state, Cross Creek Trucking is refitting its fleet of 115 semi-trucks with a Thermo King Tri Pac hybrid auxiliary power unit. The device allows truckers to shut down their main engines for enormous savings in fuel, dollars and emissions... While even the new 14-liter diesel engines burn a gallon an hour, the auxiliary units burn 8 to 10 ounces an hour... The device, which shares the fuel tank with the tractor, charges batteries and preheats the main engine as well as heats and cools the cab... (Photo by Bob Pennell - A fuel-saving auxiliary power unit is mounted behind the cab of a Cross Creek truck. The units cost nearly $7,000 each, but by saving up to 13 hours of idling time each day on the truck’s main engine, the savings in diesel are tremendous) Tags: batteries, big rig, hybrid, trucking companies, trucks

posted by admin on Feb 28

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