Hybrid Diesel-Electric Delivery Vans Tested on the Job
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Hybrid Diesel-Electric Delivery Vans Tested on the Job
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2...-08-23-097.asp
Hummmm, now if we could just replace the body with an RV housing . . .
Bob Wilson
GOLDEN, Colorado, August 23, 2007 (ENS) - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL, is evaluating the performance of 50 hybrid diesel step delivery vans that are on the job delivering packages for the United Parcel Service, UPS, the world's largest package delivery company.
NREL's Fleet Test & Evaluation, FT&E, team is performing a 12 month evaluation of some of these 50 hybrid vans at UPS locations in Dallas and Phoenix.NREL will publish its findings in fall 2008.
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Eaton Corporation provided the hybrid propulsion systems for both of the vehicles being tested, some of which were manufactured by Workhorse Custom Chassis and others by Freightliner Corporation.
The hybrid system employs an Eaton automated transmission, an integrated motor/generator, and advanced lithium ion batteries.
The Freightliner model has a Mercedes-Benz MBE 904 four-cylinder diesel engine, while the Workhorse model features an International VT-275 six-cylinder diesel.
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NREL's Fleet Test & Evaluation, FT&E, team is performing a 12 month evaluation of some of these 50 hybrid vans at UPS locations in Dallas and Phoenix.NREL will publish its findings in fall 2008.
. . .
Eaton Corporation provided the hybrid propulsion systems for both of the vehicles being tested, some of which were manufactured by Workhorse Custom Chassis and others by Freightliner Corporation.
The hybrid system employs an Eaton automated transmission, an integrated motor/generator, and advanced lithium ion batteries.
The Freightliner model has a Mercedes-Benz MBE 904 four-cylinder diesel engine, while the Workhorse model features an International VT-275 six-cylinder diesel.
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Bob Wilson
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Re: Hybrid Diesel-Electric Delivery Vans Tested on the Job
I guess the Eaton/Freightliner is different from the Hybrid Sprinter van?
http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom...-0-0-1,00.html
http://www.caranddriver.com/dailyaut...ybrid-van.html
(or many other links on that vehicle)
For which camper conversions are widely available:
http://www.sprinteraccessories.com/v...s_campers.html
A hybrid 'B' RV may not be too far off. It just seems that (dare I say it) the Sprinter hybrid has been 'almost here' for a long time already.
DAS
http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/dccom...-0-0-1,00.html
http://www.caranddriver.com/dailyaut...ybrid-van.html
(or many other links on that vehicle)
For which camper conversions are widely available:
http://www.sprinteraccessories.com/v...s_campers.html
A hybrid 'B' RV may not be too far off. It just seems that (dare I say it) the Sprinter hybrid has been 'almost here' for a long time already.
DAS
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