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| » | UPS Places Largest Order Ever for Hybrid Electric Trucks |
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UPS announced it has ordered 200 hybrid electric vehicles- the largest commercial order of such trucks by any company - in addition to another 300 Compressed Natural Gas vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet. The purchase of the 500 additional vehicles means the UPS alternative fuel fleet - already the largest such private fleet in the United States - will grow 30 percent from 1,718 to 2,218 low-carbon vehicles. UPS's "green fleet" operates in the United States, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom and has traveled nearly 144 million miles since 2000. The fleet includes electric, hybrid electric, CNG, liquefied natural gas and propane-powered vehicles.
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| » | HTUF picks team to build hydraulic hybrid delivery trucks to reduce fuel use up to 60 percent for UPS, FedEx Ground, and Purolator |
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A unique government-corporate partnership led by CALSTART has selected a Michigan firm to build three identical hydraulic hybrid delivery trucks for real-world testing by UPS, FedEx Ground and Purolator. The partnership, CALSTART's Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF), selected Hybra-Drive Systems LLC to build three large Class 6 trucks for road testing that incorporate the firm's approach to the promising hydraulic hybrid technology.
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| » | Senator Alexander Proposes “New Manhattan Project For Clean Energy Independence” |
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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)has proposed “launching a 5-year New Manhattan Project to put America firmly on the path to clean energy independence within a generation.” Alexander, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, told a gathering of scientists that "the goal will be clean energy independence – so that we can deal with rising gasoline prices, electricity prices, clean air, climate change and national security – for our country first, and – because other countries have the same urgent needs and therefore will adopt our ideas – for the rest of the world.”
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| » | UQM ZeroTruck™ Debuts in Las Vegas |
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UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced that the ZeroTruck™, an all-electric zero emission medium duty truck powered by a UQM® PowerPhase™ electric propulsion system is making its industry debut at the Alterna tive Fuel Vehicle Institute’s 2008 Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference and Expo. The ZeroTruck™, being developed by Electrorides, Inc. of Laguna Niguel, California, is the first electric truck in its class to be offered for sale in the United States in 2008. The ZeroTruck™ offers a low cab forward design, a fully automated transmission, 100 mile range with full highway capability, lithium polymer batteries, an onboard battery charger and regenerative braking.
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