Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2009

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will be testing in daily operation three different types of hybrid refuse collection trucks and a hybrid rack truck. A 2 kWh Li-ion pack provides energy storage. Earlier post.) The T370 Class 7 is powered by the PACCAR 6.7-liter Earlier post.)

New York City 150

New York City New York Hybrid Kenworth 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2009

US Hybrid Corporation performed the conversion which uses a 33 kWh Li-ion battery pack from GAIA. It’s feasible that by converting their tractor fleets ports could reduce emissions from this source by 80 percent for nitrogen oxides, 50 percent for carbon dioxide and significant amounts of other criteria pollutants.

Long Beach 199

Long Beach EPRI Plug-in Convert 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation, which provided the hybrid-electric systems ( earlier post ). FedEx Corp.

Convert 170

Convert Fleet Hybrid Eaton 170

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

The Pacifica Hybrid has a regenerative braking system, which recharges the 16-kilowatt-hour (kWh) lithium-ion (li-ion) battery. Regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. The battery recharge and electric mile range are metered instantly by dash gauges.

Chrysler 93

Chrysler Plug-in Hybrid Plug 93