Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Eaton Corporation has aligned with the California Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) to assist California-based fleets wanting to purchase low-emission, fuel efficient medium- and heavy-duty hybrid vehicles. —Gerard Devito, engineering director, Eaton hybrid power systems.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

Eaton has launched a new family of UltraShift PLUS transmissions designed exclusively for Navistar to maximize fuel efficiency in linehaul applications. Fleets involved with testing the new transmissions have reported fuel economy improvements from 2-4% percent. Production is scheduled to take place in April of this year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2013

Eaton has launched the Fuller Advantage Series of heavy-duty transmissions that feature reduced weight and increased efficiency resulting in fuel economy improvements, an improved shift feel, as well as features contributing to lower preventative maintenance costs. Initial fleet and third party test results show up to 1.9%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2019

XL, a growing provider of vehicle electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, made two significant announcements designed to capitalize on the company’s current momentum and position the business for rapid, sustainable growth in 2020 and beyond. I’m thrilled to be leading XL into a bold new era of fleet electrification.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

announced fuel-efficiency improvements, a new engine rating and Connected Diagnostics for its heavy-duty engine customers. Cummins offers optimized ratings for its 15-liter ISX15 engines to provide leading fuel efficiency in a variety of applications. Cummins Inc. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2009

Eaton Corporation has established a program to assist diesel truck fleet owners in applying for the $156 million in grants for diesel hybrid trucks that are available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Fleets are able to purchase multiple trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2011

is adding more than 4,000 new, fuel efficient vehicle. As part of that, within the next two months FedEx Express will place 24 new all-electric vehicles into service, expanding to three new cities and more than doubling its fleet to 43 all-electric vehicles while growing the diversity of suppliers it uses for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

used an Eaton hybrid system-equipped 2009 International DuraStar 4300 recovery vehicle during the recent Daytona 500 motorsports race. Towing and recovery vehicles of this type are well-suited for Eaton's hybrid electric system. —Scott Davis, manager for Eaton’s Hybrid Power business unit in North America.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation will begin offering retrofit versions of its Hydraulic Launch Assist (HLA) hybrid power system ( earlier post ) for refuse trucks later this year. Eaton is currently seeking partners for the program. This process results in increased fuel economy. Performance Mode.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2014

is adding optimized axle ratios to its 14X rear-drive axle portfolio to improve fuel efficiency in linehaul applications. With these new axle ratios, drivers will experience a fuel-economy sweet spot at road speeds of 62 to 65 mph. Meritor, Inc. Meritor’s 14X tandem drive axles with a 2.79 ratio will be ready later this summer.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2010

UPS is targeting a 20% improvement in fuel economy for its US package delivery fleet from 2000 to 2020. UPS has set a new automotive goal to improve the miles per gallon (MPG) performance of its entire US package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020. The hybrid drive system, developed by Eaton Corp.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

Laboratory and in-use fuel economy results Source: NREL. The NREL team collected and analyzed in-service fuel economy, maintenance, and other vehicle performance data on 11 hybrid (P100H) and 11 conventional diesel (P100D) step vans operated by the United Parcel Service (UPS) in Minneapolis. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2009

UPS van fuel economy comparison. UPS’ first-generation diesel hybrid delivery vans improved the on-road fuel economy by 28.9% Eaton hybrid system schematic. Eaton Corp. Eaton Corp. Both the Freightliner hybrid model and the conventional model use a Mercedes-Benz MBE 904 four-cylinder diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

a portfolio company of Lone Star Investment Advisors, is building a fleet of 60 Peterbilt Model 388 LNG (liquefied natural gas) trucks. The Peterbilt Model 388 tractors are equipped with a Westport HD 15-liter natural gas engine and fuel system. Clean Energy will provide the LNG fuel for the vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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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 addition of the 92 trucks increases the FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles by more than 50%, from 172 to 264. FedEx Corp. The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

earlier post ), is partnering with Equipment Maintenance Innovators (EMI-Global) to distribute HHS hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems for light- and medium-duty commercial fleet vehicles. This system is designed and engineered to be installed in fourteen hours, including all controls and wiring harness, by a certified installer.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Cummins will launch the next engine in the fuel-agnostic series, the X10, in North America in 2026. This engine, named as part of the X engine family, is positioned to replace both the L9 and the X12 with the versatility to serve both medium- and heavy-duty applications. Fuel Agnostic Platform.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) SuperTruck program has achieved 115% freight efficiency improvement (gallons of fuel consumed per ton of goods moved per mile traveled)—surpassing the Department of Energy (DOE) program’s goal of 50% improvement and exhibiting the best results of all reporting OEMs. engine brake thermal efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

will test two hybrid systems—one developed by ArvinMeritor and one developed by Eaton and Peterbilt—in Class 8 trucks. The company also will test three different alternative fuels—Reclaimed Grease Fuel; B20 biodiesel; and liquefied natural gas—in its heavy-duty trucks. Peterbilt/Eaton Hybrid Assist.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

UPS announced the purchase of 130 next-generation hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) to add to its growing alternative-fuel vehicle (AFV) fleet. The HEV fleet features two different size vehicles from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and a hybrid drive system from Eaton Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2009

Together with Eaton Corp., Pennington’s new showcase truck is equipped with the Eaton parallel electric hybrid system, which enables the driver to operate the vehicle using the diesel engine alone, or in combination with the electric motor. The hybrid Freightliner Business Class M2e. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

The funding will support 40 projects across 15 states and will help improve the fuel efficiency of next generation vehicles. Advanced fuels and lubricants. This project will determine levels at which higher alcohols and other advanced oxygenated fuel components can be readily integrated into the existing fuel supply (i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

Although trucks are a major contributor to the growth in transport-fuel consumption and emissions, the sector receives far less attention and policy focus than passenger vehicles, the IEA noted. Achieving stronger cuts in fuel use, carbon dioxide and pollutant emissions requires the use of hybrids and zero emission trucks.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Major automotive suppliers see national fuel economy standards as important for long-term planning and investment and don’t want to see them altered by US policymakers, according to a first-of-its-kind industry survey commissioned by CALSTART and conducted by Ricardo Energy & Environment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

American Honda Motor has introduced a Class 8 hybrid diesel electric truck into its truck fleet at its parts center in Alpharetta, Ga—the first such in the auto industry. The company’s diesel truck fleet, operated by its truck fleet partner, UPS Freight Truckload, typically travels 300,000 miles per day.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

Knoxville, Las Vegas, Missoula, New Orleans, and Seattle, joining CCE’s fleet of 120 Kenworth 12-bay hybrid delivery trucks. Coca-Cola Enterprises has achieved increased fuel efficiency and decreased emissions on its original order of 120 Kenworth T370 hybrid beverage delivery trucks deployed throughout the United States and Canada last year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

Advanced composites are especially important for progressing clean energy generation and improving the efficiency of the nation’s fleet. In automotive applications, advanced composites could reduce the weight of a passenger car by 50% and improve its fuel efficiency by roughly 35% without compromising performance or safety.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles has leapt by more than 50 per cent from 172 to 264 after the company added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting existing models. ISB EPA 07 200hp EGR diesel engine and an Eaton hybrid-electric system featuring lithium-ion batteries for energy storage.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2012

Eaton hybrid electric power systems employ parallel-type diesel-electric hybrid architecture that incorporates a 44 kW peak / 26 kW continuous electric motor/generator between the output of an automated clutch and input of the transmission. In 2010, Eaton selected Compact Power Inc. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

President Barack Obama previewed a pioneering plug-in hybrid truck project this week developed by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in collaboration with the Eaton Corporation and Ricardo plc. The battery system was designed to supplement engine power and also provide power to operate the utility truck boom.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 29, 2024

Like the light-duty rules, the heavy-duty rules are “technology neutral,” in that they don’t mandate manufacturers use specific technologies, but rather meet certain pollution guidelines that will require significant improvements in engine technologies used. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

These customers will work in close collaboration with UQM, and suppliers Pi Innovo and Eaton, to develop heavy-duty commercial and transit all-electric vehicles, enabling them to rapidly deploy vehicles to market. The PowerPhase DT will be delivered to early adopters this fall for pilot program deployment. California-based ADOMANI, Inc.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. Email Neal.

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