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UPS Sets New Automotive Goal to Improve Package Delivery Fleet Fuel Economy a Total of 20% from 2000 to 2020

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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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NREL Study Finds UPS First-Generation Hybrid Vans Deliver Almost 29% Greater Fuel Economy

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Funded by the DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA), NREL’s Fleet Test & Evaluation (FT&E) team performed a 12-month evaluation of six MY 2007 P70D hybrid vans and six MY 2006 P70D standard diesel vans at a UPS location in Phoenix, collecting and analyzing fuel economy, maintenance and other vehicle performance data.

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NREL study finds 2nd-generation diesel hybrid delivery vans show significant gains in fuel economy over conventional vans

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mpg, 13% greater than the 9.2 mpg of the conventional group on those routes a year earlier. mpg, 20% greater than the 7.9 mpg of the conventional group on those routes a year later. The hybrids studied represented a second-generation,an evolution from UPS’ original 50 Eaton hybrids that NREL documented in earlier studies.

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Bright Automotive Launches Bright eSolutions; US Army Hybrid Vehicle Contract

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The IDEA is a multi-purpose, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle aimed at commercial and government fleets. He has had active leadership roles working with vehicle design and engineering of US OEMs, systems integrators and tier suppliers, including Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Orion Bus, Magna, Eaton, Continental and others.

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Daimler Trucks NA SuperTruck achieves 115% freight efficiency improvement over 2009 baseline; 50.2% engine BTE

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mpg (19.26 Hybrid: A123 Systems, Eaton, FUSO, ITK Engineering, Mercedes-Benz, MiaSole, US Hybrid. Fleet: Schneider, Walmart. Engines Fleets Fuel Efficiency Heavy-duty' We are thrilled with the positive results, and are honored to have been part of the program.

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First electric bus customers for new UQM PowerPhase DT heavy-duty drivetrain pilot program

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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. Hybrid Kinetic Group Ltd.

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EPA finalizes strongest-ever truck rule to save billions in health & fuel costs

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This included a newly-formed industry group called the Heavy Duty Leadership Group , which called for rapid approval of a strong EPA rule, and each of its four participants – Ford, Cummins, BorgWarner and Eaton made statements praising the final rule that EPA adopted today.

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