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Jun 15, 2013
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Hydraulic Hybrid Retrofit Systems Offered by National Fleet Hybrids

Through a new partnership, National Fleet Hybrids will provide sales, installation and distribution of Lightning Hybrids’ hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems. Lightning Hybrid’s systems are available for shuttle buses and other medium-duty vehicles. Currently Lightning Hybrids focuses sales on customers close to its home in Loveland, CO. This partnership will provide access to the hydraulic hybrid …
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Dec 7, 2012
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Parker and Autocar receive follow-on order for 29 refuse trucks with RunWise series hydraulic hybrid drive system

advertising Miami-Dade County in south Florida has placed a follow-on order for 29 Autocar E3 refuse trucks featuring Parker Hannifin’s RunWise series hydraulic hybrid technology. Miami-Dade used funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to purchase 15 of the vehicles as part of the National Clean Diesel Campaign’s Emerging Technologies List. RunWise is …
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Oct 9, 2012
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UPS to add 40 series hydraulic hybrid vehicles to its fleet

advertising UPS is deploying 40 new medium-duty series hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHVs): 20 in Baltimore and 20 in Atlanta. Developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Parker Hannifin Corporation, the parcel delivery vehicles can achieve up to 35% improved fuel economy and up to 30% CO2 emissions reduction over traditional diesel-powered vehicles that use automatic transmissions in stop-and-go applications. Both …
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Sep 22, 2012
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Demonstration series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 mpg

advertising The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 mpg (34 l/100km) on the industry-standard ADB duty cycle—110% better than conventional diesel buses on the road today and 30% better than the best-in-class electric hybrid buses available today, according to the final report on …
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Apr 24, 2012
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Package delivery fleets receive hydraulic hybrids for evaluation

The first hydraulic hybrid package delivery vans produced for regular service are now in the hands of three major fleets for evaluations, according to the Hybrid, Electric and Advanced Truck Users Forum (HTUF). The walk-in vans were assembled by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) with bodies by Morgan Olson and drivetrain components from Parker Hannifin. …
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Jan 24, 2012
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Effenco Introduces Hydraulic Hybrid System for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

Montreal, Canada-based Effenco has developed a hydraulic hybrid system (HEAD, Hydraulic Equipment Assisting Device) specifically targeted to vehicles with high power demand auxiliaries, such as refuse trucks. The hybrid system comprises a regenerative braking system which includes variable displacement hydraulic pumps and a gearbox; a hydraulic accumulator; and a hydraulic motor. Regenerative braking converts braking kinetic energy …
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