05-24-2007, 07:42 AM
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Engineering first
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Real Name: Bob
Location: Huntsville, AL
Hybrids: Prius Classic 03
Posts: 4,932
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hybrid fleets -- the end is near!
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...23/048939.html
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. . . "When gas hit $3 a gallon last year, we knew it was time to start buying hybrid electric cars," says Jay Holgate, owner of Green Express - the first courier in the country to move its fleed to hybrids. . . .
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http://www.automotive-business-revie...5-CBD2C2CB2A6E
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The 50 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) will operate in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Phoenix. The new trucks join roughly 20,000 low-emission and alternative-fuel vehicles already in use. . . .
"We're excited to be among the first to deploy the latest in HEV technology because it promises a 45% increase in fuel economy in addition to a dramatic decrease in vehicle emissions," said Robert Hall, director of UPS Ground Fleet Engineering. . . .
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These are the 'bread and butter' customers the domestic car makers need to succeed. It doesn't matter if the car is union or non-union built, only the direct operational costs matter and fuel has changed that equation.
Where are our hybrid skeptics today??
Bob Wilson
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