Hybrid trucks still struggling to catch on
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Hybrid trucks still struggling to catch on
City buses, refuse trucks and delivery vans are perfect candidates for hybrid powertrains, which use less energy and cause less pollution than conventional combustion engines, especially in stop-and-go traffic.
But while image-conscious drivers, especially in the United States, have embraced hybrid cars, truck operators find the new technology too expensive compared with the potential fuel savings - and hybrid diesel-electric trucks are struggling to catch on.
But while image-conscious drivers, especially in the United States, have embraced hybrid cars, truck operators find the new technology too expensive compared with the potential fuel savings - and hybrid diesel-electric trucks are struggling to catch on.
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12-28-2008 09:40 AM