HTUF 2010 - Hybrid Truck Users Forum

Our complete issues from Calstart’s 2010 Hybrid Truck User’s Forum (HTUF) are available here in digital flip-book format, bringing you all the green truck news of this event. Complete and downloadable PDF versions can be found at http://www.ctnpublishing.com/samples.html. September 29, 2010 Issue of Fleets & Fuels ShowTimes September 30, 2010 Issue of Fleets & Fuels ShowTimes
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Delphi emphasized its solid oxide fuel cell technology at HTUF, noting that an SOFC device “converts chemical energy in conventional fuels directly into useful electrical power without combustion resulting in minimal emissions.” As such, the technology is useful for auxiliary power units for idle-reduction and power-out applications. An SOFC-based APU was a shown on a...
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Quantum Fuel Systems (NASDAQ: QTWW) supplied the lightweight chassis and a new all-wheel-drive, diesel hybrid-electric, “Q-Force” drivetrain, all developed in league with the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center, for the U.S. Army’s Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle shown at HTUF. The vehicle can maintain speeds of 80 mph and climb 60% grades — “all...
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Navistar International is showing its Class 2c-3 battery electric e-Star, which is based on a vehicle developed by the UK’s Modec and is now in series production in Indiana following award of some $39.2 million by the U.S. Department of Energy. Approximately 100 have been built, says Navistar hybrid powertrains director Darren Gosbee. Navistar is us- ing a...
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Production of Azure Dynamic’s battery electric version of Ford’s Transit Connect has been jump-started with commitments for almost 300 of the vehicles, says Azure CEO Scott Harrison. “The response to the electric transit has been tremendous,” he said here at HTUF. Azure’s lithium ion battery supplier Johnson Controls is also a customer — and a partner...
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Territory manager Joe Perry of Michelin explains the weight- and fuel-saving attributes of the double-wide, low-rolling resistance X One tire to Master Sergeant Thuan Treon of the U.S. Army at HTUF 2010. Using X One tires can pare fuel use by about 4%, Michelin says. This week South Carolina-based Michelin North America is celebrating sales...
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An HTUF/Calstart group formed to help the adoption of hybrid of non-combat trucks by the U.S. military met here for the first time this week. It’s first task: to help the distribution of $800,000 of funds allocated this year by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to cover the incremental cost of...
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Wisconsin’s Madison Gas & Electric has taken delivery of a plug-in parallel hybrid electric Navistar-Terex bucket truck with Odyne Systems drivetrain from its long-time aerial truck supplier Dueco, and is comparing it on the job with an Eaton-drive vehicle that entered service earlier this year. “The newest addition to the fleet will be used for...
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The new joint venture Dow Kokam recognizes that hybrid vehicles are in an early state of development, so it’s emphasizing battery packs that can be customized to meet evolving needs. Korea’s Kokam brings large-format high-power NMC (for nickel manganese cobalt) lithium ion battery technology, while Dow Chemical brings “material science and operational expertise,” says Dow...
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You’re arrived at the online news site for Fleets & Fuels ShowTimes, which emphasizes coverage of major clean transportation trade shows and related events. The parent publication, Fleets & Fuels, is a bi-weekly newsletter providing business intelligence for clean transportation professionals. We’re just wrapping up at the Calstart-U.S. Army HTUF 2010 show in Dearborn, Mich. Check...
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