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First electrified highway opens with Scania hybrid haulers in 2-year test in Stockholm
Siemens and Scania have partnered for a two-year test of an electronic highway (eHighway) test on a two-kilometer section of the E16 highway near Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden’s Minister for Infrastructure Anna Johansson and Minister of Energy Ibrahim Baylan were on hand for the launch of the program June 22. The test is a step toward […]
June 24, 2016
Construction Equipment
Cummins to develop plug-in hybrid Class 6 truck with federal grant
Cummins has been awarded a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a Class 6 commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can reduce fuel consumption by at least 50 percent over conventional Class 6 vehicles. Cummins researchers will select an engine to use as an electric commercial vehicle range extender. The […]
April 29, 2016
Business
Trucks
The truck of the future? Manufacturers are adamant hybrid powertrains are the wave of the future. So why aren’t there more of them on the road? By Jack Roberts It was almost 10 years ago when I saw my first medium-duty hybrid-drive truck. It was a Class 5 International tricked out as a bucket truck. […]
December 6, 2010
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