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Hybrid electric truck

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A hybrid electric truck is a form of truck that uses hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) technology for propulsion, instead of using only a combustion engine.

According to a report from Pike Research, the global market for hybrid medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses will increase from 9,000 vehicles sold in 2010 to more than 10 times more (more than 100,000 vehicles) in 2015. During this five-year period, the firm forecasts that a total of nearly 300,000 hybrid electric trucks will be sold worldwide.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pikeresearch.com/newsroom/300000-hybrid-trucks-and-buses-to-be-on-the-road-by-2015 |title=300,000 Hybrid Trucks and Buses to be on the Road by 2015 « Pike Research |access-date=2010-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606153523/http://www.pikeresearch.com/newsroom/300000-hybrid-trucks-and-buses-to-be-on-the-road-by-2015 |archive-date=2010-06-06 |url-status=dead }}

History

In 2003, GM introduced a hybrid diesel-electric military (light) truck that is equipped with a diesel electric and a fuel cell auxiliary power unit. Hybrid electric light trucks were introduced in 2004 by Mercedes-Benz (Sprinter) and Micro-Vett SPA (Daily Bimodale).

International Truck and Engine Corp. and Eaton Corp. were selected to manufacture diesel-electric hybrid trucks for a U.S. pilot program that is serving the utility industry in 2004.

Vehicles

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In mid-2005, Isuzu introduced the Elf Diesel Hybrid Truck to the Japanese market. They claim that approximately 300 vehicles, mostly route buses are using the Hinos HIMR (Hybrid Inverter Controlled Motor & Retarder) system.

In 2006, Mitsubishi Canter Eco Hybrid was introduced at the National Work Truck Show in Atlanta, GA, and at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville.{{Cite web |title=FUSO {{!}} Fuso Launches All-New Canter Eco Hybrid Light-Duty Truck Incorporating World's First Innovation, Combination of DUONIC® Dual-Clutch and Hybrid Technology |url=https://www.mitsubishi-fuso.com/oa/en/press/120518/120518.html#:~:text=Hybrid%20Light-Duty%20Truck%20Sales,since%20the%20launch%20in%202006 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.mitsubishi-fuso.com}}

In 2007, high purchase price meant a hard sell for hybrid trucks{{cite web|url=http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/45294/story.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114031832/http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/45294/story.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 14, 2007 |title=High Price Means a Hard Sell for Hybrid Trucks |publisher=Planet Ark |date=2007-11-13 |accessdate=2010-11-27}} and appears the first U.S. production hybrid truck (International Durastar Hybrid).{{cite web|url=http://www.electricdrive.org/index.php?tg=entry&idx=more&article=1641&idg=1 |title=Electric Drive Transportation Association |publisher=Electricdrive.org |date= |accessdate=2010-11-27}}

In September 2010, DAF Trucks introduced a hybrid version of the LF45 in Hannover.{{cite news |title=DAF Trucks at IAA 2010 - DAF Trucks N.V. |url=http://www.daf.com/EN/News-Media/News/Pages/DAF-Trucks-at-IAA-2010.aspx |date=24 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924163119/http://www.daf.com/EN/News-Media/News/Pages/DAF-Trucks-at-IAA-2010.aspx |archive-date=2010-09-24 }}

In January 2018 Ram Trucks introduced its fifth generation Pickup Truck at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.{{cite news |last1=Boudette |first1=Neal E. |title=Detroit Auto Show May Be Celebrating an Era About to End |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/14/business/detroit-auto-show.html |work=The New York Times |date=14 January 2018}}

In December 2019, Nikola Corporation in a joint venture with Iveco and FPT Industrial introduced zero emission class 8 truck in US market.{{cite news |title=Nikola – Pioneering the Zero-Emission Class 8 Truck Space |url=https://truckdrivernews.com/nikola-pioneering-the-zero-emission-class-8-truck-space/ |work=truckdrivernews.com |date=3 December 2019}}

In 2021, Ford Motor Company introduced Hybrid Truck F-150 Lightning Ford F-Series{{cite news |last1=Wayland |first1=Michael |title=From anti-Tesla design to huge frunk: 5 things to know about the electric Ford F-150 Lightning |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/21/from-anti-tesla-design-to-huge-frunk-5-things-about-fords-f-150-lightning.html |work=CNBC |date=21 May 2021 |language=en}}

Other vehicles are:

  • Big mining machines, for example the Liebherr T 282B dump truck or Keaton Vandersteen LeTourneau L-2350 wheel loader are powered that way. Also there was several models of BelAZ (7530 and 7560 series) in USSR (now in Belarus) since 1970.{{cite web |url=http://belaz.minsk.by/production/series.php?lang=en&series=3&page=0 |title=Belaz : Production |publisher=Belaz.minsk.by |date= |accessdate=2010-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622172434/http://belaz.minsk.by/production/series.php?lang=en&series=3&page=0 |archive-date=2009-06-22 |url-status=dead }}
  • NASA's huge Crawler-Transporters are diesel-electric.
  • Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid is a diesel-electric commercial truck.
  • Hino Motors (a Toyota subsidiary) has the world's first production hybrid electric truck in Australia ({{convert|110|kW|abbr=on|disp=or}} diesel engine plus a {{convert|23|kW|abbr=on|disp=or}} electric motor).{{cite web | title = Hybrid truck for; greener transport | first = Peter | last = Barnwell | publisher = Manningham Leader | url = http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=101846&topicId=103840033&docId=l:619088174 | accessdate = 2007-06-13 | archive-date = 2006-11-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061114021920/http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument | url-status = dead }}
  • Azure Dynamics Balance Hybrid Electric is a gasoline-hybrid electric medium dutry truck based on the Ford E-450 chassis.
  • Volvo FE Hybrid with Volvo Trucks D7F Engine with diesel and parallel hybrid. Suitable for example waste collecting trucks.

Other hybrid petroleum-electric truck makers are DAF Trucks, Hyliion, MAN AG with MAN TGL Series, Nikola Motor Company with the Nikola One, Nissan Motors and Renault Trucks with Renault Puncher.

Consumer trucks:

  • Ford F-150 PowerBoost
  • Ford Maverick Hybrid
  • GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid
  • Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hybrid
  • Toyota Tundra i-FORCE MAX

Powertrains

Hybrid electric truck technology and powertrain maker: ZF Friedrichshafen, Eaton Corporation, Azure Dynamics.

Fleets

{{See also|Fleet vehicle|Electric vehicle conversion|Corporate Average Fuel Economy|corporate social responsibility}}

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has the largest fleet of hybrid electric trucks in North America. The hybrid electric tractors are the standard bulk delivery truck that the company uses for large deliveries. CCE plans to incrementally deploy 185 of the hybrid electric trucks across the United States and Canada in 2009, bringing their total number of hybrid electric delivery trucks to 327, the largest such fleet in North America. The company has 142 small hybrid electric delivery vehicles on the road.{{cite web|url=http://gov.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0,2668,78006749_129886711_130691375,00.html |title=georgia.gov - Coca-Cola Enterprises Launches Largest Hybrid Electric Delivery Trucks in North America |publisher=Gov.georgia.gov |date=2009-01-16 |accessdate=2010-11-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723004817/http://gov.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0%2C2668%2C78006749_129886711_130691375%2C00.html |archivedate=July 23, 2009 }} The trucks are powered by Eaton Corporation's hybrid electric drivetrain systems.{{cite web|url=http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/02/coca-cola-order.html |title=Coca-Cola Orders 120 New Hybrid Trucks; Eatons Largest NA Commercial Order to Date |publisher=Green Car Congress |date=2008-02-27 |accessdate=2010-11-27}}

In 2010, the UPS fleet in Philadelphia has expanded with 50 new hybrid electric trucks.

Legislation

By a voice vote, the United States House of Representatives approved the {{USBill|111|H.R.|445|pipe=Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2009}} (for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles) authored by representative James Sensenbrenner. The term advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicle means a vehicle with a gross weight between {{convert|14000|lb}} and {{convert|33000|lb}} that is fueled, in part, by a rechargeable electricity storage system.

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/channel/hybrids.aspx Green Fleet Magazine, Hybrid vehicles].
  • [http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fuel-smarts/article/story/2014/09/companies-moving-forward-with-hybrid-truck-technologies.aspx Companies Moving Forward with Hybrid Truck Technologies]
  • [http://www.odyne.com/ Odyne Systems]
  • [http://www.xlhybrids.com/ XL Hybrids]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721005511/http://www.pitchengine.com/rockymountaininstitute/rocky-mountain-institute-announces-north-american-council-for-freight-efficiency-to-help-reinvent-trucking-and-carry-just-as-much-freight-on-half-the-energy/30943/ Rocky Mountain Institute announces North American Council for Freight Efficiency to help reinvent trucking and carry just as much freight on half the energy]
  • [http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy11osti/48896.pdf FedEx Express Gasoline Hybrid Electric Delivery Truck Evaluation: 12 -Month Report], NREL.

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