The Balqon Corporation has entered into a dealer agreement with Autoelevadores Yale, a leading distributor of material handling equipment and electric vehicles in Argentina. This is the first international reach for the American maker of heavy-duty electric big trucks and drayage haulers. The agreement includes both the 7-ton Mule and the Nautilus electric yard/drayage tractors. [...]
Archive for February, 2010
NASA, LLNL, and Navistar Testing Aerodynamic Devices for Big Trucks
February 21st, 2010 
Aaron Turpen More than half of a big rig’s engine power is used to fight drag, or air resistance. Any driver who’s been across Wyoming in the windy season and seen their fuel efficiency drop by 3-4mpg knows this. The fastest, cheapest, and simplest way to improve fuel efficiency and increase mileage is to overcome as much [...]
Posted in Featured, Other Alt Fuels 
Tags: aerodynamics, coefficient of drag, lawrence livermore, nasa, us air force, usaf 
1 Comment »Mitsubishi-Fuso Delivers 25 Canter Eco Hybrid Trucks to Australia
February 20th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Mitsubishi-Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has accepted an order to deliver 25 Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid trucks to Australia by the end of March, which is the company’s largest delivery of hybrid trucks outside of Japan. The receiver is Star Track Express, an express freight company that is headquartered in Gordon (near Sydney). Late [...]
Coca-Cola Expands Its Hybrid Delivery Truck Fleet
February 19th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Coca-Cola Enterprises has continued to expand its fleet of hybrid-electric delivery trucks in North America. So far, Coke has 327 hybrid delivery vehicles throughout the U.S. and Canada, Most of which are Kenworth T370 tractors (both straight trucks and fifth-wheel). That is the largest hybrid fleet in North America. Coca-Cola has ordered even more. Expanding [...]
