FedEx, which has the world’s largest alt-fuel fleet of vehicles, is adding four battery electric (BEV) delivery vans to its North American fleet. All four vans will be tested in Los Angeles for viability with two from Navistar and two from another, as yet unnamed source. The first two will be on the road by [...]
Archive for March, 2010
FedEx Adding First All-Electric Delivery Vans to U.S. Fleet
March 29th, 2010 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Electric Vehicles 
Tags: all-electric, battery electric, Electric Vehicles, fedex 
1 Comment »EV Power Systems Targets Retrofit for PHEV on Utility Truck Fleets
March 29th, 2010 Aaron Turpen EV Power Systems and Energy Dimensions have partnered to bring a plug-in hybrid electric retrofit drive system for electric utility, light-duty trucks. The partnership features EVPS’ hardware for the retrofit and ED’s shops and know how. The new PHEV systems, once installed, can increase fuel economy by 30%. The entire EVPS system for hybridization uses [...]
Peterbilt Launches Hydraulic Hybrid, Natural Gas Vehicles, and More
March 27th, 2010 Aaron Turpen This week marked several announcements from Peterbilt regarding new additions and changes to its green lineup of environmentally-conscious heavy trucks. The new options include a hydraulic hybrid model 320 platform using Eaton Fuller’s Hydraulic Launch Assist (HLA) system, a complete lineup of natural gas-powered trucks, and a new EPA-certified model Class 8. Model 320 HLA [...]
Posted in Hybrids, Natural Gas / Propane Tags: cng, eaton, hybrid, hydraulic hybrid, lng, peterbilt, smartway No Comments »
Biodiesel – What It Is and Isn’t
March 24th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Note: Updated June 3, 2010 with new information. Biodiesel is one of those things that everyone has heard about, but about which many supposed facts and assumptions are wrong. Myths and legends are popping up around the word “biodiesel” as the public’s awareness of it grows. Most commercial drivers know that you can get biodiesel [...]
Posted in Biodiesel, Featured Tags: B100, B20, bio-fuel, Biodiesel, biofuel, biologically-based fuel 6 Comments »
