BAE Systems has entered into an agreement with Crane Carrier Company, a U.S. market leader in the refuse collection vehicle (RCV) industry, to integrate a heavy-duty hybrid electric propulsion system into one of its vehicles.

The newly-formed alliance will perform field trials this year with a plan for Crane Carrier Company to offer HybriDrive(R) powered vehicles to the market by the end of 2012. This alliance will introduce the use of the HybriDrive parallel system into the North American RCV market and is part of BAE Systems’ broader strategic initiative to address a range of heavy-duty truck vocations that also will include construction, pick-up and delivery, and utility.

The new parallel system — the latest member of BAE Systems HybriDrive family — complements and draws upon the company’s proven HybriDrive series system, currently deployed in more than 3,500 transit buses across North America and Europe.

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