BAE Systems and Caterpillar are teaming up to build parallel hybrid systems for heavy-duty trucks using BAE’s HybriDrive System. The deal has BAE merging the Cat CX family of transmissions into their parallel HybriDrive propulsion system. This will establish a sales outlet as well as aftermarket field services model to leverage the global reach of [...]
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BAE Systems and Caterpillar Developing HybriDrive Systems for Trucks
January 26th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Featured, Hybrids 
Tags: BAE, BAE Systems, caterpillar, diesel electric hybrid, Hybrid electric vehicle, hybrid truck, HybriDrive 
No Comments »Wartsila Completes HFO to LNG Conversion of Bit Viking
November 28th, 2011 Aaron Turpen Wartsila Corp has completed the conversion of the 25,000 dwt tanker Bit Viking from heavy fuel oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG) operation. The conversion enables the tanker to qualify for lower NOx emission taxes under Norwegian environmental rules. The project began in August 2010 when Wartsila signed a conversion agreement with Tarbit Shipping. The [...]
Posted in Natural Gas / Propane Tags: bit viking, diesel electric hybrid, Fuel oil, Liquefied natural gas, lng, lng ship, lng tanker, NOx, Wartsila No Comments »Santa Rosa CA Gets 7 Diesel Electric Hybrid Buses
October 1st, 2011 Aaron Turpen Santa Rosa, California has purchased 7 new diesel electric hybrid transit buses for the city’s fleet of 35. The new buses will enter service this week and replace older diesel units that are being phased out. The new additions mean 12 total hybrids in the city’s fleet. The total price tag was $4.5 million for [...]
4500th GE Evolution Series Locomotive Enters Service
September 23rd, 2011 Aaron Turpen GE Transportation has been producing the Evolution Series Locomotive, a diesel electric hybrid and more fuel efficient model than its predecessor, and has just seen its 4,500th engine in the series enter active service. The event was marked at Railway Interchange 2011 in Minneapolis, Minn. this past weekend. The Evolution Series is the most technologically-advanced [...]
