Pike Research, a market research and analysis firm, has released a new study predicting that hybrid medium- and heavy-duty truck sales will surpass 100,000 units in the next 5 years – by 2017. As the global economy begins tentative steps toward recovery, truck manufacturers are looking to technologies that can help mitigate the rising cost [...]
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Pike Research Says Hybrid Medium and Heavy Truck Sales To Surpass 100k/Year By 2017
September 14th, 2011 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Hybrids 
Tags: diesel electric hybrid, Hybrid electric vehicle, Market research, pike research, plug-in hybrid, Truck 
2 Comments »Inveco Eurocargo Diesel Electric Hybrid Debuts at Low Carbon Vehicle Show in UK
September 13th, 2011 Aaron Turpen This year’s Low Carbon Vehicle event at the Rockingham Motor Speedway in the United Kingdom was the debut of the newest diesel electric hybrid from Inveco, the Eurocargo 12 tonne delivery truck platform. This is the latest in Inveco’s line of efficient vehicles for the commercial sector. The Eurocargo 120E18/P (also available in a 7.5t [...]
Pike Says 500 Hybrid Locomotives by 2020
August 19th, 2011 Aaron Turpen By 2020, hybrid locomotive sales will get to about 500 units, representing an increased part of the total locomotive market, according to a recent report by market research and consulting firm Pike Research. Nearly all locomotives used today are powered via electricity generated by a diesel engine or provided owing to an electric grid connection. [...]
Will the Next Toyota Hybrid Be a Commercial Truck?
June 24th, 2011 Aaron Turpen The rumor is true: the next Toyota hybrid vehicle to come to the United States will not be another rendition of the popular little Prius, but instead will be a 7- to 9-ton commercial diesel-electric cab over. According to Automotive News, Toyota’s Hino Motors, which manufactures its heavy-duty vehicles, will be bringing the diesel electric [...]
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