Market Trends & Fleets Emphasized at Three-Day Conclave in Washington
Fleets & Fuels publisher and Alternative Clean Transportation Expo organizer Gladstein, Neandross and Associates has released the full agenda and speaker line-up for the 2013 conference taking place June 24-27 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
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A Hydraulic Hybrid Driveline for Class 4-6 Trucks
Parker Hannifin’s hybrid drive systems division has formally launched its fuel- and brake-saving series hydraulic hybrid drive for Class 4-6 medium duty trucks. The new handle, Parker IVT, is short for infinitely variable transmission with brake energy recovery technology.
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Rates Are Low and Coverage Broad in Washington in June
Organizers of the 2013 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo have released the conference agenda, promising a compelling program for transportation professionals looking to invest in alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies. Both vendors and fleet colleagues will discuss how best successfully navigate the transition to clean alternative fuels.
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More CNG and More Bosch Rexroth HRB Hydraulic Hybrids
The New York City Department of Sanitation continues its deliberate progress toward alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles, ordering several dozen compressed natural gas and hydraulic hybrid Mack trucks for fiscal year 2013.
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Colorado City Purchasing Two Lightning Hydraulic Hybrids
Colorado’s Lightning Hybrids says it will retrofit two shuttle buses with its fuel-efficient hydraulic hybrid system for its home City of Loveland. The vehicles, both 2012 Ford E-450 passenger shuttle buses will be converted next month and January. “The City expects to save $15,000 to $25,000 per vehicle in fuel and brake costs over the next five years, completely covering the incremental cost of the system,” Lightning says.
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Parker Hannifin RunWise Drivelines in Autocar E3 Refuse Trucks
South Florida’s Miami-Dade County has ordered 29 additional Autocar E3 refuse trucks with the fuel-saving RunWise brand series hydraulic hybrid driveline from Parker Hannifin. Miami-Dade was an early adaptor of the technology, helping prove efficiency gains as great as 51%.
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Substantial Discounts for Signing Up By December 31
Online registration for the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo 2013 is open, with substantial discounts running through December 31.
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FCCC Chassis with Parker Drives for Baltimore and Atlanta
UPS is adding 40 new Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp vehicles with series hydraulic hybrid drivelines by Parker Hannifin – 20 “immediately” in Baltimore and 20 more in Atlanta by year-end.
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Organizers of next year’s Alterative Clean Transportation Expo in Washington have issued a call for papers, paving the way for speakers to help provide attendees “with a keen understanding of the many economic and environmental opportunities created by the use of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies.”
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Straight Diesel, CNG, Parker Hannifin Hydraulic Hybrid to be Compared
The City of Santa Cruz, Calif. will test three different Autocar trucks to see how compressed natural gas and a hydraulic hybrid drive compare with straight diesel.
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