Yay Air Force. It looks like diesel electric hybrids are going to happen from the top down.
AP murdoch wrote: > Volvo (Mack Truck Division or Subsidiary) and Enova and SWRI... > > http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040116/165102_1.html > > > Press Release Source: Enova Systems > > Volvo's Mack Truck Chooses Enova for Hybrid Refueler Vehicle for U.S. > Air Force > Friday January 16, 6:00 am ET > > > TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2004--Enova Systems > (OTCBB:ENVA - News), Torrance, a developer and manufacturer of > electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems for > military and commercial vehicle, transit, marine and stationary > applications, announced today that it has received a contract from > Mack Truck, Inc., Powertrain Division, a member of The Volvo Group > (Nasdaq:VOLVY - News) of Sweden, for the development and fabrication > of an advanced heavy-duty hybrid drive system, funded by the U.S. Air > Force for its diesel-electric hybrid R11 refueler vehicle. The > dual-use parallel hybrid drive system for the refueler is being > developed in a joint effort between Mack and Enova for a program led > by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). > Enova will develop and manufacture the motor controller, electric > motor and battery management systems for the new parallel hybrid drive > system using Mack Trucks' MD11 diesel engine. The new parallel hybrid > vehicle program is part of the Air Force's efforts to improve > efficiency, reduce fuel and maintenance costs, provide re-generative > brake energy and reduce emissions. The refueler fleet consists of > approximately 300 vehicles, and upon successful completion and > evaluation of the refueler vehicle, there is the potential for > additional upgrades to the parallel hybrid drive system. As part of > the program, Mack Trucks will also evaluate the applicability of the > drive system to commercial vehicles, commencing with its Class 8 > Refuse Hauler. Mack Trucks currently produces approximately 3,000 > refuse vehicles per annum for major customers such as Waste > Management. > > Enova's portion of the $1.2 million development program is valued at > approximately $250,000, and has the potential for additional system > sales for both military and commercial application following the > evaluation phase. > > "These dual-use, commercial and military, development programs are > significant to Enova's growth and development strategy," stated Carl > D. Perry, president and CEO. "Enova is proud to be working with its > new partners, Volvo, Mack Trucks and SwRI. We believe that this new > heavy-duty parallel hybrid drive system for the Air Force will be > applicable against a wide range of trucks and buses. Enova is > well-suited for the future with both parallel and series hybrid > heavy-duty drive systems for the global markets." > > "Enova Systems' technology is the ideal match for Mack Trucks' future > hybrid drive system strategies," commented Guy Rini, Director Drive > Line Products and Technology for Mack Trucks, Inc. "Our relationship > with Enova continues to develop in these nascent heavy-duty hybrid > sectors, and we believe our partnership will produce many cutting-edge > solutions for these markets." > > Mack Trucks, Inc. is one of North America's largest producers of > heavy-duty trucks, and MACK¨ vehicles are sold and serviced in more > than 45 countries worldwide. Mack is a member of the Volvo Group, a > publicly held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. With annual > sales of approximately $20 billion, Volvo business areas include heavy > trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine and industrial drive > systems, aerospace, and financial services. 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