'More environmentally-friendly, quieter noise level, & cheaper using less fuel'
http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S4056914.shtml Minnesota Power Unveils New Hybrid Vehicle 02/23/2016 Taylor Holt [image http://www.wdio.com/wdioimages/repository/2016-02/hybrid.jpg (pih utility truck) ] Minnesota Power unveiled a new addition to their company- a plug in hybrid vehicle to help with daily operations. The electric powered truck is the first of it's kind to operate in Duluth's colder climate. It may look like a regular truck but it includes more environmentally friendly features and performs at a quieter noise level, which is very different from the trucks used now. "This solves a long standing problem-having to have a truck idling whenever we're doing our work so we're really excited to have this new technology to do that. Our trucks burn a lot less fuel, have lower emissions and it is better for the environment overall," said Dan Gunderson, Director of Distribution Operations at Minnesota Power. Minnesota Power has already begun using the truck. The company says after the first truck's test run, they will be looking to add more electric vehicles to their fleet in upcoming years. [© 2016 – WDIO-TV] ... http://www.mnpower.com/Content/Documents/Environment/hybrid-truck-fact-sheet.pdf New Hybrid Bucket Truck Fast Facts (Feb. 2016) ... http://www.altec.com/products/green-fleet/ Altec Green Fleet http://www.altec.com/site/uploads/Green_Fleet_literature.pdf For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Minnesota-Power-Unveils-Its-Altec-pih-Utility-Bucket-Truck-tp4680679.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
