New Jersey Transit saw 20 to 50 % improvement in their fuel consumption on their hybrid bus fleet:
http://www.isecorp.com/hybrid_information_center/hybrid_benefits/fuel-efficiency.php It is noted that these are serial hybrid systems. Terry On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Harbach Jak wrote: > >> What I'm thinking though is that 30% less-consumption upgrade is the >> simple addition of 'California' type modifications that Detroit mostly has >> not bothered to apply to larger heavy-hauling trucks here-to-fore. > > I think it is unlikely that the Coca-Cola company would make false claims of > that nature. If they say these are hybrid trunks, you can be sure they are. > In any case, technical details are available on the web, such as the fact > that they use: "A motor/generator, working with the transmission and a > series of lithium ion batteries, allows the truck to source electrical power > instead of gas when traveling at speeds below 30 mph." > > They have developed a 33,000 lb truck and a 55,000 lb one. > > They won the Orion Energy Systems Environmental Stewardship Award for this > and for improvements in lighting. I doubt they would win such an award under > false pretenses. > > - Jed > >
