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Larger Electric Trucks
Plug-in Electric Trucks Coming To U.S. »» MetaEfficient Reviews
"The air quality of urban areas would greatly improved if we could replace the thousands of diesel delivery trucks currently in use with zero-emission vehicles. In this vein, a company called Smith Electric Vehicles will be introducing their electric trucks to the U.S. Their Newton truck (pictured above) can be recharged via an regular electric socket. They have some pretty impressive features, including a range of up to 150 miles when fully charged. The battery system is rated at 120 kilowatts, and trucks have a maximum speed of 50 mph. The trucks also use regenerative braking to recover energy from the braking process."
also International has a Diesel Electric....
Navistar Expands Hybrid Truck Line with New International(R) DuraStar(TM) Hybrid Tractor - Yahoo! Canada Finance
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2001 QC, 4x4, 435HP, 878 Ft Lbs, tons of crap and two yellow labs - 367,000 miles as of 30 Sept 2011
Last edited by hammersley; 10-15-2008 at 11:17 PM..
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