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Introduction to Hybrid Trucks - The 20,000-ft View

Truck Talk
Volume 2 Number 2

When we talk about hybrid vehicles in the automotive context, we're referring to a vehicle with some source of power other than an internal combustion engine -- usually rechargeable batteries powering an electric motor. Hybrid commercial vehicles are a bit different. While some lighter commercial vehicle, such as courier vans, use electric drive systems, the heavier trucks within the medium-duty product line rely on batteries and electric motors not for motive power but to run certain vehicle systems. They also use hydraulic and electric energy recovery systems to improve the efficiency of the engine.

In part one of a series of discussions on hybrid power systems for commercial vehicles, Mike Sharpe and Phil Jones of Eaton Roadranger explain what hybrid power systems are in the commercial vehicle context, and what some of the benefits are to these alternative sources of power.

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