Hybrid electric truck

A hybrid electric truck is a form of truck that uses hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) technology for propulsion, instead of using only a combustion engine.

According to a report from Pike Research, the global market for hybrid medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses will increase from 9,000 vehicles sold in 2010 to more than 10 times more (more than 100,000 vehicles) in 2015. During this five-year period, the firm forecasts that a total of nearly 300,000 hybrid electric trucks will be sold worldwide.^[1]

History

In 2003, GM introduced a hybrid diesel-electric military (light) truck that is equipped with a diesel electric and a fuel cell auxiliary power unit. Hybrid electric light trucks were introduced in 2004 by Mercedes-Benz (Sprinter) and Micro-Vett SPA (Daily Bimodale).

International Truck and Engine Corp. and Eaton Corp. have been selected to manufacture diesel-electric hybrid trucks for a U.S. pilot program that is serving the utility industry in 2004.

Vehicles

PEPCO's hybrid diesel-electric utility truck exhibited in the 2010 Washington Auto Show.

In mid-2005, Isuzu introduced the Elf Diesel Hybrid Truck to the Japanese market. They claim that approximately 300 vehicles, mostly route buses are using the Hinos HIMR (Hybrid Inverter Controlled Motor & Retarder) system. In 2006, Mitsubishi Canter Eco Hybrid was introduced at the National Work Truck Show in Atlanta, GA, and at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville.^[2] In 2007, high purchase price meant a hard sell for hybrid trucks^[3] and appears the first U.S. production hybrid truck (International Durastar Hybrid).^[4] In September 2010, DAF Trucks introduced a hybrid version of the LF45 in Hannover.^[5] In January 2018 Ram Trucks introduced its fifth generation Pickup Truck at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan.^[6] In December 2019, Nikola Corporation in a joint venture with Iveco and FPT Industrial introduced zero emission class 8 truck in US market.^[7] In 2021, Ford Motor Company introduced Hybrid Truck F-150 Lightning Ford F-Series^[8]

Other vehicles are:

Big mining machines, for example the Liebherr T 282B dump truck or Keaton Vandersteen LeTourneau L-2350 wheel loader are powered that way. Also there was several models of BelAZ (7530 and 7560 series) in USSR (now in Belarus) since 1970.^[9]
NASA's huge Crawler-Transporters are diesel-electric.
Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid is a diesel-electric commercial truck.
Hino Motors (a Toyota subsidiary) has the world's first production hybrid electric truck in Australia (110 kW or 150 hp diesel engine plus a 23 kW or 31 hp electric motor).^[10]
Azure Dynamics Balance Hybrid Electric is a gasoline-hybrid electric medium dutry truck based on the Ford E-450 chassis.
Volvo FE Hybrid with Volvo Trucks D7F Engine with diesel and parallel hybrid. Suitable for example waste collecting trucks.

Other hybrid petroleum-electric truck makers are DAF Trucks, Hyliion, MAN AG with MAN TGL Series, Nikola Motor Company with the Nikola One, Nissan Motors and Renault Trucks with Renault Puncher.

Consumer trucks:

Ford F-150 PowerBoost
Ford Maverick Hybrid
GMC Sierra 1500 Hybrid
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hybrid
Toyota Tundra i-FORCE MAX

Powertrains

Hybrid electric truck technology and powertrain maker: ZF Friedrichshafen, Eaton Corporation, Azure Dynamics.

Fleets

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has the largest fleet of hybrid electric trucks in North America. The hybrid electric tractors are the standard bulk delivery truck that the company uses for large deliveries. CCE plans to incrementally deploy 185 of the hybrid electric trucks across the United States and Canada in 2009, bringing their total number of hybrid electric delivery trucks to 327, the largest such fleet in North America. The company has 142 small hybrid electric delivery vehicles on the road.^[11] The trucks are powered by Eaton Corporation's hybrid electric drivetrain systems.^[12]

In 2010, the UPS fleet in Philadelphia has expanded with 50 new hybrid electric trucks.

Legislation

By a voice vote, the United States House of Representatives approved the Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2009 (for heavy duty plug-in hybrid vehicles) authored by representative James Sensenbrenner. The term advanced heavy duty hybrid vehicle means a vehicle with a gross weight between 14,000 pounds (6,400 kg) and 33,000 pounds (15,000 kg) that is fueled, in part, by a rechargeable electricity storage system.

References

^ "300,000 Hybrid Trucks and Buses to be on the Road by 2015 « Pike Research". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
^ "FUSO | Fuso Launches All-New Canter Eco Hybrid Light-Duty Truck Incorporating World's First Innovation, Combination of DUONIC® Dual-Clutch and Hybrid Technology". www.mitsubishi-fuso.com. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
^ "High Price Means a Hard Sell for Hybrid Trucks". Planet Ark. 2007-11-13. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Electric Drive Transportation Association". Electricdrive.org. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
^ "DAF Trucks at IAA 2010 - DAF Trucks N.V." 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-24.
^ Boudette, Neal E. (14 January 2018). "Detroit Auto Show May Be Celebrating an Era About to End". The New York Times.
^ "Nikola – Pioneering the Zero-Emission Class 8 Truck Space". truckdrivernews.com. 3 December 2019.
^ Wayland, Michael (21 May 2021). "From anti-Tesla design to huge frunk: 5 things to know about the electric Ford F-150 Lightning". CNBC.
^ "Belaz : Production". Belaz.minsk.by. Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
^ Barnwell, Peter. "Hybrid truck for; greener transport". Manningham Leader. Archived from the original on 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
^ "georgia.gov - Coca-Cola Enterprises Launches Largest Hybrid Electric Delivery Trucks in North America". Gov.georgia.gov. 2009-01-16. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
^ "Coca-Cola Orders 120 New Hybrid Trucks; Eatons Largest NA Commercial Order to Date". Green Car Congress. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

External links

[1] "300,000 Hybrid Trucks and Buses to be on the Road by 2015 « Pike Research". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-06-10.

[2] "FUSO | Fuso Launches All-New Canter Eco Hybrid Light-Duty Truck Incorporating World's First Innovation, Combination of DUONIC® Dual-Clutch and Hybrid Technology". www.mitsubishi-fuso.com. Retrieved 2023-07-12.

[3] "High Price Means a Hard Sell for Hybrid Trucks". Planet Ark. 2007-11-13. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] "Electric Drive Transportation Association". Electricdrive.org. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

[5] "DAF Trucks at IAA 2010 - DAF Trucks N.V." 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-24.

[6] Boudette, Neal E. (14 January 2018). "Detroit Auto Show May Be Celebrating an Era About to End". The New York Times.

[7] "Nikola – Pioneering the Zero-Emission Class 8 Truck Space". truckdrivernews.com. 3 December 2019.

[8] Wayland, Michael (21 May 2021). "From anti-Tesla design to huge frunk: 5 things to know about the electric Ford F-150 Lightning". CNBC.

[9] "Belaz : Production". Belaz.minsk.by. Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

[10] Barnwell, Peter. "Hybrid truck for; greener transport". Manningham Leader. Archived from the original on 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2007-06-13.

[11] "georgia.gov - Coca-Cola Enterprises Launches Largest Hybrid Electric Delivery Trucks in North America". Gov.georgia.gov. 2009-01-16. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

[12] "Coca-Cola Orders 120 New Hybrid Trucks; Eatons Largest NA Commercial Order to Date". Green Car Congress. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

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