Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Discussions
Share price
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 79985" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>UPS To Order 4100 Low-emission Trucks in '06</p><p></p><p>ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb 16 (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc. said on Thursday it will order 50 hybrid electric delivery vehicles and acquire 4,100 low-emission vehicles during 2006 as part of a strategy to cut costs.</p><p>"We are working on the same assumption as most of the rest of the world that oil is not going to last forever," UPS fleet environment manager Robert Hall told Reuters. "As the world changes we are going to need to deliver our packages in a fuel-efficient manner."</p><p>The Atlanta, Georgia-based company said each of the 50 hybrid electric vehicles, or HEVs, will save some 44,000 gallons of fuel annually.</p><p>Apart from emitting 16,000 fewer tons of carbon dioxide annually, the 4,100 low-emission trucks are also 15 percent more fuel-efficient and will save UPS 1.5 million gallons per year, the company said.</p><p>UPS, the world's largest package delivery company, has a global fleet of around 91,000 vehicles.</p><p>The company would not disclose how much the new trucks will cost, but spokesman Norman Black said the HEVs generally cost twice as much as ordinary trucks.</p><p>"But the idea is to recoup that investment through fuel savings," he said.</p><p>The HEVs will reduce UPS' emissions by 457 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.</p><p>A hybrid vehicle replaces a conventional engine with a small fuel-efficient diesel engine that acts as a generator providing energy for batteries and drive motors that power the vehicle.</p><p>The vehicles also contain regenerative braking, by which the energy generated from slowing or stopping the truck is captured and stored in the vehicle's battery.</p><p>The HEVs will be produced by International Truck and Engine, which is the primary operating subsidiary of Navistar International , and Freightliner LLC. The majority of the low-emission vehicles will be made by Freightliner LLC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 79985, member: 1246"] UPS To Order 4100 Low-emission Trucks in '06 ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb 16 (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc. said on Thursday it will order 50 hybrid electric delivery vehicles and acquire 4,100 low-emission vehicles during 2006 as part of a strategy to cut costs. "We are working on the same assumption as most of the rest of the world that oil is not going to last forever," UPS fleet environment manager Robert Hall told Reuters. "As the world changes we are going to need to deliver our packages in a fuel-efficient manner." The Atlanta, Georgia-based company said each of the 50 hybrid electric vehicles, or HEVs, will save some 44,000 gallons of fuel annually. Apart from emitting 16,000 fewer tons of carbon dioxide annually, the 4,100 low-emission trucks are also 15 percent more fuel-efficient and will save UPS 1.5 million gallons per year, the company said. UPS, the world's largest package delivery company, has a global fleet of around 91,000 vehicles. The company would not disclose how much the new trucks will cost, but spokesman Norman Black said the HEVs generally cost twice as much as ordinary trucks. "But the idea is to recoup that investment through fuel savings," he said. The HEVs will reduce UPS' emissions by 457 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. A hybrid vehicle replaces a conventional engine with a small fuel-efficient diesel engine that acts as a generator providing energy for batteries and drive motors that power the vehicle. The vehicles also contain regenerative braking, by which the energy generated from slowing or stopping the truck is captured and stored in the vehicle's battery. The HEVs will be produced by International Truck and Engine, which is the primary operating subsidiary of Navistar International , and Freightliner LLC. The majority of the low-emission vehicles will be made by Freightliner LLC. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Discussions
Share price
Top