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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 657404" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong><a href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12/nrel-evaluates-ups-diesel-hybrds/" target="_blank">Diesel Hybrids Deliver Big Savings to UPS - Wired</a></strong></p><p></p><p>Score one for diesel hybrids.</p><p></p><p>The National Renewable Energy Laboratory got its hands on six hybrid vans that United Parcel Service is using, and after testing them nine ways from Sunday found diesel-electric technology improved fuel economy more than 28 percent. What’s more, it cost significantly less per mile to operate while delivering the same reliability and performance as conventional diesel vans.</p><p></p><p>The federal eggheads spent a year analyzing fuel economy, maintenance and vehicle performance data for six first-generation hybrid UPS vans developed by Eaton Corp. It’s no surprise a delivery service would be eager to give diesel-electric tech a try — UPS must spend money by the truckload on fuel — and the NREL joined UPS in putting the trucks through their paces in Phoenix.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 657404, member: 1"] [B][URL='http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12/nrel-evaluates-ups-diesel-hybrds/']Diesel Hybrids Deliver Big Savings to UPS - Wired[/URL][/B] Score one for diesel hybrids. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory got its hands on six hybrid vans that United Parcel Service is using, and after testing them nine ways from Sunday found diesel-electric technology improved fuel economy more than 28 percent. What’s more, it cost significantly less per mile to operate while delivering the same reliability and performance as conventional diesel vans. The federal eggheads spent a year analyzing fuel economy, maintenance and vehicle performance data for six first-generation hybrid UPS vans developed by Eaton Corp. It’s no surprise a delivery service would be eager to give diesel-electric tech a try — UPS must spend money by the truckload on fuel — and the NREL joined UPS in putting the trucks through their paces in Phoenix. [/QUOTE]
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