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Hybrid Truck Pilot Program says diesel hybrids use 40-60% less fuel

Apparently, working with Google is not enough. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company, which is helping Google build its 100+mpg PHEV, announced yesterday it is participating in the year-long Hybrid Truck Pilot Program, which aims to get diesel hybrid service trucks into the mainstream. In the first tests, the diesel hybrids are using 40 to 60 percent less fuel. There are 14 utilities in America that are part of the HTPP, and PG&E's contribution is to use and test a diesel hybrid bucket truck made by International and Eaton Corporation (see ... Read more →

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