Filed under: Diesel, EV/Plug-in
FedEx to use electric-diesel hybrid vans
FedEx, the worlds largest express transportation company, plans to introduce 10 diesel-electric hybrid delivery vans to its European fleet. These 10 hybrids are the first for FedEx in Europe and will bring the worldwide total for FedEx hybrids to more than 100. FedEX has 95 hybrids in the US, Canada and Japan fleet and the new European hybrid vans will be trailed close to the manufacturers', Iveco, site in Turin, Italy.The FedEx press release says the van, called the Daily, can run in either diesel or electric
[Source: FedEx press release via Treehugger, Green Car Congress]
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GoodCheer 3:45PM (10/24/2007)
Even running entirely from the diesel this thing supposedly puts out only 164 gCO2/km, which means about 38 mpg (US). The combined value of 104 gCO2/km translates into about 60 mpg. Are those numbers wrong or does this thing simply re-write the book on what to expect from a small delivery truck?
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