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The Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., plays host to a showcase of hybrid possibilities for the commercial trucking industry.

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by cp256 June 11, 2009 9:58 AM PDT
There are also hybrid railroad locomotives, but none for long haul use yet, just local and switching duty. These along with heavy trucks are where the technology will really accelerate. Heavy duty, higher capacity lightweight batteries need to be developed and that will accelerate a number of market solutions.
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by GKrynen June 11, 2009 10:08 AM PDT
I thought all locomotives used electric drive with diesel power generation?
by bildan2 June 11, 2009 10:04 AM PDT
Heavy diesel trucks get about 8 mpg. Increasing that to 10 mpg would be enormous reduction in pollution and a welcome addition to trucking companies bottom line. This is the biggest potential payback for improved drive trains.

Increasing automobiles fuel economy from 20 to 40 MPG has far less impact on national energy consumption.
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by dbargen June 11, 2009 11:19 AM PDT
Or we could just get the oil we need right here in the US and offshore, then there wouldn't be call for adding expensive trucks to the fleet, driving up your shipping costs.

Let's here it for capitol hill everybody- driving up your shipping costs one truck at a time. Gotta love those guys...
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by ricrodram June 11, 2009 11:21 AM PDT
New user say hey
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by antuan.goodwin June 11, 2009 3:28 PM PDT
For those wondering how a Series Hydraulic Hybrid System works, check out this video from UPS: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10194134-48.html
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