The vehicles were developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis and Parker Hannifin and operate on a twin power source of fuel-efficient diesel combustion engine and advanced series hydraulic hybrid.
UPS alternative fuel vehicle engineering director Mike Britt remarked that the company’s long term goal is to minimize the dependence on foreign energy by deploying wide varieties of technologies.
The deployment in Baltimore is expected to commence immediately while the vehicles in Atlanta will be introduced by the end of 2012.
Expected to provide 35% improved fuel economy while reducing CO2 emissions by 30% per annum the deployment of the vehicles is supported by the US Department of energy.
