Video: Class 8 Hybrid Truck Prototype

From Senior Editor Sean Kilcarr: ArvinMeritor recently showed off its dual-mode hybrid tractor in Washington, D.C. It's a truck designed to operate completely on electricity below 48 miles per hour (mph). ArvinMeritor's Tammy Packard explains how this hybrid system works and its future development path.

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Dual-mode Class 8 hybrid steals the spotlight

WASHINGTON D.C. Saving fuel, reducing emissions, creating jobs – this is the trifecta of issues ArvinMeritor hopes to address with its new dual-mode hybrid Class 8 tractor prototype – a diesel-electric hybrid truck developed in partnership with Wal-Mart, Navistar and Cummins Inc...

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