Permo-Drive’s new hybrid boasts better fuel economy
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Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 25 Feb 2003 21:36
Permo-Drive has introduced a compact version of its hybrid hydraulic drive system that improves the fuel economy of medium-duty commercial vehicles by 30% or more.
The design is 300 pounds lighter than its prototype first displayed by the company last year.
It weighs roughly 330 pounds and can generate power equivalent to a 340-horsepower engine with 995 foot-pounds of torque when fully charged.
“This smaller, lighter version of Permo-Drive’s Regenerative Drive System offers significant fuel savings, reduced emissions, and improved brake life,” said Paul Chandler, VP of North American operations at the third annual Heavy-Duty Vehicles Conference in Tempe, Ariz. last month. The new system is “ideally suited for Class VI-VII trucks and represents an important, evolutionary step in the development of hybrid drive technology,” he said.
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