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11-09-2009, 10:30 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg 30% improvement in_FE is certainly worth celebrating! (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=241098)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/FEDEX_Retrofit_HEV_trucks.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Nov. 9, 2009
The standard FedEx delivery vehicles power-train including the engine, transmission, fuel tank and drive shaft, are replaced with a 2007 Cummins ISB 200 HP engine and Eaton hybrid-electric system. Over 75% reduction in Smog forming emissions is part of the bargain as well :)
Azure revealed that FedEx Express has purchased fifty-one (51) additional Azure Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric walk-in vans to be delivered in November and December 2009. Most of the 51 vehicles will be put into service at the first FedEx all-hybrid facility in Bronx, N.Y. The FedEx fleet of hybrid electric and electric vehicles will total 325 when all 51 hybrid step-vans are delivered during November and December of 2009.
"We're always looking to broaden our customer base, but earning large re-orders from customers like FedEx Express is sometimes even more rewarding," said Scott Harrison, Azure Dynamics CEO. "FedEx is an incredibly astute fleet operation with 274 hybrid electric and electric vehicles among its 1,800 alternative fuel vehicles. The fact that the performance of our vehicles has met their rigorous demands and encouraged this additional large order is particularly gratifying."
"Even during a challenging fiscal year, FedEx has continued to make investments in hybrid electric and electric vehicles a priority because of the long-term value in vehicle technologies that reduce fuel costs and pollution," said John Formisano, Vice President of Global Vehicles, FedEx Express. "FedEx now operates seven different hybrid or electric truck models around the globe, demonstrating that commercial delivery vans can reduce pollution and increase efficiency without any sacrifice in performance and durability."
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is providing a grant to FedEx for the Azure hybrids. NYSERDA, in part, aims to maintain momentum for the State's efforts to develop competitive markets for energy efficiency.
With its electric-launch assist, engine-off at idle and regenerative braking, the Azure Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric walk-in vans specified by FedEx are ideally suited for the tough start and stop conditions endured in the everyday traffic of one of the world's busiest cities. The FedEx Express New York all-hybrid facility demonstrates that cleaner hybrid electric technologies are a viable alternative to conventionally equipped trucks.
Twenty FedEx Azure Balance Hybrid Electric gasoline step-vans are already in service across the FedEx Express delivery network in California. Overall, FedEx currently operates 274 hybrid electric and electric vehicles around the globe, and 1,780 alternative fuel vehicles and equipment. The addition of these 51 vehicles takes FedEx to a total of 325 hybrid electric and electric vehicles, and more than 1,800 alternative fuel vehicles and equipment. The FedEx hybrid fleet has logged more than four million miles of revenue service since being introduced in 2004, reducing fuel use by 150,000 gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 1,521 metric tons.
In June 2009, FedEx converted 92 existing trucks to hybrid-electrics (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23780) in its delivery fleet "the first of its standard FedEx delivery trucks retrofitted to hybrid-electric systems. In late August, FedEx completed the rollout of ten new state-of-the-art electric commercial vehicles for use in the United Kingdom. With zero tailpipe emissions, the FedEx electric vehicles will save around 11 tons of CO2 a year compared to a similar-weight diesel vehicle.
Ford’s recent announcement that Azure will be converting its Transit Connects to BEVs (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26304) sounds like an even better idea now.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/FEDEX_Retrofit_HEV_trucks.jpgWayne Gerdes - CleanMPG (cleanmpg.com) - Nov. 9, 2009
The standard FedEx delivery vehicles power-train including the engine, transmission, fuel tank and drive shaft, are replaced with a 2007 Cummins ISB 200 HP engine and Eaton hybrid-electric system. Over 75% reduction in Smog forming emissions is part of the bargain as well :)
Azure revealed that FedEx Express has purchased fifty-one (51) additional Azure Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric walk-in vans to be delivered in November and December 2009. Most of the 51 vehicles will be put into service at the first FedEx all-hybrid facility in Bronx, N.Y. The FedEx fleet of hybrid electric and electric vehicles will total 325 when all 51 hybrid step-vans are delivered during November and December of 2009.
"We're always looking to broaden our customer base, but earning large re-orders from customers like FedEx Express is sometimes even more rewarding," said Scott Harrison, Azure Dynamics CEO. "FedEx is an incredibly astute fleet operation with 274 hybrid electric and electric vehicles among its 1,800 alternative fuel vehicles. The fact that the performance of our vehicles has met their rigorous demands and encouraged this additional large order is particularly gratifying."
"Even during a challenging fiscal year, FedEx has continued to make investments in hybrid electric and electric vehicles a priority because of the long-term value in vehicle technologies that reduce fuel costs and pollution," said John Formisano, Vice President of Global Vehicles, FedEx Express. "FedEx now operates seven different hybrid or electric truck models around the globe, demonstrating that commercial delivery vans can reduce pollution and increase efficiency without any sacrifice in performance and durability."
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is providing a grant to FedEx for the Azure hybrids. NYSERDA, in part, aims to maintain momentum for the State's efforts to develop competitive markets for energy efficiency.
With its electric-launch assist, engine-off at idle and regenerative braking, the Azure Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric walk-in vans specified by FedEx are ideally suited for the tough start and stop conditions endured in the everyday traffic of one of the world's busiest cities. The FedEx Express New York all-hybrid facility demonstrates that cleaner hybrid electric technologies are a viable alternative to conventionally equipped trucks.
Twenty FedEx Azure Balance Hybrid Electric gasoline step-vans are already in service across the FedEx Express delivery network in California. Overall, FedEx currently operates 274 hybrid electric and electric vehicles around the globe, and 1,780 alternative fuel vehicles and equipment. The addition of these 51 vehicles takes FedEx to a total of 325 hybrid electric and electric vehicles, and more than 1,800 alternative fuel vehicles and equipment. The FedEx hybrid fleet has logged more than four million miles of revenue service since being introduced in 2004, reducing fuel use by 150,000 gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 1,521 metric tons.
In June 2009, FedEx converted 92 existing trucks to hybrid-electrics (cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23780) in its delivery fleet "the first of its standard FedEx delivery trucks retrofitted to hybrid-electric systems. In late August, FedEx completed the rollout of ten new state-of-the-art electric commercial vehicles for use in the United Kingdom. With zero tailpipe emissions, the FedEx electric vehicles will save around 11 tons of CO2 a year compared to a similar-weight diesel vehicle.
Ford’s recent announcement that Azure will be converting its Transit Connects to BEVs (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26304) sounds like an even better idea now.