Hitting the road with hybrids: Kenworth launches two hybrid trucks for city delivery and utility truck applications.(TECHNOLOGY OF CLEAN AIR)

Publication: Diesel Progress North American Edition

Publication Date: 01-OCT-08

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Start-stop driving applications, such as delivery, have long been considered the ideal application for hybrid vehicles, as energy generated during braking is captured, it charges the hybrid system's batteries. Truck manufacturers, such as Kenworth Truck Co., are also realizing the benefits of hybrids in other applications such as utility trucks. Kenworth has introduced a hybrid variation for both delivery and utility applications.

Competing in the medium-duty range, Kenworth offers a delivery and utility hybrid trucks for its Class 6 T270 (19,501 to 26,000 lb. GVWR) and Class 7 T370 (26,001 to 33,000 lb. GVWR) truck models. Both models of the trucks are equipped with the Eaton hybrid system and powered by a PACCAR PX-6 diesel engine, a derivative of the Cummins ISB engine. The...

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