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WORK TRUCK SHOW & GREEN TRUCK SUMMIT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011 Work Truck–Green Truck 2011 BAF for Knapheide Clean Energy’s BAF Technologies unit is providing the CNG fuel system for trucks by Knapheide Manufacturing –and is being promoted by Altec and Sortimo. —Page 5 BAE Taps Cat BAE Systems will use a Caterpillar trans- mission as it brings a parallel version of its successful series hybrid electric for buses to the truck world. —Page 6 Battery Garbage The City of Chicago says it would like to be first to field an all-electric refuse truck –if a U.S. OEM would build one. Dow Kokam’s got the batteries. —Page 6

Hino Motors president Yoshiro Shirai introduces the new hybrid-electric cabover at Work Truck Show 2011. Landi for L&P Landi Renzo USA providing the CNG fuel Hino Brings a Hybrid to the U.S. Market system for Ford trucks by Leggett & Platt. —Page 7 Hino Trucks took bold strides into the U.S. market yes- Hino will begin taking orders in May for delivery to terday, announcing a new line of Class 4/5 cabovers, dealers in August for the diesels, and September for including two diesel-electric hybrid variants, a first in delivery to dealers in December for the hybrids, which Dueling Hybrids the U.S. Class 4 cab-over space. will initially be introduced in California, New York, Two start-ups targeting first retrofit and “We have a burning desire to make the world a Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia and then OEM applications for their energy- better place,” proclaimed president Yoshiro Washington, D.C. saving hybrid are taking very Shirai, in making the announcement here Tuesday, The company refers to the trucks as sixth-generation different approaches: ALTe is banking on citing a hybrid history dating to diesel/electric buses that hybrids. They feature nickel metal hydride battery packs electricity while NRG Dynamix favors the entered service in 1991 – the first of some 10,000 hybrid made by Toyota’s Primearth EV Energy (formerly hydraulic accumulator. —Page 13 deliveries to date. Panasonic EV) that is essentially the same as the bat- Hino (Booth 4131) said pricing for the 155 and 195 tery pack in the GS Hybrid. The company is straight diesels will be competitive with the market, investing some $500 million per year in R&D. Ready for More? and the targeted payback for the 155H and 195H “We want to make hybrids the rule for urban areas – More clean vehicles meetings are in the off- hybrids is five years at today’s fuelprices. not the exception,” Shirai said. ing: ACT Expo in California in May will certainly be a standout, and Calstart’s next HTUF gathering is slated for October in The Green Truck Ride-and-Drive Baltimore. —Page 14 More than 21 clean and efficient trucks are in the National Truck Equipment Association’s Green Truck Ride-and-Drive, which continues this afternoon from noon to 4:30. B5 biodiesel fuel is being provided by Indiana’s Countrymark Published Online at Co-op, which processes all of its petroleum products from Illinois Basin – www.showtimesdaily.com All-America Crude. —more Green Truck Ride-and-Drive on pages 8-9 May 4-7, 2011 Long Beach Convention Center

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WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011 annually in conjunction with The results of real-world deployment in tures the latest in green products Work Truck Show, brings awareness fleet operations. from more than 45 companies en- to cutting-edge green solutions at Many of the Green Truck Sum- gaged in the green truck industry. the forefront of technology, and has mit’s offerings were tailored to ad- Everything from alternative fuels become the leading educational dress today’s growing interest and and battery technology to clean and forum on how the “green revolu- demand for environmentally efficient auxiliary power units were tion” impacts vocational trucks. friendly and sustainable technolo- featured at the show. Now in its fifth year, the Summit gies. To support the work truck In the work truck arena, sustain- has achieved a new attendance industry’s growing interest in green able technology has moved beyond record and has gained national and solutions and advanced technology, the experimental stage to a univer- international recognition for its dis- the NTEA launched a new affiliate sal focus on economical real-world tinguished speakers and industry division—The Green Truck Asso- deployment. We hope you have en- insights. ciation (GTA) in 2010. The GTA joyed a rich learning experience and NTEA executive director Jim Carney For the second year in a row the was formed from the expressed in- that the next few days provide you What will the work trucks of to- National Truck Equipment Associ- terest of NTEA members and other the opportunity to accomplish your morrow look like? How will they ation (NTEA) is proud to be co- industry professionals in the tech- business objectives. use less fuel, produce fewer emis- producing this flagship event in nical aspects and ROI of integrat- We are interested in hearing your sions and help their operators work conjunction with CALSTART. ing sustainable technologies into insights on how the NTEA and more efficiently? This day-and-a-half conference has work trucks built across North the GTA can support your organi- These are only a few of the many provided work truck industry pro- America. Since its formation, the zation. Please stop by the NTEA questions companies are faced with fessionals with a wealth of informa- GTA has grown to nearly 100 mem- booth #3401 to meet the staff and as they determine how to grow their tion. During the conference top ber companies, including fleets, up- explore the services offered by the businesses in new areas while being industry experts and “early adopter” fitters, equipment manufacturers, association. environmentally responsible. The fleet managers shared their insights, technology producers and truck Sincerely, Green Truck Summit has provided lessons learned, and the solutions OEMs. The Association has already Jim Carney a look into the future of work trucks for implementing green technolo- initiated work to help shape the reg- NTEA Executive Director and delivered shared experiences gies. The Summit highlighted ulations that will affect our industry regarding utilizing existing green aspects of both current and future in the future. technology. green technologies, regulatory Held in conjunction with the

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ShowTimes is published live at Work Truck Show 2011 by Convention & Tradeshow News. Hydraulic Hybrids at the Work Truck Show Advertising Department: (415) 979-1414 Editorial Department: (415) 896-5988 www.CTNPublishing.com Michigan’s NextEnergy is hosting a special session of organizer Rachel Kuntzsch says. Presentations will be © Copyright 2011 by Convention & Tradeshow News. its Hydraulic Hybrid Working Group here this afternoon. followed by questions and answers and networking. All rights reserved. Material in this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission. Representatives of Bosch Rexroth, Eaton, Parker Han- The hydraulic hybrid session will be held from 2pm Reprints available upon request. nifin, NRG Dynamix and the U.S. EPA will give presenta- to 5pm in Room 204 of the Indianapolis Convention Cen- tions for an “overview of HHV technology as well as an ter. No need to pre-register, advises Rachel Kuntzsch update of what’s happening in the industry,” Next-Energy of NextEnergy.

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BAF’s CNG for Knapheide & Altec (and Sortimo) Compressed natural gas fuel systems recognized for its high-quality

from BAF Systems, a unit of Seal products.” WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011 Beach, Calif.-based Clean Energy “We see a great opportunity to Fuels, may be seen on trucks by provide work-ready CNG solutions Knapheide Manufacturing, Altec In- for our Ford customers on many dif- dustries and Sortimo NA. ferent platforms,” said Knapheide Clean Energy announced late last engineering VP Chris Weiss. month that Knapheide (Booth 3741) Clean Energy noted that Quincy, had picked BAF as the exclusive Ill.-based Knapheide has been in op- provider of its proprietary, dedi- eration for 163 years, and is the lead- cated-CNG fuel systems for ing U.S. producer of steel service Knapheide-configured Ford service truck bodies and platform/stake body vehicles, primarily Ford F-350 truck bodies. The firm has upwards and F-450 trucks. of 120 distributors. “The agreement will expand op- In addition to work trucks, BAF portunities for both our companies can convert Ford-platform taxis, to meet the growing demand across vans, pickups and shuttle buses to America for clean-burning, natural CNG. BAF has certified its natural gas-powered Ford service vehicles,” gas vehicles under both U.S. EPA said BAF president John Bacon. and California Air Resources Board Standing at left are BAF’s new sales director Brent Pope and company “BAF is the first CNG vehicle regimes, achieving SULEV – super president John Bacon, seated are tech support director Roger Galloway, north- upfitter in the United States to be ultra low emission vehicle – emis- east regional sales manager Barry Carr, operations boss Paul Shaffer, vp and named a Ford Qualified Vehicle sions levels. BAF co-founder Bill Calvert, and (standing at far right) service and training director Neil Chilvers. Modifier for gaseous fuels, and Altec (Booth 4875) has brought a we are honored to provide our Ford F-450 bucket truck with a BAF fitted with Altec’s JEMS (Jobsite BAF’s CNG fuel system is also CNG fuel system capabilities to fuel rig to today’s ride-and-drive. It’s Energy Management System) – represented on a Ford Transit Con- Knapheide, a manufacturer long a “double-green:” the vehicle is out- a battery-driven aerial lift. nect at Sortimo NA’s Booth 5181.

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BAE Taps Cat for Hybrid Drive Fuso Offers EPA 10: BAE Systems formally kicked off its effort to mostly in North America and more recently in Next Truck a Hybrid? WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011 bring its HybriDrive hybrid tech- Europe, and said last year it is developing a par- nology to Class 6, 7, and 8 vocational trucks, allel variant for trucks. The buses have logged Daimler’s Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus naming Caterpillar as more than 200 million miles of revenue service, Corp, which has placed approximately 1,000 its partner for trans- and saved more than 10 million gallons of diesel hybrid electric trucks in Japan since 2006 missions. fuel, BAE says. and has also placed product in Australia, For trucks, the new parallel system is aimed Hong Kong, and Ireland, introduced a new at vehicles with duty cycles that vehicle called the EPA 10: “It is an all new require higher operating speeds design and revolutionary product with a and less frequent stops. 3-liter engine equipped with an automated BAE will start with an automatic mechanical transmission which will deliver Caterpillar transmission and will class leading lower cost of ownership,” says later add automatic manual, said pro- sales VP Mike Rumsey. grams, power and energy manage- “This EPA 10 product is built on the same ment director Mike Mekhiche. chassis for the entire world and the 4P10 BAE uses lithium ion batteries for its engine platform is common to the North BAE is targeting Class 6,7, series drives for buses, and will use lithium American market and other markets around and 8 vocational trucks with its ion batteries for the new parallel truck drives the world where MFTBC is beginning to in- new parallel hybrid electric drivetrain. too, with suppliers to be named in the coming troduce the Canter Eco Hybrid,” Rumsey told “Vocational truck fleets that transition to our months, Mekhiche said. The battery for trucks F&FST. “At this time we do not have definite heavy-duty HybriDrive system will experience will likely employ a slightly different chemistry plans to introduce a hybrid in the North Amer- fuel savings not before seen in these truck than the A123 batteries used for the buses, ican market, but this change in engine plat- classes,” said BAE power and energy manage- he said. form and introduction of the EPA 10 product ment VP Steve Trichka. “Our HybriDrive par- BAE’s hope is that “the product becomes a is a big step for us.” allel system is the optimal hybrid electric solution standard offering from OEMs,” Mekhiche said. Mitsubishi Fuso said last year in Japan for vehicles that operate in diverse duty cycles The strategy is for upcoming trials to create that it would open a specialized hybrid test beyond standard urban operational modes.” “end-user pull.” The new parallel drive is being bench at its Kitsuregawa Proving Ground BAE (Booth 5359) has placed upwards of 3,000 demonstrated on a Freightliner M2 in the ride- in Japan. of its series hybrid electric drives in transit buses, and-drive.

If a U.S. OEM Builds It, Chicago Will Come: to a Battery Electric Garbage Truck The City of Chicago is keenly interested in With a fleet of 600 refuse fielding all-electric refuse trucks as part of its trucks and a commitment to al- long-term plan to reduce fuel costs and emis- ternative fuel vehicles, Chicago sions – but only if it can buy the vehicle from a would seem to be a perfect prov- U.S. manufacturer. ing ground for a domestic elec- “We’re watching this intently and we want the tric refuse truck. The vehicles first electric refuse truck,” said Matt Stewart, travel at slow speeds with a senior automotive equipment analyst with the steady workload, planned City of Chicago’s department of fleet manage- schedules and one-shift opera- ment. “Someone has to start selling them here tion suitable for off-hour recharg- first, and then we’ll be the first in line to buy,” ing. Average diesel economy is he said. currently just 1.8 miles per gal- Stewart shared his views in a joint presen- lon, driven down by near con- tation with Mira Inbar, business development stant idling since stops are manager for Dow Kokam (Booth 5350), which is often literally just a few feet providing battery packs for all-electric refuse apart. Analysis of the opportu- Dow Kokam VP trucks just beginning trials in a Paris suburb. nity indicates a six-year payback, Chuck Reardon The 26-ton GVW truck is manufactured by French Stewart said, adding the city cur- manufacturer PVI and features a 250 KWh / rently keeps refuse trucks for 13 or even ternative fuel program by 10% per year. The city 620 volt system with a Dow Kokam liquid-cooled 16 years. uses some 10 million gallons of fuel annually, lithium-ion battery pack with seven cells in Chicago has a total fleet of some 12,000 creating substantial incentives to improve effi- series and five in parallel. A total of 11 trucks vehicles, including more than 400 alt fuel vehi- ciency. The total fleet includes 319 hybrids, 82 will be fielded this year for the trial. cles. The city’s stated goal is increasing the al- CNG vehicles and eight all-electric vehicles.

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Landi Renzo USA for Leggett & Platt Another option in natural gas vehicles has been un-

veiled by Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011 Products: a Ford E-350 van with a dedicated com- pressed natural gas fuel system by Southern California’s Landi Renzo USA. A Landi Renzo-L&P CNG vehicle is in the ride- and-drive this afternoon, and Ford is showing the upfitted truck at Booth 3431. Landi Renzo USA president Andrea Landi called L&P “an ideal partner.” “We’re expecting the CARB and EPA certs in mid-April,” says Landi VP sales John Sledge. Cal- ifornia Air Resources Board and U.S. EPA certifi- cations are necessary to begin placing the vehicles with operators. Leggett & Platt is confident of winning full Landi Renzo USA sales VP John Sledge, QVM – Qualified Vehicle Modifier – status with Leggett & Platt CVP sales and business Ford, Sledge adds, as Atlanta-based L&P’s facil- development VP John Fischer, and Landi national sales manager Jed Tallman ity in Elyria, Ohio will be a ship-though center for E-250 and E-350 cargo and passenger vans with the Landi CNG system, with three- and four- less,” Fischer said. “For Ford vans, simply check Landi Renzo USA, based in Torrance, Calif., is tank options. the option code [31V – effective April 1] on the a new (incorporated in January 2010) division of “Our customers have asked for alternative fuel vehicle order form to have it upfit with the CNG Italy’s Landi Renzo, the world leader in gaseous options for their fleets and natural gas vehicles fuel system and delivered to a dealer anywhere in fuel systems for light duty vehicles, reporting a 40% make economic sense,” said L&P new business the country at no additional transportation cost. market share in CNG and propane. Landi Renzo and product development VP John Fischer. “We The conversion adds no significant time to was founded in 1954 by Renzo Landi, grandfa- also strive to make the conversion process seam- the process.” ther of Landi Renzo USA president Andrea Landi.

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The WTS 2011 Green Truck Ride-and-Drive WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011 Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies is promoting its ElectriMax all-electric refrigeration at the ride-and-drive and Booth 4633.

Terri Zacha of International Truck with CNG-fueled WorkStar truck powered by 7.6-liter Maxxforce DT-based Phoenix 7.6L engine by McKinney, Texas-based Emission Solutions, Inc. Booth 4351 for International.

The battery electric Transit Connect is being promoted by Ford (Booth 3431), which manufactures the chassis. Siemens (Booth 4582) supplies the main motor for electrification by Azure Dynamics Chris Abarca (left) handles West Coast sales for Azure.

BAE Systems (Booth 5359) Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (Booth 4161) General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations A Freightliner M2 chassis equipped with a BAE An FCCC MT55-HHV series hydraulic hybrid walk- (Booth 1833) parallel hybrid propulsion system designed for in van chassis featuring a Vehicle Acceleration A state-of-the-art Volt electric drive sedan medium-and heavy-duty truck applications.* Rate Management System and Load-Based Shift which showcases GM’s new extended range elec- Scheduling capabilities. tric drive technology that can be readily adapted Bosch Diesel Systems (Booth 4247) to commercial trucks. A 2011 Ford F-450 Super-Duty truck featuring a (Booth 3851) Ford 6.7L Power Stroke diesel utilizing Robert A Freightliner M2-106 chassis upfitted with a box Hino Trucks (Booth 4131) Bosch’s state-of-the-art diesel fuel management van body and utilizing an Eaton parallel electric A newly designed Class 4 and 5 diesel electric hy- system. drive hybrid system for improved fuel economy in brid cab-over featuring Hino’s diesel-electric hy- urban/suburban drive cycles. brid system, coupled with its next-generation Cummins Crosspoint, LLC (Booth 5266) 4-cylinder J05 Series engine which produces more A small bus (GM diesel cutaway for 12 passen- Freightliner Trucks (Booth 3851) than 200 hp. gers) equipped with a Variable Torque Motors A Freightliner M2-112 CNG-powered chassis parallel electric drive hybrid powertrain. upfitted with a stake body and utilizing a Cummins- International Truck (Booth 4351) Westport engine and a high volume (back-of-cab The E- Class 2c-3 all-, the first Ford Commercial Truck/Azure Dynamics (Booth 3431) mounted) fuel storage unit. in its category, with a range of up to 100 miles The all-electric, zero-emissions Transit Connect per charge. Electric built on the Ford Transit Connect vehicle General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations body and equipped with Azure Dynamics’ patented (Booth 1833) International Truck (Booth 4351) Force Drive™ battery electric powertrain. A Chevrolet 8,600-lb. gross vehicle weight cargo The International WorkStar CNG with a factory-in- van (upfitted) that is factory-built to utilize CNG as stalled ESI Phoenix 7.6L CNG engine based on Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (Booth 4161) an engine fuel and utilizes a PCI/Natural Drive fuel the MaxxForce DT engine. An FCCC MT45-EV pure electric (battery) walk-in system. van powered by an Enova electric drive system.

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Mike Phillips of Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp with MT45-EV battery electric walk0in van. Driveline by California’s Enova Systems. FCCC is at Booth 4161. WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011

Kathryn Waider of Marketing Associates with Chevy Shuttle with hybrid drive by Variable Torque Motors, represented by Cummins Crosspoint (Booth 5266)

Mike Jones of General Motors (Booth 1833) with Chevy van upfitted for CNG operation by Indiana’s Impco Automotive/PCI (Booth 718)

Joe Morris of Kenworth (Booth 3031) with T370 model truck fitted with a parallel hybrid electric drivetrain by Eaton (Booth 4369).

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. (Booth 4741) ROUSH CleanTech (Booth 4983) Stationary Demonstration Area Vehicles A 2011 Isuzu NPR ECO-Max Class 3 chassis fea- A Ford E-450 cutaway equipped with a Knapheide turing a Supreme AERO Body and providing as cargo body and converted to operate on propane Altec Industries (Booth 4875) much as 30% improvement in overall fuel econ- (Autogas) using a ROUSH CleanTech liquid propane An Altec aerial device powered by Altec’s mild hy- omy compared to the previous generation of Class injection fuel system. brid JEMS-Jobsite Energy Management System. 3 NPR trucks. Smith Electric Vehicles (Booth 5355) Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies (Booth 4633) Kenworth Truck Co. (Booth 3031) A Smith Newton all-electric drive (battery) cargo A Johnson Refrigerated Truck Body equipped with A Kenworth T370 truck equipped with a van with a 22,000-lb. gross vehicle weight rating an ElectriMax all electric refrigeration system. PX-6 diesel engine, an Eaton parallel electric and a range of up to 100 miles with a top speed Real Power/Contour Hardening, Inc. (Booth 4581) hybrid transmission and Paccar’s advanced pow- of 50 MPH. A Real Power EV Charging vehicle with proprietary ertrain control system. The Reading Group, LLC (Booth 3247) integrated AC generator technology that provides Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products A Reading lightweight aluminum CSV75 service 30 kilowatts of pure AC power to support a Level (Booth 4339) body mounted on an alternatively fueled (ROUSH 2 charging system that can recharge an electric An upfitted Ford E-250 commercial van (9,000 lbs. CleanTech propane system) Ford E-350 SRW cut- vehicle quickly and efficiently. gross vehicle weight) equipped with a Landi-Renzo away chassis. Terex Utilities/Odyne (Booth 5157) CNG fuel system. Corp. (Booth 4641) A Terex digger/derrick mounted on a chassis and Peterbilt Motors Company (Booth 2125) An Isuzu NPR HD chassis with a Utilimaster cargo powered by an Odyne plug-in hybrid powertrain. A Peterbilt 330 series chassis equipped with a body, converted to operate on propane (Autogas) *A CDL with air brake endorsement is required to Supreme 20’ van body and powered by the Eaton using a Bi-Phase Technologies liquid propane drive this vehicle. parallel electric hybrid system. injection fuel system.

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Propane-LPG Makes Strong Work Truck Showing Propane, known also as LPG (liquefied petroleum ulus funding for alt fuels, and an increasing num- souri using fuel systems from suppliers includ-

WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011 gas) or, for vehicles, autogas, is often billed as ber of firms are offering dedicated vehicular sys- ing Roush Cleantech (Booth 4983). the most used of the various alternative hydro- tems. General Motors said just last month that We offer the following on propane for vehicles carbon fuels available today. Propane has done it would offer propane cutaway chassis through from Propane Education & Research Council better than most others in terms of federal stim- Knapheide Manufacturing (Booth 3741) in Mis- (PERC; Booth 5085) VP Brian Feehan.

Fleets & Fuels ShowTimes: How Association (WLPGA) North prevalent are fleet vehicles fueled by American-European summit. propane autogas in the United Together they discussed how to fos- States? What vehicle types does that ter greater global collaboration and entail? innovation in developing advanced Brian Feehan: Propane autogas is the propane autogas technologies. As a leading alternative fuel in the result of discussion about the future United States, as well as the nation’s of propane autogas in North Amer- third-most commonly used vehicle ica and Europe, the consensus was fuel after diesel and gasoline. that the markets, while diverse, are Propane-LPG fuels more than more similar than they are different. 270,000 on-road vehicles today in The president and CEO of the United States, according to the PERC, Roy Willis, commented that Energy Department, including continued research for state-of-the- light- and medium-duty pickup art fuel systems, and expansion of trucks, vans, shuttles, taxis, deliv- refueling infrastructure are vital to ery vehicles, and school buses. In sustaining propane autogas as the the past 20 months, the Propane world’s, and America’s, leading al- PERC VP Brian Feehan, Ferrellgas VP Brian Miller and Roush CleanTech Education & Research Council ternative to gasoline and diesel. president Joe Thompson on propane-fueled Knapheide Ford. (PERC) and its manufacturing partners developed 10 new on-road F&FST: Which U.S. manufacturers F&FST: What performance level are which allow for safe refueling with- vehicle platforms fueled by propane offer vehicles fueled by propane fleet managers experiencing with out the permanence of stationary autogas. autogas? What growth do you see vehicles fueled by propane autogas? systems featuring underground One of those platforms, from in the market? How is the industry BF: Understanding the need and propane tanks. In a portable plat- PERC partner Roush CleanTech, supporting this market? expectation for high-performance form, also known as a skid-mounted was unveiled here. BF: There are many manufacturers vehicles, PERC’s manufacturing system, an above-ground propane It will be on display by Ford at developing liquid propane autogas partners have the ability to calibrate tank, dispenser, pump, piping, and Booth 3431 throughout the show. injection engines today including engines fueled by propane autogas control panel are all mounted on a Fleet managers can put the han- CleanFuel USA, and Roush Clean- for increased efficiency and higher concrete or steel frame to create a dling and performance of two tech. Aftermarket systems are in combustion. The high performance portable unit that can be installed, vehicle platforms fueled by propane development by companies such as of vehicles fueled by propane auto- removed, and relocated in a matter autogas to test at the NTEA ride- Alliance AutoGas and Impco/BRC, gas is consistent across all PERC of days. and-drive. The Ford E-350 van among others. partner relationships. For example, Skid-mounted propane autogas with a Roush CleanTech system and The North American market for the liquid propane autogas injection refueling offers several benefits for General Motors G-4500 series cut- vehicles fueled by propane autogas system developed by the propane fleet managers: away van with a CleanFuel USA is gaining momentum as more fleet industry in conjunction with its • They can be installed, removed, system will both be in the ride-and- operators become aware of the en- manufacturing partners, has proven and relocated quickly and easily, drive. vironmental and economic advan- to offer the same horsepower , • They require no permanent In addition to currently available tages. PERC helps spur this growth torque, and towing capacity rating changes to the installation site, vehicles, eight new on-road plat- through research, development and as gasoline-fueled equivalents, while • They ensure safe refueling of fleet forms are in development by PERC commercialization support. It also still reducing emissions. vehicles fueled by propane autogas and its partners. encourages the safe and efficient use by trained operators, and of propane autogas through wide- F&FST: What refueling options are • They provide an affordable way F&FST: How is propane autogas used ranging programs focused on safety available for these vehicles? to test the need for refueling stations outside of North America? and training. PERC’s collaboration BF: Ease of refueling has accelerated at various locations without invest- BF: Known around the world as with manufacturers, researchers, the growing use of vehicles fueled ing in permanent structures. autogas, propane autogas fuels more and government partners strength- by propane autogas. Many fleet Underground storage tanks are than 15 million on-road vehicles ens technical knowledge and maxi- managers are realizing the advan- also an option for longer-term use. worldwide. Just last month, PERC mizes investments in developing tages of installing an on-site refuel- Propane autogas providers can help co-hosted delegates from around new propane autogas vehicles and ing infrastructure, such as portable fleet managers ascertain the best the globe for the World LP Gas products. propane autogas refueling platforms, on-site refueling option.

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Compelling Case Clean Energy Fuels

NGVAmerica’s Clean Vehicle Education Foun- Clean Energy Fuels can for Natural Gas Fueling dation affiliate has announced new dates for its handle all manner of Clean Energy (Booth 5356), founded by T. Boone Pickens, WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011 “Compelling Case” workshop series for natural trucks and other natural is the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transporta- gas vehicles: gas vehicles. tion in North America. It provides CNG and LNG, fueling more than 19,900 vehicles at 211 strategic locations in April 28 – Lincoln, Nebraska the U.S. and Canada with customers in the refuse, tran- June 15 – Knoxville, Tennessee sit, trucking, shuttle, taxi, airport and municipal fleet mar- August 4 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin kets.” Since its October 2009 buy of Dallas-based BAF, September 22 – Oakland, California Clean Energy has bought Canada’s IMW, which supplies CNG fueling equipment with more than 1,000 installa- CVEF has committed to three additional work- tions in 24 countries, and NorthStar, for LNG and LCNG shops with co-host Clean Cities Coalitions and (liquefied to compressed natural gas) fueling. other organizations but the details of these work- shops are still being worked out. In all, ten “Com- pelling Case” workshops are expected for 2011, including one via 4-part web cast. For more in- Got Gas? Isuzu’s Ready for You formation contact Doug Horne at 770.424.8575 Isuzu’s decision to resume production of gaso- production of the N-Gas trucks will resume in or [email protected] or Stephen Yborra line-powered trucks creates new opportunities April by partner Spartan Motors in Charlotte, at 301. 829.2520 or [email protected]. for operators interested in CNG-compressed Mich. Isuzu hasn’t offered gasoline power since NGVA and CVEF reps including Stephe natural gas and propane-LPG, as the 6.0-liter 2009, when GM shuttered its plant in Janesville, Yborra will explain efforts to extend and in some GM engines will be offered with optional mod- Wisc. Spartan is a nimble partner that will be able cases restore federal incentives for natural gas ified CNG/LPG compatible (hardened) valves. to quickly scale production to match demand, vehicles at Booth 5267. Isuzu has already taken some 1,400 orders and Isuzu says. Brian Tabel at Booth 4741.

This family of large CNG 25” diameter tanks is wound at a rate of 3 at-a-me. Weighing in at only 217 lbs. and a water volume capacity of 534L’s. For over 10 years Agility designs and manufactures world-class Quantum has been under development to now alternave fuel systems for the truck, bus and specialty manufacture the lightest Type IV tank with extended vehicle industry. We are the leaders in the natural gas capacity in the industry. www.qtww.com industry with a proven track record of 10,000 fuel systems in service. We are proud to announce our latest CNG fuel system that will deliver a remarkable 80dge fuel capacity using a dual-tank frame rail mounted design. This is the ideal system for any OEM heavy duty chassis applicaon. www.agilityfs.com

The approach is clear - less tanks, more capacity, less weight, reduce operang cost by 50%…anything else?

Yes, the 25” diameter family of tanks will connue to evolve to maximize range and efficiency….stay tuned.

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FLEETS & FUELS Agility Is Born of Fab & Enviromech Wrightspeed High Power Drive FAB Industries and Enviromech Industries have merged to

WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011 California’s Wrightspeed is applying form Agility Fuel Systems. “With over a decade of design knowhow developed for a battery race experience in the use of compressed and liquid natural gas, car to medium duty trucks, where it sees hydrogen fuels, and other compressed industrial gases, an economic sweet spot for a high- Agility Fuel Systems becomes the leading provider of on- power, series plug-in drivetrain using vehicle alternative fuel systems to heavy duty commercial Wrightspeed’s X1 concept car top-shelf lithium ion batteries. vehicle manufacturers, dealers and “If you’re looking at vehicles that burn 3,000 or 4,000 gallons a year you’ve end-users,” states the merger an- got some shot at paying for the batteries,” says founder and CEO Ian Wright. nouncement. Services include en- He claims payback of just three years with his DDS (Digital DriveSystem), gineering, design, prototyping, manufacturing, installation, with fuel at $3 per gallon. Wrightspeed is fitting an Isuzu NPR truck with DDS, and continuous aftermarket service. “Without question, Fab, using a C30 Capstone turbine, diesel-fueled, as a generator. “The motors and AFV (acquired by Fab in 2005), and Enviromech are the controllers are our design,” Wright says. “The motor, controller, and two-speed leaders in the industry,” said Ron Eickelman, ex-president gearbox is packaged as one unit. Power-to-weight is improved over currently of Fab and now president of Agility. Fleets & Fuels, Jan. 31 available units by more than a factor of two.” Each motor, up to four, “can deliver 250-horsepower peak,” the company says. CNG Freightliners for Foodliner The California Energy Commission has awarded nearly $1.2 million. “The Iowa-based Foodliner, which operates some 600 tractors, is Wrightspeed DDS uses electric-drive power for applying a $200,000 DoE grant through Chicago Clean up to the first 40 miles per day,” states a CEC Cities to deploy six Class 8 CNG Freightliner trucks. They’ll summary. “Wrightspeed expects this project to fuel at public-access GTI station in Des Plaines, Ill. validate that the DDS results in a 100% increase Fleets & Fuels, February 14 in fuel economy under mixed driving conditions, when compared with the same truck with a diesel And It Sounded So Interesting engine.” Fleets & Fuels, February 28 Work truck target The White House released word that enginemaker Cum- mins is working on hybrid drives with Zhengzhou Yutong Bus — among several dozen U.S.-China deals announced NatGasCar’s CNG Pickups during January’s state visit. The two “have negotiated an Cleveland-based NatGasCar late last in the U.S. since the manufacturer with- agreement to jointly develop and commercialize hybrid week received formal U.S. EPA certifi- drew from the market in 2002. power systems for the Chinese cation of its “Ecowise” brand dedicated- NatGasCar is using Bosch injectors, bus market,” the White House compressed natural gas and an ITT Conoflow regulator, and Type IV said. The Cummins-Yutong item CNG-gasoline bi-fuel kits for 2010 and CNG fuel cylinders from Lincoln Com- then disappeared from the list. 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 posites and Quantum. “Cummins and Yutong have not announced any agreements and Dodge Dakota pick- The bi-fuel vehicle also along these lines and neither company is ready to talk about ups – and the Mitsubishi features a proprietary in- any discussions that may be going on,” a Cummins Raider – with 4.7-liter V-8 jection device to manage spokesman told F&F. “Once the White House was made engines. the gasoline-methane mix, aware of the error, the reference was removed but not be- They are believed to be says NatGasCar president fore it was reported by some media outlets.” A Yutong CNG for Dodge-lovers the first products Bradley Trembath. ZK6116D school bus is shown here. Fleets & Fuels, Jan. 31 to be available as natural gas vehicles Fleets & Fuels, February 28 You Too Could Be This Well-Informed What Fleets & Fuels readers know 100s of Ryder NGVs and when they knew it. Always Watch for Ryder Trucks to release new information on its $38.5 million replete with real-world contact American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project to deploy some 225 natural information, phones and e-mails gas-fueled trucks and tractors in Southern California (F&F, April 12, 2010). for key players. (24 times a year) It is believed to be the largest heavy duty natural gas truck order ever, and includes associated public-access fueling. The project is administered by Fleets & Fuels Sanbag, the San Bernardino Associated Governments. 357 Haight Street Expected to fit with the natural gas truck deployment strategy, Ryder last month completed its acquisition of the Fortuna, San Francisco, CA 94102 Calif.-based Scully Companies, taking over 415-896-5988 Scully’s fleet of approximately 1,800 full serv- [email protected] ice lease vehicles, 300 commercial rental vehi- cles, and approximately 200 contract customers. www.fleetsandfuels.com Fleets & Fuels, February 14

12 March 9, 2011 Convention & Tradeshow News • online at ShowTimesDaily.com WTS2011 d2p13rpOK:-3/8/117:06PMPage1 online atShowTimesDaily.com fuel levels,”O’Brientold infuelprices. surge count therecent space thatyourtransmissionusedtotake.” hybridsystemthatfitsinthesame entire designisours,”O’Briensays.“It’san entire ing thehydraulicaccumulatorvessels.“The braking, inanewcompactunit,eveninclud- withregenerative hybrid drivetrain,replete hydraulic materials topackagetheentire says. just likechangingatransmission,”O’Brien was swapinthissystemaboutfourhours, one year–andpayforthecaraswell. the NRGsystemcouldpayforitselfinjust hybrid retrofits. hydraulic NRG Dynamix,whichispromoting O’Brien, presi Mich.-based dent ofDeerfield, pay foritselfinabouttwoyears,”saysJim “This technologywithnosubsidiesatallwill Where Transmission Was Hydraulic RigFits school buses. vehiclesto andmilitary off-road range from markets target trucks, other worktrucks named HybraDrive.Inadditiontopickupand Reid Technologies, being afterpreviously tomakesense.” of ourcompetitionstarts sense.” [per gallon]ourbusinessmodelmade NRG founder and president JimO’Brien. NRG founderandpresident Needs NoFuel Hikes “We forthecurrent haven’trecalculated His paybackestimatedoesn’ttakeintoac- engineeringand NRG hasusedmodern doing “Two guyswhoknowwhatthey’re In atwo-shiftNewYork Citytaxi,hesays, Bill Carroll, ex-Dana,isCEO. Bill Carroll, knownasLimo- NRG Dynamixwasformerly some “As thefuelpricesgoup,regrettably Needs NoSubsidies, NRG Dynamix NRG F&FST. Booth 639. “At $2.83 ALTe Claimsa3,000-UnitPurchaseOrder says. ALTe willusea2-literfour-cylinder engine tric range. mpg truck,with30oreven40milesofall-elec- thereby transforminga15mpgtruckinto45 of factoryV-8s withmuchsmallerengines– electric drivetraininstallationbutreplacement trucks thatinvolvesnotonlyaplug-inhybrid he told $65 millionDoEloantohelpmakeitallhappen, units peryear, Baraniksays. soon –hasplacedapurchaseorderforsome3,000 as ashuttlebusbodyspecialist–alsotobenamed stallation centersnationwide.Allwillbeneeded to nameamanufacturingpartnerwith100in- ALTe. TheAuburnHillscompanyalsoexpects suppliers,” saysDennisBaranikofMich.-based term supplyagreementswithallofourmajor “In thenext30to60dayswe’llbesigninglong- Replacement Electric RetrofitsIncludeEngine brid tractorTheKenwor drivetrains byEaton. terbilt 337haveparallelhybridelectric play andonefortheafter thisweek,oneforBooth3031 here trucks mins Westport (Booth609). mins Westport Cum- cated-natural gasISLGenginesfrom dealer PalmerTrucks, have8.9-liter, dedi- the localbranchofmulti-stateKenworth gas fuelingisavailable. natural publiccompressed anapolis, where Indi- tors tobedeployedinandaround T440trac- of19newKenworth taking delivery is ofTransportation The IndianaDepartment fording 75dieselgallonequivalents(DGE). fording inanassemblybyAgilityFuelSystemsaf- are braska’s LincolnComposites.Thefuelvessels posite, TypeIVCNGfuelcylindersbyNe- company “It’s abouta14-hourretrofitprocess,”Baranik The firmhasdevelopedaretrofitforexisting ALTe isinthe“eleventhhour”ofreceivinga forIndy Peterbilt ( twoT370hybridelectric brought Kenworth They eachhavefourlightweight,all-com- The dedicatedCNGvehicles,boughtfrom F&FST. , hasamediumdutyModel337hy- online atwww.ShowTimesDaily.com 2125 ), like Kenworth aPaccar ), likeKenworth th T370sandthePe- noon ride-and-drive. dis- • Convention&Tradeshow 9,2011 News•March Ryan GradyismanningALTe’sRyan and limousines. gets includedeliverytrucksandvans,taxis components aswecan,”Baraniksays. ( batteries fromsuppliersincludingDowKokam Remy Internationalandhastestedlithiumion ified power-dense hairpinHVHmotorsfrom vehicles, upto24,000-lbGVW. ALTe hasspec- GVW, anda3.2-or3.2-literengineforlarger from FiatorFordfortrucksupto14,000-lb Booth 5350 John ThomasisALTe CEO. In additiontoshuttlebuses,ALTe’s markettar- “What wewanttodoisdual-sourceasmany ) andA123Systems. Booth 5263 .

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Trucks & EVs Next Month: Montreal, Detroit & D.C. April 7-9, ExpoCam 2011, Canada’s Na- WORK TRUCK SHOW 2011 tional Truck Show aka Le Salon National du Camionnage (camion is French for truck). Place Bonaventure in Montreal. Organized by Newcom Business Media, publishers of Today’s Trucking and Highway Star maga- zines. Newcom, Joan Wilson, 416-614-5817; Fine line-up of alt fuel vehicles at a Clean Vehicle Technologies Expo in Southern California. [email protected]; www.expocam.ca April 12-14, SAE 2011 World Congress at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich. GM is the host ACT Expo in Long Beach in May company. Charging Forward Together is the SAE, Lorie Featherstone, 248-273-4098; Like it or not, the bulk of the alternative fuel GNA is a veteran trade show host, having theme. [email protected]; www.sae.org/congress vehicle market in the United States is in Cali- organized a series of Clean Vehicle Technolo- fornia, where a combination of emissions con- gies Expo, Faster Freight-Cleaner Air and bio- April 19-21, EDTA 2011 Conference & An- trols and incentives has stoked demand for methane events, as well as this past years nual Meeting. Walter E. Washington Con- natural gas cars and trucks, CAPCOA climate summit in San vention Center in Washington, D.C. ‘An Earth and for fuel-saving hybrids. Francisco. GNA also had a hand Week event.’ Sponsorships available. Electric Drive Transportation Association, Showcasing Successes in Ad- in no fewer than 11 of the 25 Amy Babcock, [email protected]; vanced Clean Vehicle Technolo- American Recovery and Rein- 202-408-0774; www.electricdrive.org gies and Alternative Fuelsis the vestment Act Clean Cities proj- theme as Santa Monica-based Gladstein ects that resulted in a boost of some $300 million Neandross & Associates readies ACT Expo 2011 to the clean vehicles industry. the context of ACT Expo in Long Beach, im- for May 4-7 at the Long Beach Convention The Propane Education & Research Coun- mediately prior to the GNA show on May 3-4. Center. cil (Booth 5085) said Monday that its 2011 The PERC event will be webcast and there is no “We are undeniably at a pivotal point in the Propane Engine Fuel Summit would be held in charge for web participation. world’s use of energy in the transportation sec- tor,” said GNA CEO Erik Neandross. “Origi- nal equipment manufacturers and energy A Stellar Line-Up of ACT Expo Sponsors suppliers are bringing more alternative fuel and Gladstein, Neandross & Associates has lined the South Coast Air Quality Management Dis- advanced technology products to market over up sponsors including American Honda, Clean trict, Southern California Gas, Trillium USA, and the next 12-24 months than ever before. Energy Fuels, Freightliner, Landi Renzo USA, Westport Innovations for ACT Expo 2011, being “This fact, combined with steadily rising crude NGVAmerica, the Propane Education & held May 4-7 at the Long Beach Convention prices, has resulted in an ideally-timed confer- Research Council, San Diego Gas & Electric, Center in California. www.actexpo.com ence,” Neandross said.

Paul Skalny heads HTUF Is Helping Build an Industry the U.S. Army’s The Hybrid Truck Users Forum, to encompass an entire commercial military so that it could gain National Automotive Center the name for both an annual event industry and users as well. confidence in hybrid drives and a whole series of initiatives, all “The first HTUF – there might from the experience and data coordinated by Pasadena, Calif.- have been 100 people there – had being gathered in fleet use based Calstart (Booth 5367) has come the highest percentage we’ve ever across America. a long way since it was drawn up had since of government officials,” Ten years ago there were no on the back of a napkin more than Skalny told F&F ShowTimes. There hybrid trucks on the road; ten years ago by Paul Skalny, direc- were no other interested parties. today there are 2,500. Asked

tor of the U.S. Army Tank Auto- Even then Skalny and Silver rec- if this represents slow pro- ELIZABETH CARNEGIE motive Research, Development and ognized that to achieve anything to- gress, Skalny said “No. Ten years Truck Summit held here yesterday Engineering Center’s National Au- ward its vision of introducing hybrid might seem like a long time, but it’s and Monday with W ork Truck tomotive Center, and Calstart VP technology to the Army, HTUF a short span in terms of vehicle elec- Show host NTEA, the National Fred Silver. would need to embrace commercial trification, which has been going on Truck Equipment Association. And so began TARDEC’s fund- users. But there weren’t any. for over a century.” Now there are a HTUF 2011 has been scheduled ing of HTUF and its partnership HTUF has since formed work- million and a half miles of data –and for October 11-13 in Baltimore. with Calstart, which continues ing groups to bring together sup- enough experience for the military Taking the Hybrid and Electric Truck today. But the forum has now pliers and users of hybrids, all in the to look seriously at hybrids. Market to the Next Level is the broadened its initial military focus commercial world, and included the Calstart coordinated the Green planned HTUF 2011 theme.

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