Increasing fuel efficiency & reducing emissions for nation’s commercial trucks
As diesel fuel pricescontinue their volatility and engine emissions requirements tighten, International Truck and Engine is now producing the International® DuraStar™ Hybrid, a diesel hybrid electric medium-duty truck that provides customers with improved fuelefficiency and reduced engine emissions.
Increasing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions for the nation’s commercial trucks results in significant benefits.The truck’s boom can operate on batterypower instead of the engine, which results in less fuel consumed, less emissions released into the air and reduced noise in theneighborhood.
The Hybrid Truck Users Forum estimates that nearly 1,000 gallons offuel can be saved annually on utility trucks. With almost 100,000 new medium-duty trucks expected to be sold in 2007, even if a portion of those trucks sold are International trucks, the overall fuel savings could be substantial.
