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Massacure

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7. I used to work for a transportation company

Reply to kristopher (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 01:24 AM

Oct 2016

Fuel is the second largest expense, trailing only behind labor. They were buying 500-600 million gallons of diesel per year and I remember how they mentioned that if they could even squeeze out only an extra 1/10 of a mile per gallon, it would add 20-30 million dollars to the company's bottom line.

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UPS truck w/ 2-cylinder range extender engine feeding lithium batteries = 4X MPG [View all] kristopher Oct 2016 OP

"Although the new batteries are likely at least 10 years removed from hitting showrooms" n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2016 #1

Glad you caught the point of the two posts kristopher Oct 2016 #3

Sounds like the method used by the Chevy Volt NickB79 Oct 2016 #2

I like the series hybrid design also. kristopher Oct 2016 #4

I'm very happy with the 2013 Volt I bought in June caraher Oct 2016 #6

Apparently they've already been using "hydraulic hybrids" caraher Oct 2016 #5

I used to work for a transportation company Massacure Oct 2016 #7