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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 16 > After initial promise, commercial hybrid trucks stalling out

After initial promise, commercial hybrid trucks stalling out

By Matthew L. Wald / The Bulletin
May 16, 2008

Once upon a time, hybrids were going to rule commercial vehicles. In May 2003, when gasoline was $1.50 a gallon, FedEx was predicting that it would have 30,000 hybrids on the road in a few years. But today, all companies together have only about 300.

On paper, commercial vehicles, not private....

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