Heavy Duty Diesel Truck and Bus Hybrid Powertrain Study

Abstract

This study has been commissioned by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to explore the range of Medium-Duty (MD) and Heavy-Duty (HD) trucks and transit buses with diesel-electric hybrid powertrains, and to document the experiences of fleet users of these vehicles. It covers present and planned hybrid-electric powertrain technology and architectures and commercial hybrid truck and bus products.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA567008

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  • Steven Eick

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battery Chargers
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Electric Power
  • Energy
  • Energy Harvesting
  • Energy Storage
  • Environment
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Geography
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicles
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Lithium Ion Batteries
  • Materials Science
  • Power Electronics
  • Supercapacitors

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.