First CNG-PHEV Class-4 Truck Strives for 40% Fuel Boost
Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a leader in advanced, high-efficiency plugin hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and continuously variable transmission (CVT) solutions, has announced a partnership to develop a Class-4 vehicle that combines the benefits of compressed natural gas (CNG) and PHEV technology.
The CNG-PHEV delivers a vehicle that is designed to inspire fleets to switch from petroleum-based liquid fuels—gasoline and diesel—to domestically available, cleaner-burning natural gas and electricity.
In partnership with Greenkraft, CALSTART, and the California Energy Commission, the collaboration supports the rapid movement in California toward a zero emissions environment.
The effort combines EDI’s intelligent PHEV powertrain with Greenkraft’s CNG-powered 14,500-pound, Class-4 medium-duty truck.
EDI’s solution can improve the fuel economy of a conventional CNG-powered medium-duty truck by more than 40 percent.
EDI also noted that in certain duty cycles with shorter daily mileage requirements or where periodic plug-in recharging is possible throughout the day, it may even be possible to completely eliminate the use of CNG, achieve 100-percent all-electric zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) operations, and achieve an effective MPGe of 26.9—an improvement of 300 percent over the baseline CNG truck.
Category: Fuel & Oil, General Update, Green, Vehicles
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