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Old 09-15-2009, 07:39 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer View Post
From what I've read, the hydraulic seals is the show stopper - that's apparently why the only hydraulic hybrids are the UPS trucks.
Peterbilt has more than a dozen hydraulic hybrids rolling around the U.S. on their 320 chassis. It's set to go into regular production in 2010, this isnt exotic stuff and we will be seeing alot more of this in the next few years or so.


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