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At 'Alt-Wheels' Expo, Inventors Bring the Hybrid Mindset to Gas-Guzzling Shipping Trucks

A Staples delivery van. A utility company bucket truck. An electrically assisted cargo tricycle. These aren't the kinds of vehicles that leap to mind when we hear the phrase "hybrid vehicle." But that's changing. A huge chunk of greenhouse-gas and other harmful emissions spew out of the tailpipes of commercial vehicles. And with fuel costs rising, interest in ways to cut or eliminate the use of petroleum fuels is at an all-time high. "What's been happening in passenger vehicles is now coming... Full Story
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