Abstract
The Fleet Test and Evaluation Team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is evaluating the in-service performance of 10 next-generation hydraulic hybrid refuse vehicles (HHVs), 8 previous-generation HHVs, and 8 comparable conventional diesel vehicles operated by Miami-Dade County's Public Works and Waste Management Department in southern Florida. The HHVs under study - Autocar E3 refuse trucks equipped with Parker Hannifin's RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive systems - can recover as much as 70 percent of the energy typically lost during braking and reuse it to power the vehicle. NREL's evaluation will assess the performance of this technology in commercial operation and help Miami-Dade County determine the ideal routes for maximizing the fuel-saving potential of its HHVs.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 2 |
State | Published - 2015 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/FS-5400-65013
Keywords
- advanced vehicle performance evaluation
- advanced vehicle testing activity
- fleet test and evaluation team
- hydraulic hybrid refuse vehicles
- Parker Hannifin
- refuse trucks
- regenerative braking
- runwise advanced series hybrid drive