HTUF 2006 NATIONAL MEETING SET FOR SAN DIEGO
IN NOVEMBER
The dates have been set for the Hybrid Truck
Users Forum (HTUF) 6th National Meeting in what is shaping
up as a milestone year for hybrids. The meeting will
take place November 14-16, 2006, in San Diego, California.
Please
mark your calendars, plan your travel and register for
this meeting today!The
HTUF 2006 National Meeting will span a Tuesday through
Thursday time frame, and is hosted by an impressive industry
team lead
by ISE Corporation, together with Maxwell Technology and
Siemens. We anticipate strong attendance and will have
significant
briefings on hybrid work truck performance and the status
of new products becoming available in the truck and bus
world.
Every major truck maker and system supplier should be on
hand, together with the leading fleets in the nation
interested
in and making the first moves in hybrid trucks.More
details are coming soon, but here's the agenda outline:
Tuesday November 14 - fleet-only Working
Group meetings, followed by an evening reception;
Wednesday November 15 - a full day
of briefings and information sharing from fleets and
manufacturers
on hybrid
truck operational results, technology updates, funding
developments and the status of test processes for
fuel economy and emissions,
followed by a great networking dinner;
Thursday November 16 - a half day
featuring the HTUF ride and drive of medium and
heavy-duty hybrid
trucks,
the nation's biggest gathering place of real hybrid
product. Fleet members receive priority to kick
the tires and drive
these vehicles.
We
expect a full house for the 2006 meeting, so make your plans
today. Look for more details on hotel and registration in
the next few weeks.
-
Bill Van Amburg
Watch
for National Meeting Details
Over the
next few weeks, look for regular updates on the
2006 HTUF National Meeting. We will be providing
more information
on the agenda, registration and the hotel accomodations
throughout August. You may also visit the HTUF
website,
www.htuf.org, for details as they become available.
Hybrid
Trucks Highlighted
As always,
the HTUF National Meeting will feature a fleet-focused
ride and drive day with the latest commercial-path hybrid
medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Manufacturers with
hybrid product: please contact us for more information
on how you and your vehicles can be involved in this
event.
Working
Group Updates
The
HTUF Parcel Working Group is close to sending out a
Request for Proposal (RFP) for 20-30 pre-production
hydraulic hybrid parcel delivery trucks, in the Class
4 and 6 size ranges. The group has received input from
manufacturers and suppliers and is finalizing its requirements.
HTUF has raised support funding to assist the fleets
in this deployment.
The
Refuse Working Group is nearly complete with its specification
development and is finalizing duty-cycle requirements.
The group is hoping to send out a Request for Information
(RFI) to manufacturers and suppliers soon, focused on
a goal of building and assessing 20-30 pre-production
hybrid refuse trucks.
The
Utility Working Group will in August gather purchase
commitments from fleets for a follow-on deployment of
hybrids beyond the first 24 trucks now deployed. The
limited production run will produce up to 100 hybrid
Class 6/7 work trucks, to be built in the fall of 2006.