High
Profile Actions at HTUF
Army Brigadier General Brown, EPA's
Zaw-Mon Two Latest HTUF Speakers
 The
Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) is pleased to announce two
new high profile speakers added to the agenda for the national
meeting Oct. 19-21: U.S. Army Brigadier General R. Mark Brown,
and Merrylin Zaw-Mon of the the Environmental Protection
Agency. Both speakers push along key areas of action in hybrids:
deployment and certification.
Brigadier General Brown, the deputy commanding general of
the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command
(RDECOM), will talk about the Army's interest in hybrids
and new technology and its actions to plan for the military
use of these technologies. RDECOM oversees the activities
of all the Army's development labs.
Merrylin Zaw-Mon is the director of the Compliance and Innovative
Strategies Div. of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air
Quality. She will provide details on the EPA's nine-month
process to develop an emissions and performance testing protocol
for heavy-duty hybrid vehicles and will formally kick-off
the stakeholder process with a ceremony during HTUF.
Combined
with top experts from the Air Force, the Government of
Canada, the Department of Energy and details on commercial-path
products from leading manufacturers and suppliers, this
is shaping up as the most "packed" HTUF meeting
to date. It will also feature hybrid vehicles never before
seen by fleets, and the latest test data. If you have
not yet registered, please take a moment and do so now.
Hybrid momentum continues to grow! Look for an updated
agenda this week.
- Bill Van Amburg
This Years Networking Dinner
will be held at the Toledo Club
thanks to our host DANA Corporation
The
Toledo Club was incorporated in 1889, and has been located
in the current building since 1915. Rich
in tradition and heritage, stands as one of the most outstanding
city clubs in the nation. One visit confirms
the undeniable reputation created by decade after decade
of business,
family and social gatherings.
Reduced
Hotel Rate Still Open
Our
conference hotel has agreed to continue to
honor the low rate for HTUF attendees as
long as rooms remain. So reserve your room
now at the conference hotel for the lowest
rate. Don't delay!
To receive the special $70 rate, you must
mention "WestStart's Hybrid Truck Users
Forum" when you call. Remember, attendees
book their own hotel reservations - it is
not part of the meeting registration fee.
The
meeting hotel is the Holiday Inn French Quarter,
located in Perrysburg, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo.
To reserve rooms, call: (419) 874-3111 or (888) 874-2592.
To register for the HTUF National Meeting, visit
our website at www.htuf.org, or call Monica Alcaraz
at (626) 744-5655. The reduced rate for early registration
goes up after September 23 to the standard rate.
|
|
Three
New Hybrids Unveiled at HTUF
This
year's HTUF national meeting features at
least three hybrid vehicles never before
seen by fleets, two featuring hydraulic
hybrid drivetrains.
Dana will show its hydraulic hybrid Army FMTV (Family
of Medium Tactical Vehicles) featuring a next generation
drive system from partner PermoDrive. The vehicle has
just finished extensive testing at the Army's Aberdeen
Proving Grounds.
Eaton will bring its hydraulic hybrid shuttle bus,
also developed with the Army, based on an E-450 chassis.
EMP is bringing a novel "micro-hybrid" vehicle
that showcases low-cost, high-payback approaches to
designing a simple hybrid.
Together with these new vehicles will be an impressive
collection of medium- and heavy-duty hybrids in both
commercial and military applications, including a medium
utility hybrid trouble truck, delivery vehicles and
cargo trucks available for driving. Look for the latest
list of vehicles in the updated agenda coming this
week.
|
|