After a long pause, the Plug-in Truck Task Force will be meeting at the HTUF 2009 National Conference in Atlanta. The interest in plug-in trucks has never been higher. However, getting plug-in trucks on the road has been challenging.  The group will examine the following topics:
•    Why commercial plug-in vehicles
•    Main platforms of interest
•    Plug-drive lines vs idle reduction designs
•    Making the business case
•    Current barriers to market
This group is open to all users with interest in plug-in hybrid or all electric trucks.

Investigates users' performance expectations for plug-in hybrid trucks. Plug-in hybrid trucks (PHETs) are defined as hybrids that have larger batteries and can partly or fully recharge from the grid resulting in greater displacement of diesel or gasoline fuel by electricity, leading to greater fuel economy as well.