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Article: Azure takes the middle ground with new hybrid electric shuttle bus.(TECHNOLOGY OF CLEAN AIR)
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- Diesel Progress North American Edition
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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Hybrid electric vehicles are a hot ticket right now. Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda and others are selling all the hybrid cars they can build. At the other end of the scale, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler are delivering their EP System and HybriDrive-powered hybrid transit buses to many cities around the country. Mack, International, Dana and Eaton are developing hybrid systems for the medium to heavy commercial truck market.
Amid all that big-name competition, Canada-based Azure Dynamics Corp. is covering the ground between with its series and parallel hybrid products, which include shuttle buses, delivery trucks and taxis.
Recently, Azure launched its new ...