It seems that the U.S. Postal Service aren’t the only ones hopping on the green delivery boat as it was recently made known that the University of Alberta has purchased 4 hybrid delivery trucks like the one above.
The hybrid vehicles are based on the Ford E450 and created by Azure Dynamics. Each truck features an electric motor mounted on the drive shaft, electric only drive for low speed, and regenerative braking capabilities. Of course, it will still have the less environment friendly 5.4 liter V8 found in normal Ford E450s.
Press release, thanks to AutoBlogGreen, after the break. (more…)
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