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Chrysler, EPA at work on light-vehicle hydraulic hybrid
A fuel-saving hybrid technology that has only been deployed for heavy-duty trucks to date will be tested on light-duty trucks and cars via a partnership formed by Chrysler Group LLC and the U.S.

Eaton Launches Hydraulic Hybrid Retrofit Program for Refuse Trucks
Eaton is signing up independent service partners to begin installing retrofit versions of its Hydraulic Launch Assist, or HLA, hybrid power system for refuse trucks later this year. Phillips ...

IBM software to support Eaton’s hydraulic hybrid system
IBM announced today it has been selected by Eaton Corporation to supply modeling software in support of Eaton’s development of series hydraulic hybrid systems. The series hydraulic hybrid (SHH) system ...

Hydraulic Hybrid System Can Be Retrofit
Recaptured Energy Technologies, Chicago, has developed a new hydraulic braking and propulsion system for fleet, commercial and transit vehicles that can be retrofit to existing vehicles. The system ...

Hybrid hydraulic technology can reduce fuel consumption by up to 40%, firm says
Permo-Drive Technologies Ltd has developed a hybrid hydraulic drive system that can reduce fuel consumption for trucks and buses by up to 40%, the company reports. The Regenerative Drive System (RDS) ...