Peterbilt launches green technologies Web site

The Peterbilt 330 model hybrid. (Courtesy Peterbilt)

The Trucker News Services

8/21/2008

DALLAS —  Peterbilt Motors Co. has launched a new green technologies Web site to complement the first customer delivery of its Medium Duty Hybrid Vehicles and the full availability of those models for customer order.

The new Web site has an environmentally friendly appearance and promotes Peterbilt’s advanced technologies that provide gains in fuel efficiency and reduce emissions, according to Bill Jackson, Peterbilt general manager and PACCAR vice president.

The announcement was made in conjunction with the Great American Trucking Show under way here.

The site is accessible through www.peterbilt.com.

Peterbilt vehicles featured on the new Green Technologies Website include the Model 330 and Model 335 Hybrid Electric Vehicles, the Model 320 Hydraulic Launch Assist (HLA), as well as the Model 386 Class 8 Long Haul Hybrid Electric development platform.

Additionally, the section highlights the SmartWay certified aerodynamic Models 386 and 387 and the innovative ComfortClass no-idle system.

“Peterbilt is at the forefront of developing hybrid technologies that reduce emissions and increase fuel economy,” Jackson said. “Our new Green Technologies Web site spotlights Peterbilt’s technological advances which allow customers to reduce their carbon footprint while increasing their overall fuel efficiency.”

Other Peterbilt Green Technologies sections include:

• Peterbilt’s ecoNavigator that keeps users up to date on where the Medium Duty Model 330 and 335 hybrids are being displayed in conjunction with the Peterbilt Medium Duty Hybrid National Demonstration Program.

• The Peterbilt ecoOpportunity section which provides users information on how to utilize state and federal incentives to offset their cost of adopting Peterbilt hybrid technologies.

• Peterbilt sustainability efforts such as its commitment to becoming a ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ company and the strides the company is making to reduce our carbon footprint.