    Source: UPS  Comments     Threshold   RE: Maybe ??? By
Basilisk on 10/4/2012 4:50:43 PM , Rating: 2 You can't "run the
vehicle for 90 minutes on it", but you can reduce engine running
time 90 minutes per route in a highly congested, stop and go
environment. Note: in my area UPS turns off the engine when they
leave the vehicle with each package -- even when I'm walking
towards them down the driveway -- so in an urban environment the
engine may only run 5 hours per shift.  Only you have said
"drivers will need to remember to actully[sic] use the stored
energy each day". The accurate statement is that the controlling
computer has the option to use stored energy under conditions it
deems beneficial, the same as occurs with hybrids like Prius.
These vehicles are only a big win for urban stop-and-go routes
as the hydraulic accumulator only captures braking energy --
there's negligible gain for routes with substantial brake-less
driving between deliveries. (No, Tiffany, it doesn't "create
energy", it translates