UPS - small steps in the right direction
10-27-2008, 10:36 AM
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UPS - small steps in the right direction
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 10:18 AM EDT | Modified: Monday, October 27, 2008 - 2:24 PM
UPS first to use hydraulic hybrid vehicles
Atlanta Business Chronicle
United Parcel Service Inc. will be the first delivery company to add hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHVs) to its fleet, a move that it says will bring “dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits.”
The technology was developed in an Environmental Protection Agency lab. HHVs store energy by compressing hydraulic fluid under pressure in a large chamber. UPS trial tested the technology two years ago.
On Monday, UPS and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed in Atlanta the prototype vehicle posted a 45-to-50 percent improvement in fuel economy compared with conventional diesel delivery trucks.
UPS (NYSE: UPS) thinks similar fuel economy improvements and a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide are achievable in daily, real-world use of the new technology.
UPS has ordered seven HHVs, which will have a high-efficiency diesel engine combined with a hydraulic propulsion system, replacing the conventional drivetrain and transmission. The vehicle uses hydraulic pumps and hydraulic storage tanks to capture and store energy, similar to what is done with electric motors and batteries in a hybrid electric vehicle. In this case, the diesel engine is used to periodically recharge pressure in the hydraulic propulsion system. Fuel economy is increased in three ways: vehicle braking energy is recovered instead of being wasted; the engine operates more efficiently, and the engine can be shut off when stopped or decelerating, UPS said.
“There is no question that hydraulic hybrids, although little known to the public, are ready for prime time use on the streets of America,” said David Abney, UPS chief operating officer, in a news release. “We are not declaring hydraulic hybrids a panacea for our energy woes, but this technology certainly is as promising as anything we’ve seen to date.”
UPS will use the first two of the new HHV’s in Minneapolis during the first quarter of 2009. Eaton Corp. (NYSE: ETN), which helped develop and refine the vehicle’s hydraulic hybrid power system, will monitor the vehicle’s fuel economy performance and emissions in the Minneapolis area. The other five HHV’s will be deployed later in 2009 and early 2010.
UPS’ green fleet operates in the United States, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom and has traveled about 144 million miles since 2000. The fleet includes electric, hybrid electric, CNG, liquefied natural gas and propane-powered vehicles.
UPS first to use hydraulic hybrid vehicles
Atlanta Business Chronicle
United Parcel Service Inc. will be the first delivery company to add hydraulic hybrid vehicles (HHVs) to its fleet, a move that it says will bring “dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits.”
The technology was developed in an Environmental Protection Agency lab. HHVs store energy by compressing hydraulic fluid under pressure in a large chamber. UPS trial tested the technology two years ago.
On Monday, UPS and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed in Atlanta the prototype vehicle posted a 45-to-50 percent improvement in fuel economy compared with conventional diesel delivery trucks.
UPS (NYSE: UPS) thinks similar fuel economy improvements and a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide are achievable in daily, real-world use of the new technology.
UPS has ordered seven HHVs, which will have a high-efficiency diesel engine combined with a hydraulic propulsion system, replacing the conventional drivetrain and transmission. The vehicle uses hydraulic pumps and hydraulic storage tanks to capture and store energy, similar to what is done with electric motors and batteries in a hybrid electric vehicle. In this case, the diesel engine is used to periodically recharge pressure in the hydraulic propulsion system. Fuel economy is increased in three ways: vehicle braking energy is recovered instead of being wasted; the engine operates more efficiently, and the engine can be shut off when stopped or decelerating, UPS said.
“There is no question that hydraulic hybrids, although little known to the public, are ready for prime time use on the streets of America,” said David Abney, UPS chief operating officer, in a news release. “We are not declaring hydraulic hybrids a panacea for our energy woes, but this technology certainly is as promising as anything we’ve seen to date.”
UPS will use the first two of the new HHV’s in Minneapolis during the first quarter of 2009. Eaton Corp. (NYSE: ETN), which helped develop and refine the vehicle’s hydraulic hybrid power system, will monitor the vehicle’s fuel economy performance and emissions in the Minneapolis area. The other five HHV’s will be deployed later in 2009 and early 2010.
UPS’ green fleet operates in the United States, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom and has traveled about 144 million miles since 2000. The fleet includes electric, hybrid electric, CNG, liquefied natural gas and propane-powered vehicles.
10-27-2008, 01:47 PM
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Absolutely in the right direction...
And, even though it'd be a marketing/advertising faux paux, they need to discontinue sponsoring this kinda' crap:
UPS Racing - News - Race News
If they're going to 'go green,' then do it.
UPS Racing - News - Race News
If they're going to 'go green,' then do it.
10-27-2008, 01:58 PM
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And, even though it'd be a marketing/advertising faux paux, they need to discontinue sponsoring this kinda' crap:
UPS Racing - News - Race News
If they're going to 'go green,' then do it.
UPS Racing - News - Race News
If they're going to 'go green,' then do it.
shut the whole enterprise down while your at it
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10-27-2008, 02:01 PM
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And, even though it'd be a marketing/advertising faux paux, they need to discontinue sponsoring this kinda' crap:
UPS Racing - News - Race News
If they're going to 'go green,' then do it.
UPS Racing - News - Race News
If they're going to 'go green,' then do it.
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10-27-2008, 02:43 PM
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I just find it interesting that a company as concerned with efficiency as UPS --who issues a press release every time they purchase a couple of 'green vehicles'-- wholeheartedly supports an enterprise that is so clearly unconcerned with it. In general, at least when that efficiency is measured in the amount of fuel saved. Aren't we being pressed at UPS to save fuel?
"With the spike in oil prices this year, UPS is being challenged like never before to operate as efficiently as possible. Although prices have dropped in the past several weeks, nearly three quarters of the Flight District's budget goes to pay for fuel."
Well, I got an idea...
I know, I know...somewhere down the line Finance/Accounting figured they could effect a 12% ROI from sponsoring NASCAR. That's fine, just hypocritical. Of course, if not sponsoring NASCAR means furloughs...
I'm also aware that it's all about the 'end user' of the fuel. I.e., what impact its use has on UPS' profit margins vs. NASCAR's. In which case, who cares how much fuel gets wasted at a race. As long as it benefits UPS; which it does. But, the press release emphasizes,"...dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits." So, shouldn't they be concerned with the other ways they can effect environmental benefits?
Not a personal attack...just an observation. But, I'm not a fan!! <lol>
10-27-2008, 03:22 PM
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We're a nation of wastrels...
I just find it interesting that a company as concerned with efficiency as UPS --who issues a press release every time they purchase a couple of 'green vehicles'-- wholeheartedly supports an enterprise that is so clearly unconcerned with it. In general, at least when that efficiency is measured in the amount of fuel saved. Aren't we being pressed at UPS to save fuel?
"With the spike in oil prices this year, UPS is being challenged like never before to operate as efficiently as possible. Although prices have dropped in the past several weeks, nearly three quarters of the Flight District's budget goes to pay for fuel."
Well, I got an idea...
I know, I know...somewhere down the line Finance/Accounting figured they could effect a 12% ROI from sponsoring NASCAR. That's fine, just hypocritical. Of course, if not sponsoring NASCAR means furloughs...
I'm also aware that it's all about the 'end user' of the fuel. I.e., what impact its use has on UPS' profit margins vs. NASCAR's. In which case, who cares how much fuel gets wasted at a race. As long as it benefits UPS; which it does. But, the press release emphasizes,"...dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits." So, shouldn't they be concerned with the other ways they can effect environmental benefits?
Not a personal attack...just an observation. But, I'm not a fan!! <lol>
I just find it interesting that a company as concerned with efficiency as UPS --who issues a press release every time they purchase a couple of 'green vehicles'-- wholeheartedly supports an enterprise that is so clearly unconcerned with it. In general, at least when that efficiency is measured in the amount of fuel saved. Aren't we being pressed at UPS to save fuel?
"With the spike in oil prices this year, UPS is being challenged like never before to operate as efficiently as possible. Although prices have dropped in the past several weeks, nearly three quarters of the Flight District's budget goes to pay for fuel."
Well, I got an idea...
I know, I know...somewhere down the line Finance/Accounting figured they could effect a 12% ROI from sponsoring NASCAR. That's fine, just hypocritical. Of course, if not sponsoring NASCAR means furloughs...
I'm also aware that it's all about the 'end user' of the fuel. I.e., what impact its use has on UPS' profit margins vs. NASCAR's. In which case, who cares how much fuel gets wasted at a race. As long as it benefits UPS; which it does. But, the press release emphasizes,"...dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits." So, shouldn't they be concerned with the other ways they can effect environmental benefits?
Not a personal attack...just an observation. But, I'm not a fan!! <lol>
10-27-2008, 05:07 PM
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Yeah, I watched our bonuses go up the tailpipes of the Kalitta's dragster when I was at Kitty Hawk...
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