PASADENA, CA –
CALSTART’s Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) will hold its 2008 HTUF National
Conference Oct. 14-16 in South Bend,
Ind. The conference will be
hosted by Bosch Rexroth and takes place at the South Bend Marriott Hotel and
adjacent Century Center, with the world’s biggest hybrid
truck ride-and-drive at the nearby Bosch Proving Grounds on the final day.
The HTUF conference is expanding in 2008 to three full days,
featuring enhanced fleet educational sessions on hybrids, truck-maker product
briefings, and the latest performance and purchase information.
The 2008 conference will feature a new “Hybrid 101” session
and truck-maker product briefings. The conference will include the latest
field test results, military developments, technology briefings, and incentive
and market information. A session on the emerging high-efficiency
construction equipment market is also new this year.
The final day features a medium- and heavy-duty hybrid ride and
drive, with more than 30 leading-edge trucks currently available for on-track
driving. The huge collection of hybrid and efficient vehicles provide ideal
photo and video opportunities, including hybrid versions of small buses, school
buses, straight trucks with various bodies and accessories, refuse trucks,
military vehicles, delivery trucks, and Class 8 “big rig” truck tractors
representing both electric and hydraulic hybrid drivetrains.
HTUF’s market development process and partnership with
commercial and military users, including its partner the Army National
Automotive Center (NAC), brings together truck makers, system providers, fleet
managers, military developers, and policy experts to speed the
implementation of hybrid and more efficient truck technologies.
“HTUF has helped hybrid trucks transition from development
and validation to early production and sales,” said Bill Van Amburg, CALSTART
senior vice president. “This transition is happening at the perfect time to
help users combat high fuel prices and cut carbon emissions: 2008 conference
attendees will touch what’s available today and help shape what’s coming next
in truck efficiency.”
For more event information, visit www.htuf.org or call Debby
DuBose at (626) 744-5600.
