Commercial Hybrid Vehicles

Fuel-Saving Technology Alternatives and First Niche Applications

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Consumer hybrid vehicles have been getting a lot of attention recently, primarily due to the fuel economy benefits, but also because of reduced emissions. Commercial vehicles are heavy consumers of fuel with a reputation for contributing to air pollution. So what are manufacturers of commercial vehicles doing to implement hybrid technology? Are there other technologies more suited to heavier vehicles or the different duty cycles that specialist vehicles undergo?

This report provides an analysis of global market trends, cost and technological evaluations of different approaches and strategies used by hybrid developers, and discusses existing product announcements and design wins. Hybrid architecture forecasts for trucks and buses are provided globally, by region, through 2012.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

How does a hybrid system work and what are the main components?
What technical issues remain and how will costs be reduced?
What is the current state of hybrid vehicle technology?
What choices exist in commercial hybrid vehicle design?
What are the business and regulatory issues that could help promote the use of hybrid systems?
How does the commercial hybrid market differ from the consumer market?
How fast will the market grow?
How do different regional economic climates affect development and demand for commercial hybrids worldwide?

Who Needs This Report?

Truck, Bus, and Automobile Manufacturers
Chassis Builders
Coachbuilders
Automotive System Integrators
Automotive Suppliers
Electrical Component Suppliers
Hydraulic Component Suppliers
Commercial Fleet Operators
Major Truck and Bus Sales Facilities

1.1. Key Market Drivers and Business Issues
1.2. Action Items for Industry Players
1.3. Top Technology Issues
1.4. Forecast Highlights
2.1. Definition of the Commercial Vehicle Market Covered
2.2. Regulatory Issues
2.3. Cost Arguments
2.4. Comparison with Consumer Market
2.5. Hybrid Drive is Not the Best Solution for All Applications
2.6. New Applications for Hybrid Technology
3.1. The Motivation for Hybrid Drive in Commercial Vehicles
3.2. What is Hybrid Drive?
3.3. Mild to Strong Hybrids
3.4. Series or Parallel
3.5. Energy Storage
3.5.1. Electric
3.5.2. Hydraulic
3.5.3. Flywheel
3.5.4. Air
4.1. OEMs
4.1.1. Chrysler LLC
4.1.2. Daimler
4.1.3. DesignLine International Holdings LLC
4.1.4. Foton
4.1.5. General Motors
4.1.6. Gillig
4.1.7. MAN
4.1.8. Navistar International Corporation
4.1.9. New Flyer
4.1.10. Nissan Trucks
4.1.11. Oshkosh Truck Corporation
4.1.12. Orion Bus
4.1.13. PACCAR
4.1.14. Scania
4.1.15. Smith Electric Vehicles
4.1.16. Volvo
4.1.17. Wu Zhou Long Motors Group
4.2. Suppliers
4.2.1. Alcoa
4.2.2. Allison Transmission
4.2.3. Azure Dynamics
4.2.4. BAE Systems
4.2.5. Bosch-Rexroth
4.2.6. Connaught
4.2.7. Eaton Corporation
4.2.8. Enova Systems
4.2.9. ISE Corporation
4.2.10. Odyne Corporation
4.2.11. Siemens
4.2.12. Traction Technology
4.2.13. UQM Technologies
4.2.14. ZF Friedrichshafen AG
4.3. Commercial Fleets
4.3.1. Fedex
4.3.2. UPS
4.3.3. Verizon
4.4. Industry Groups
4.4.1. HTUF
4.4.2. LHWTAG
4.4.3. NTEA
4.5. Military Vehicles
4.6. Construction and Off-Road Equipment
5.1. Overview
5.1.1. North America
5.1.2. Europe
5.1.3. Asia-Pacific
5.1.4. Rest of World