FedEx to introduce its first EV truck in U.S.
They will be the companys first allelectric parcel delivery vehicles in the U.S.
FedEx introduced hybridelectric trucks in 2004. It is buying electric vehicles from two different suppliers to gauge their reliability. Navistar is assembling two of the trucks in Indiana. They are based on a design already used by FedEx in Europe.
The other two will come from an unnamed manufacturer, with delivery scheduled for later this year.
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OWEN SOUND - Bruce Power’s Unit 3 nuclear reactor will squeeze out an extra 22 megawatts of electricity, thanks to upgrades during its recent planned outage.
Similar gains are anticipated at its three sister reactors at Bruce A generating station, which presents the opportunity for the biggest gains, due to a design difference over Bruce B’s four reactors, Bruce Power spokesman John Peevers said.
Bruce A reactor efficiency gains stem mainly from the fact Bruce A’s non-nuclear side, including turbines and the generator, was sized at 88 per cent of the nuclear capacity, Peevers said.
This allowed 12 per cent of the energy,…
