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UPS is the first in the package delivery industry to purchase HHVs. UPS deployed the first two trucks in 2009 and 5 additional HHVs later in 2009 and early 2010. UPS had been testing and deploying different types of automotive technology to enhance the environmental performance of their fleet. In 2006, UPS collaborated with the EPA to unveil the world's first HHV. UPS and the EPA conducted an 18-month test of HHV performance on a UPS delivery route in Michigan. The results showed that HHVs achieved a 45-50% improvement in fuel economy. HHVs also had a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions.

In 2012 UPS announced that it will be adding 40 more HHVs to its fleet of delivery vehicles. 20 will be deployed in Baltimore and 20 will be deployed in Atlanta. UPS says, "Our long term goal is to minimize our dependence on foreign energy and the way we will get there is through the deployment of a wide variety of technologies and designs in our fleet."

Mike Stark, FCCC senior technical sales manager of national accounts, added, "In terms of fuel economy, range and performance, the HHV is ideal for challenging pickup and delivery routes like those served by UPS."



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