Walmart Advanced Concept Truck - Wal-Mart Unveils High Efficiency Concept Truck. Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has unveiled a concept tractor-trailer that includes a hybrid-electric powertrain and the first-ever trailer made from a solid sheet of lightweight carbon fiber. The Wal-Mart Advanced Vehicle Experience, or WAVE, also features a radically designed truck cab, with the driver sitting in the center with electronic controls on either side and a door that slides open. Vendors including Peterbilt Motors Co., Great Dane Trailer and Capstone Turbine Corp. helped assemble the vehicle, which is expected to be on display at next month’s Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky. In 2005, the company set a goal of doubling the efficiency of its truck fleet by 2015. Chris Sultemeier, head of corporate transportation services for Wal-Mart, said the company has reached 80 percent of its goal by buying more fuel-efficient trucks and finding ways to ship more goods in less space, using fewer trucks
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 12:48:06 +0000
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