Anyone following Truck and Bus Builder
closely will have noticed the increase in the
number of reports related to alternative fuels
and propulsion. It is certainly the topic which
has replaced size and horsepower in the truck
and bus market.
Such is the importance as a subject the
publishers of Truck & Bus Builder decided
it merited a regular supplement to chronicle
developments in this area. Readers of Truck &
Bus Builder may think that this is perhaps not a
good time to start looking at new products and
new technologies, with all manufacturers suffering
under the current financial crisis. We think not.
New technologies need to be embraced. There
is however a great deal of confusion, as currently
there are over 40 alternative fuels and power
trains being investigated globally, some of them
dead ends. The aim of this supplement is bring
to the CV industry a supplement which not only
reports global developments but one which
explains what particular manufacturers are
doing and probes into the technologies available
to the industry.
We don’t have to remind readers that fossil
fuels are being used up at a rate 100,000 times
faster than they can renew themselves, so it is
clear that something must be done. Alternatives
that are available range from natural gas to
biodiesel and from electricity to hydrogen.
Biodiesel and natural gas are the current quick
fix solutions, though in the long run, electricity
produced from a totally clean source, such as
solar or wind power, may be the solution.
In terms of vehicle technologies, hybrids are
pushing their way to the forefront, as well as
some electric vehicles. There are various types
of hybrid set-ups, such as serial or parallel, for
a range of applications, which we will cover in
this supplement.
This supplement to Truck & Bus Builder,
which we plan to publish four times a year, will
demonstrate just how many manufacturers
from many countries are involved in the race to
develop the green technology of the future.
DYLAN GRAY - Editor
JIM GIBBINS - Managing Editor
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