XL Hybrids launches medium-duty system on Ford cutaways

Indianapolis, Ind. – XL Hybrids Inc. introduced its new XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System for Ford cutaway and strip chassis vehicles, extending its patent-pending technology to a new vehicle platform, at the NTEA’s Work Truck Show 2014.

“Business agility is vital in today’s competitive environment and the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System brings our success with class one and two vans to popular class three and four truck and shuttle bus configurations,” says Tod Hynes, president and founder of XL Hybrids. “This opens up opportunities for fleets operating cutaway and strip chassis vans to get a 25 percent increase in miles driven per-gallon, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20%, and see an attractive return on their investment.”

The XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is now available for commercial vehicles up to 14,500 GVW including van body, refrigerated, utility, landscaper, walk-in vans, and shuttle buses. The XL Hybrids’ powertrain installs in five hours. Coca-Cola, FedEx, and other mega-fleets across North America have adopted XL Hybrids’ technology.

“We‘re quickly changing the mindset of companies relying on fleet vehicles for their business success,” says Jay Sandler, vice president of sales and marketing for XL Hybrids. “With our simple approach to hybrid electric conversions, commercial fleets can increase their miles driven-per gallon, reduce operating costs, and meet sustainability goals. The XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is not only eco-friendly, it lowers cost of ownership for truck, van and shuttle bus fleets.”

XL Hybrids showed off the Ford E-350 cutaway chassis with dry van body upfitted with the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive system in the company’s booth (#4181) at Work Truck Show. The system is immediately available on the Ford E-350 cutaway and Ford E-450 cutaway, and is coming soon to the E-350 and E-450 stripped chassis and GMC 3500/4500 cutaway chassis.

Source: XL Hybrids