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Cummins Receives $4.5M U.S. Department Of Energy Grant

Last updated on Tuesday, April 12, 2016

(SEYMOUR) - Cummins Inc. has received a $4.5 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop a Class 6 commercial plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can reduce fuel consumption by at least 50 percent over conventional Class 6 vehicles.

According to a press release, typical examples of a Class 6 vehicle would be school buses or single-axle work trucks weighing 19,000 to 26,000 pounds when fully loaded.

Cummins, based in Columbus, is partnering with PACCAR, which designs and manufactures light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates for the project.

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