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    Toyota's second fuel cell road tractor...

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    Toyota has unveiled its second prototype of the Project Portal hydrogen fuel cell truck. This "Beta," as Toyota refers to it internally, is the second iteration of the truck, adding more range, more room in the cab, and better usability. This is a more commercially-viable truck, Toyota says.
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    Or for those who prefer the old-fashioned all-electric Class 8's, a little competition for the Tesla semi...It is a butt-ugly critter, but then I have a certain fondness for ugly trucks...
    If you're in the market for an electric semi, though, you can expect the ET-One to be available sometime in 2019, with pricing ranging from US$150,000 to $250,000 depending on vehicle configuration. Estimated pricing for the Tesla ranges from $150,000 to $180,000.
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    I'd like to see more information on the Toyota fuel cell.
    We have a Hino--I think first and last. The drivers do not like it and claim it is very under powered. We have been moving to KWs cabovers with PACCAR engines.

    I am sure they would pass your ugly criteria.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    Ugly is as ugly does...The KW is pleasingly ugly, but my current ugly is paid for and getting uglier as time and funding permit......Ben
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    Utility has its own elegance and beauty.
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    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    Like this?......Ben

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    Or maybe the electric UPS truck...I'm more used to the noisy one that I can hear approaching my house like the one a few minutes ago......Ben

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    I was thinking more in terms of your own project.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    I was thinking more in terms of your own project.
    Links to the entire story (multi-part) and photo progress (or maybe regress depending on point of view) are in the sigline at the bottom of any email I ever sent......Ben
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    I wish I were an UPS driver so I could park any damned place I wanted.
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    I used to be concerned with how much our fines ran, then I just regarded it as a cost of doing business.
    I did hear the annual cost to UPS in NYC, and it was staggering

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    Quote Originally Posted by wacojoe View Post
    I wish I were an UPS driver so I could park any damned place I wanted.
    Just turn on the yellow blinking light, I do.
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    ^^^
    So, you’re that guy.
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