Heading for Hybrid

    It’s now over three years since the

 first Hino Hybrid trucks turned their

 wheels on Australian soil, and in that

  time we’ve seen purchases by major

  fleets as well as one-vehicle

 operators. Technology is certainly a

 drawcard, but in the case of the Hino

 Hybrids there are definite cost

 savings available, even for those who

 don’t necessarily spend all their time

 in heavy dense urban traffic.

   Barnett Couriers of Wollongong was

 one of the original companies to trial

 the hybrid concept, and their first

 two hybrids are still in their fleet,

 running daily on a return trip from Wollongong to Sydney. Now with over 104,000 km on the odometer, the company is still a firm advocate of the hybrid concept.

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