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A plug 'n' play electrified trailer that reduces fuel consumption on trucks to about the level they can do without a trailer onRange Energy VIEW 2 IMAGES Range Energy makes truck trailers, with a clever connection to any standard tractor cab, loaded with electric powertrains to turn any semi into an efficient hybrid. They also let you push entire trailers around by hand at the depot in "shopping cart mode." Range's 53-foot (16-m) RA-01 trailer packs its own 200-kWh battery, as well as an 800-volt e-axle powertrain that can put up to 14,000 Nm (10,326 lb-ft) of torque, at up...

Ford is reportedly developing a "new form of automotive propulsion," which could dramatically change the automotive landscape. Ford is said to be developing a "Hydraulic Hybrid" for implementation in it's F-150 series truck. According to NewTechSpy, "the hydraulic hybrid could be the greatest innovation since the internal combustion engine itself." The new engine differs from the conventional hybrid design. Currently a "hybrid" engine's main energy comes from gasoline which recharges batteries that move the car at low speeds. In hydraulic systems, excess energy is stored in hydraulic cylinders, which have 3 times the capacity of a nickel metal hydride battery....