Kenworth Truck Co. will introduce its new Kenworth T270 Class 6 hybrid-electric truck to the Big Apple for the first time at two key trade shows next week. The company also is launching the Kenworth Clean Power Technology Tour, which will travel to dealers throughout the United States.
New York, New York
The Kenworth T270 hybrid will appear Tuesday, May 22, at the New York City Annual Truck Show held on Randall’s Island. The show is attended by representatives from many New York City agencies, including the fire, police, parks, sanitation, transit and transportation departments, port authority, MTA Bridges and Tunnels, and Long Island Railroad.
On Wednesday, May 23, the Kenworth T270 hybrid will appear at The Equipment Show, sponsored by the New York Metro chapter of the American Public Work Association. The show is attended by representatives from municipalities in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Putnam counties and takes place at the Town of Oyster Bay facility at Exit 43 on the Long Island Expressway.
At both shows, the Kenworth T270 hybrid will be displayed in booths hosted by Gabrielli Kenworth, Kenworth’s dealer serving the metropolitan New York area. Gabrielli Kenworth is located in Bronx and Jamaica, N.Y., and also operates Long Island Kenworth in Hicksville and Medford, N.Y.
“Kenworth’s goal for the T270 hybrid is to improve fuel economy by 30 percent in start-and-stop applications, such as utility trucks and pick-up and delivery,” says Mike Dozier, chief engineer for Kirkland, Wash.-based Kenworth. “The more stop-and-go in the application, the better the truck’s performance.”
The Kenworth T270 Class 6 hybrid is powered by the new Paccar PX-6 medium-duty engine and features an integral transmission-mounted motor/generator, a frame-mounted 340-volt battery pack and a dedicated power management system.
