The World's Fastest Truck

The world's fastest hybrid truck, the Volvo Mean Green, an airport located in the U.S. will try to break his own speed record.
Produced by Volvo Mean Green, as the world's fastest hybrid truck holds many world records. With international standards of speed from 500 meters to 1 kilometer and on the move, such as records, the owner of one kilometer Mean Greenline, this time to compete with him.
Target Wendover Airfield in Utah in the United States carried out the experiment, 260 km / h to reach a top speed of over. This experiment is the President of Sales and Marketing Ron Huibers, Volvo Trucks North America said in a statement: "Technology and innovation are the essence of our business. Mean Green Volvo's technical abilities and constantly focused on emerging technologies is a very good example of that. Engineers worldwide, London of hundreds of double-decker buses, including Volvo bus to provide power using the same Volvo hybrid propulsion system, developed the world's fastest hybrid truck, "he said.
If the future were built for speed, Mean Green, Central America Truck Show, Volvo Bi-Fuel Technology experts, this is Volvo's hybrid truck drivelines have adapted in accordance with the requirements of a world-class truck chassis. Engineers later, highly-tuned Volvo D16 engine and hybrid electric motor using modified Volvo I-Shift automated gearbox configured Mean Green.
Mean Green, the owner and driver Boije Ovebrink statement: "As a result, Mean Green, conventional diesel engines without delay to the speed of light can provide., Just without sound effects, such as a champagne cork. First renewable liquid diesel-powered diesel engine is activated for a few seconds until the truck is making a slight whistling sound, and then to transfer power to an explosive start, "he said.
Mean Green, a total of about 2100 horsepower and 6780 Nm of torque, provides the power. This power comes from an electric motor 200 hp and 1200 Nm of torque. To reach a maximum speed aerodynamics also plays a very important role. For this reason, Volvo technicians, select the cabinet of North America Volvo VN, shaped to achieve optimal aerodynamic design.