Volvo's Hybrid big rig truck can accelerate faster than a Ferrari

Rybold · Mar 26, 2012

The Mean Green is the world's fastest truck. Its driver, Boije Ovebrink, holds the world's speed record for a standing start run in a regular rig and, as of last year, also holds the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile's speed record for a hybrid.

The Mean Green is a Volvo tricked out for drag racing and sporting a hugely powerful drive train putting out a total of 2,000 horsepower. And it's a hybrid.

Once the hybrid components were added, in last year's runs, it shattered the world speed record

almost 5,000 foot pounds of torque

Article and YouTube videos: Volvo's Mean Green hybrid big rig to attempt another record smash
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Volvo truck's CEO is mentioned in this article, and I hope Volvo Truck's R&D is learning from this and will eventually use some of this technology on street production trucks.

Update: It sounds like this truck uses an actual Volvo hybrid drivetrain with production parts:

Volvo will attempt to set another world speed record with its "Mean Green" racetruck, the automaker announced today at the Mid-America Truck Show in Kentucky.
Volvo will try to break the record April 27 at Historic Wendover Airfield in Utah. The truck will use Volvo's hybrid powertrain, which uses the company's exclusive motor and battery, as well as the Volvo D16 and I-Shift automated-manual transmission.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/class...ck-will-try-to-set-n-20120323,0,5667521.story

Volvo makes plug-in hybrid buses: http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/03/volvo-ups-ante-emissions-reductions/

Volvo's Hybrid big rig truck can accelerate faster than a Ferrari

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