STILL, since more than 90 years active in developing intelligent solutions for the internal flow of materials and information, hands over 20 state-of-the-art RX 70 HYBRID rental trucks to Kühne + Nagel.

The STILL hybrid trucks will operate at the fairs in Munich, Nuremberg, Hanover, Cologne and Düsseldorf. “It is our goal to continuously raise our efficiency in order handling at the fair grounds and to be eco-friendly at the same time,” explains Jörn Schneemann, director of the fair department at Kühne + Nagel KN Expo Service. “The RX 70 HYBRID from STILL has passed our tests with the best results by far. The fuel consumption per hour was up to 1.2 litres lower than that of the compared models. We are pleased to start operating a total of 20 of these trucks at five important fair grounds now.” This makes Kühne + Nagel the first forwarder in Germany to operate the RX 70 HYBRID at trade fairs.

The special feature of the truck is its hybrid propulsion system. The energy to move the RX 70 HYBRID comes from its diesel tank as well as from additional high performing double-layer capacitors, so called Ultra-Caps, mounted on the back of the truck. The Ultra-Caps are charged with the kinetic energy released when braking. When the truck accelerates again this energy is used to move the truck forward. This energy circuit saves another 15 percent of fuel from this already very fuel efficient truck.