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FedEx Express, Environmental Defense and Eaton Announce Hybrid Electric Trucks Begin Service

Arnold Schwarzenegger, California governor, and Jim Sweetnam, senior vice president and group executive of Eaton's Truck business, converse before announcing that two FedEx OptiFleet E700 hybrid electric vehicles are beginning operation in Sacramento. FedEx Express will place 18 additional hybrid electric diesel delivery trucks into service in selected cities throughout 2004. New York City, Houston, Washington, D.C., Denver and several other cities are possible locations for future rollouts of the hybrid electric trucks.

Participating in the Sacramento announcement are, from left, David Bronczek, president of FedEx Express; Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California; Jim Sweetnam, senior vice president and group executive of Eaton's Truck business; Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense; Terry Tamminen, secretary of California Environmental Protection Agency; and Mike Chrisman, secretary of California's Resources.

Jim Sweetnam, senior vice president and group executive of Eaton's Truck business, expresses Eaton's enthusiasm for providing "innovative, environmentally advanced technology" to FedEx Express and Environmental Defense. "Our team will continue to work closely with FedEx Express and Environmental Defense in Sacramento and additional markets as we take this innovative project to the next level."