California Buying Hybrid GMC Savana's

[cortttt]

Why are these only available for fleets? I would think they would be a big winner for consumers. According to my calculations a van traveling 25,000 miles a year, at $2.75 gal, would save about $1200 in gas a year. 

Which manufacturer is going to be first to offer hybrid vans?

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/03/20190320-xl.html

XL delivered 154 hybrid electric (HEV) GMC Savana Cargo vans to the California Vanpool Authority (also known as CalVans) to improve the fuel efficiency and sustainability of its agriculture transportation fleet. According to the company, the order represents the largest single hybrid electric van deployment in California to date.

The new vans offer clean and affordable transportation to seasonal agricultural workers, who often travel up to 85 miles each way to their job sites.

CalVans expects to realize a 25% increase in MPG from its XL hybrid electric vans, compared to its standard gasoline-powered fleet vehicles, saving money on fuel costs while helping to achieve sustainability goals.

CalVans is dedicated to improving air quality for communities most impacted by pollution by increasing access to clean transportation. After exploring battery electric options, we quickly realized that upfitting our GMC Savana vans with XL’s hybrid electric technology would be the best option to help improve our MPG and reduce emissions in a cost-effective way.

—Ronald Hughes, executive director of the California Vanpool Authority

 

[cortttt]

Why are these only available for fleets? I would think they would be a big winner for consumers. According to my calculations a van traveling 25,000 miles a year, at $2.75 gal, would save about $1200 in gas a year. 

Which manufacturer is going to be first to offer hybrid vans?

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2019/03/20190320-xl.html

XL delivered 154 hybrid electric (HEV) GMC Savana Cargo vans to the California Vanpool Authority (also known as CalVans) to improve the fuel efficiency and sustainability of its agriculture transportation fleet. According to the company, the order represents the largest single hybrid electric van deployment in California to date.

The new vans offer clean and affordable transportation to seasonal agricultural workers, who often travel up to 85 miles each way to their job sites.

CalVans expects to realize a 25% increase in MPG from its XL hybrid electric vans, compared to its standard gasoline-powered fleet vehicles, saving money on fuel costs while helping to achieve sustainability goals.

CalVans is dedicated to improving air quality for communities most impacted by pollution by increasing access to clean transportation. After exploring battery electric options, we quickly realized that upfitting our GMC Savana vans with XL’s hybrid electric technology would be the best option to help improve our MPG and reduce emissions in a cost-effective way.

—Ronald Hughes, executive director of the California Vanpool Authority

https://www.motor1.com/news/306607/eco-explorer-camper-van/ - reportedly planning to expand to the States

Ford reported to produce hybrid F250 for the states - it's already providing hybrid Transit to some cities in Europe

FORD XLP F-250
[img=650x0]https://www.trucks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/XLT-plug-in-ford-f-250-300x150.jpg[/img]The Ford XLP F-250 (Photo: Alan Adler/Trucks.com)
XL Fleet Electrification got a jump on Ford’s own plans for electrifying the F-150 light-duty pickup when it delivered plug-in hybrid F-150s to several cities last year. At the Work Truck Show, XL made good on its February announcement of a plug-in hybrid F-250 Super Duty.

 The plug-in XLP F-250 will provide up to a 50 percent improvement in miles per gallon versus gasoline- or diesel-powered trucks, XL said. Greenhouse-gas emissions are expected to fall by 33 percent during normal operation based on results of F-150 tests conducted at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-

 

[JD GUMBEE]

Only thing about hybrids...HWY MPG is not affected nearly as much as city.
I would be very interested to see what they ended up actually getting for MPG in a couple years.