In addition to SDG&E, other companies interested in the XLP are the Hawaiian Electric Company, Liberty Utilities, and Montgomery County Maryland.
In coming up with the XLP, the company explained that they have actually surveyed fleet managers to understand their most critical requirements and developed the new technology based on customer demand for hybrid electric plug-in technology on commercial work trucks from the leading OEMs.
The new XLP solution will build on the platform product technology used on the company’s award-winning XL3 hybrid-electric powertrain, which has achieved more than 35 million road miles with over 99.9% vehicle uptime on Class 2-6 vehicles for major fleets since 2013.
The XLP lithium battery pack will be over 10 kWh and will accommodate Levels 1 and 2 charging using an industry-standard plug.
Installation of the XLP system will leave the OEM engine, transmission, fuel system, and exhaust system completely intact. Fleets will maintain the complete OEM warranty, and get a 3-year, 75,000-mile warranty from XL Hybrids on the XLP powertrain. The XLP system will have no special maintenance requirements.
The XLP solution will include the XL Link cloud-based big data analytics system measuring, in real time, fuel economy, carbon dioxide emissions reductions, among other key parameters.