For years, fleets have been hearing about the impending rise of electrified pickups. They’ve kept a hopeful eye on the market, waiting for these versatile vehicles to revolutionize the work truck industry with their high performance and low environmental impact. Unfortunately, many of those early claims short-circuited, along with the companies trying to bring those products to market.
As a result, there’s a healthy skepticism today around any claims of an electrified pickup truck that can simultaneously meet the needs of the driver, the fleet manager, and the sustainability executive. But that vision has very much become a reality, with XL’s Fleet-Ready™ electrified versions of America’s best-selling trucks. Our hybrid electric Ford F-250 and plug-in hybrid electric F-150 pickups are here today. They’re road-tested, independently validated, and racking up sustainable mileage for commercial and municipal fleets across North America.
Since 2009, XL has been revolutionizing the fleet industry with hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric versions of some of the industry’s most popular and proven OEM vehicles, including box trucks, cutaways, stripped chassis, transit vans and more. We’ve now added electrified Ford F-series pickups to our product lineup, and the response – from the media, environmental agencies, and, most importantly, our customers – has been tremendous. Here are a few of the highlights.
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