ThyssenKrupp Materials International attaches great
importance to environmental protection and sustainability. To minimize oil
consumption in the future ThyssenKrupp Materials France is currently testing
the use of new hybrid trucks in Paris in a collaboration with Renault Trucks
and haulage group Norbert Dentressangle. The 16-ton state-of-the-art Melodys
III has a range of 60 kilometers in electric mode and a total range of over 400
kilometers. The tests have been running since June 2013 and are due to be
completed in January 2014.