KALAMAZOO, Mich.–(Business Wire)–
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN), a global
leader in the development of hybrid power systems for commercial vehicles,
announced today that customers using the company`s hybrid systems have
collectively accumulated more than 30 million miles of clean, reliable service
throughout the world. The more than 2,400 Eaton hybrid systems in use today are
on delivery trucks, buses, refuse and utility vehicles and other commercial
applications.

“Eaton hybrid commercial vehicles are true work horses that are helping our
customers complete the job at hand while also helping them reduce their fuel
consumption and level of pollutants,” said Dimitri Kazarinoff, vice president
and general manager of Eaton`s Hybrid Power Systems Division. “This milestone
has taken 10 years to achieve, but as the technology becomes even more
mainstream and the benefits better understood, we are confident that we can
reach the next 30 million miles in a fraction of the time.”

Of the 30 million miles accumulated, FedEx alone, operator of the largest fleet
of commercial hybrid parcel delivery trucks in the United States, accounts for
more than five million miles on its Eaton-powered hybrid trucks and vans.

“Together we are demonstrating that hybrids are very reliable at reducing fuel
consumption and emissions,” said John Formisano, vice president, Global
Vehicles, FedEx Express. “Since 2004, with the help of Eaton, we have reduced
our fuel use by nearly 200,000 gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by nearly
2,000 metric tons. This is the equivalent of removing more than 300 cars from
the road annually.”

Eaton offers the world`s most complete line-up of hybrid systems for commercial
vehicle applications. Eaton hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and two
hybrid hydraulic power systems are available or in development on truck models
including International, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, Iveco, DAF, Daimler,
and Ford and on bus models from Foton, Zhongtong, Yutong, JNP, King Long, Shen
Long, Heng Tong, BCI and Solaris. Additionally in 2009, Peterbilt began offering
customers a refuse truck with Eaton`s HLA hydraulic hybrid power system, and
Eaton was selected to provide nearly 400 plug-in hybrid utility vehicles as part
of a U.S. Department of Energy grant under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, the largest US deployment of plug in hybrid commercial
vehicles to date.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently
collected and analyzed fuel economy, maintenance and other vehicle performance
data from UPS`s first generation hybrid diesel step delivery vans powered by an
Eaton electric hybrid power system. The diesel hybrid delivery vans reportedly
achieved up to a 37 percent improvement in average fuel economy, resulting in at
least a 15 percent improvement in total cost per mile while maintaining similar
reliability and operational performance as compared to conventional vehicles.

Companies such as FedEx, UPS, Coca-Cola Enterprises, PepsiCo and Wal-Mart are
using delivery vehicles with Eaton hybrid systems. Work trucks with Eaton hybrid
power are also in service at Florida Power and Light, and many utility and
telecom companies across North America and Beijing Transit and other city bus
transit fleets in Asia are using Eaton hybrid power in their fleets.

Benefits of the Eaton hybrid systems include fuel savings up to 35 percent, with
similar percentages in emission reductions, extended brake life and idle time
reductions of up to 87 percent during work site operations which helps customers
to significantly reduce their operating costs.

Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with 2009 sales of
$11.9 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and
systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components,
systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel,
hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and
automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and
safety. Eaton has approximately 70,000 employees and sells products to customers
in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.

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