Mack Trucks has begun construction of a pair of prototype medium-duty vehicles with hybrid electric power for the next phase in the Medium Tactical Truck (MTT) program for use by Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children the US Marine Corps. The Marine Corps’ initial development requirements for the MTT fleet focused on cargo variants consisting of 10-, 15- and 20-foot cargo bed configurations. That initial remit also specified hybrid-electric power and up to 30 kW of on-board power generation, which (to me) reads like a perfect opportunity for Mack to take its highly capable Mack MD Electric, add a compact, quiet-running 105 […]