Production is expected to begin later this year on the new Allison Transmission H 3000 hybrid-propulsion system for commercial vehicles. The new product for medium- and heavy-duty trucks in distribution, refuse, utility and shuttle applications is a fully automatic parallel hybrid-propulsion system based on the Allison 3000 Series transmission. Matched with hybrid system components, including a motor-generator, power electronics and lithium-ion cell battery packs, the H 3000 can be tailored to a specific vehicle or duty cycle. The design features a torque converter fully automatic transmission and the hybrid motor-generator.