Denali National Park and Preserve.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: Inside Alaska Business

Denali National Park and Preserve has taken delivery of its first two hydraulic hybrid vehicles from Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids. The shuttle buses, one a Chevrolet model and the other Freightliner, will transport park visitors along the fourteen-mile paved section of the scenic ninety-two-mile long Denali Park Road at the entrance to the park.

The system from Lightning Hybrids is a patented, parallel hydraulic hybrid system that has no electric batteries. Instead, it applies a...