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schematic of the Kobelco series hybrid excavator; the first prototype of this 6-t configuration was developed in 2007 with a claimed in [123] to cut fuel consumption by 40% or more and reporting results of the verification test on the efficiency of the hybrid excavator in different working cycle operations [124, 125]. As showed in Figure 12 in the hybrid solution proposed by Kobelco, each hydraulic is driven by an electric motor. This solution increases efficiency but the production cost is higher. Figure 9. Schematic of the John Deere 644K hybrid wheel loader [120]. Figure 10. Series-parallel hybrid configuration of a Merlo working vehicle [106]. Trends and Hybridization Factor for Heavy-Duty Working Vehicles http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.68296 19