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Orbis Says HaloDrive Axial-Flux Motor Available for In-Wheel, Other Uses

After years of development, Orbis Electric is introducing its HaloDrive axial flux e-motor /generator that it says is “slimmer, lighter, lower cost and more...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Lyten Says 3D Graphene Could Disrupt Racing, Automotive and Space

Lyten is best-known as the developer of next-gen lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery technology. But new work on 3D Graphene means Lyten is branching out into motorsports with...

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Technical Innovation
Motion Control

Schaeffler Optimizes Rolling Bearings for Hydraulic and Axle Drives

Rolling bearings with optimized friction and performance characteristics can have a significant influence on reducing the power loss, design envelope and weight of...

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AR/AI

Solving Problems and Seeking Big Ideas for Commercial Vehicles

Advancing technology to solve challenges involving regulation, compliance, autonomy, electrification, combustion engines and other areas is an obvious focus of SAE...

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Technical Innovation
Manned Systems

Clarios Brings AI to Idle Management for Heavy Trucks

The predominant low-voltage battery maker Clarios today announced that IdleLess, a sensor-and-AI-driven system for heavy-duty trucks that it says can save up to $3,300 per year per...

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Technical Innovation
Regulations/Standards

Maintaining Protection for Next-Gen HD Engine Lubricants

The American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Proposed Category 12 (PC-12) is currently under development. A target first license date has been set for January 2027, and industry...

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Propulsion

2025 Toyota 4Runner: Capable Across the Lineup

The sixth-generation 4Runner, Toyota’s serious and accessible off-roader, is built at the Tahara Plant in Japan. That’s important because Tahara is also where Toyota builds the Land...

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Road Ready
Green Design & Manufacturing

Suppliers Prepare for a Drop in EV Market Share

The already unsteady transition from fossil fuels to electrification is about to get bumpier. Just days after it became clear that Americans would be welcoming a new Republican White House...

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Technical Innovation
Power

Study: Excessive Real-World NOx Emissions from HD Diesel Pickups

An eight-year study of in-use emissions from heavy-duty diesel pickups in Colorado and Virginia showed those vehicles to be emitting oxides of nitrogen (NOx) far in excess of...

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Power

SwRI Rolls out Hydrogen Demonstration Truck

For decades, the running joke around hydrogen being a viable fuel for commercial trucks has been that its “ten years away from being ten years away.” Though H2-fueled rigs operating at scale...

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Power

Inside the Quiet, Never-Ending Battle over Automotive Refrigerants

According to its manufacturer, Chemours, use of R-1234yf has grown so much since the refrigerant replaced the long-established R-134a that it’s now used in 95% of new...

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Technical Innovation
Power

Donaldson Filters Keep Fuel Cells Clean

One of the advantages of the internal combustion engine is that it can function with relatively simple intake air filtration. Provided that dust is kept out, air entering the engine can ensure that...

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Energy

GM EVs Will Soon Provide V2H Backup Power During Blackouts

General Motors is following Ford into the home power business, using EVs to provide backup power during electric outages.

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Test & Measurement

Cummins Cylinder Deactivation Saves on Fuel and Emissions

Cylinder deactivation has become increasingly common across various types of commercial on-road ICE powertrains to meet the upcoming North American (EPA 27) and Europe (Euro 7)...

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Energy

Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate

A new battery formulation captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and converts it into a solid form that has the potential to be used in other products. Read on to learn more.

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Original Equipment
Connectivity

JCB Re-Enters North American Paving Market

JCB introduced two new tandem-roller compaction machines to the North American market at the Pave/X 2024 show in San Antonio, Texas, in late January. The CT160 and CT260 are designed for ease of...

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Q&A
Power

Renewable Diesel Offers Drop-In Solution for Decarbonization

Renewable diesel fuels represent an opportunity to decarbonize on- and off-highway diesel ICE vehicles with a minimal investment in infrastructure and little to no disruption of...

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Energy

Westport Awarded LNG Development Program

Westport Fuel Systems announced that it has been awarded a development program by a global heavy truck manufacturer to adapt its LNG HPDI fuel system to meet Euro 7 emissions requirements for...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Hydrogen ICE Is Heating Up

In the past three months, at least four major announcements have detailed the kickstart of development programs or real-world demonstrations of hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines (ICE). As OEMs and...

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Power

Schaeffler Promotes E-Motor Manufacturing Flexibility

Global auto supplier Schaeffler Group has a message for the EV motor market: the company is capable of building custom solutions for many different EV drivelines and use cases. And it...

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Power

Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class Updates VISION EQXX Tech for a 466-Mile EV

Over ten years ago, Volkswagen built a small number of ultra-efficient ICE-powered vehicles called XL1. VW never put these sleek teardrops into mass production, but...

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Energy

Fuels to Transition the Global Legacy Fleet

Put the promise of mass vehicle electrification and its myriad challenges aside for a moment, and consider: What if most IC-engine vehicle owners don’t switch to EVs as the industry and...

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Regulations/Standards

Europe’s Dust Buster

In a proposal submitted in November of 2022, the European Commission detailed its new Euro 7 vehicle emissions standard, which is widely expected to be approved by the European Parliament and Council and begin...

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Power

Europe Steps Back from 2035 ICE Ban

In a surprising move that paves the way for the European Union’s adoption of a mandate to eliminate vehicle CO2 emissions, on March 25 the EU reached an agreement with Germany to step back from a...

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Articles
Aerospace

E-Fueling for the Future

Synthetic and bio-based liquid “e-fuels” have in various forms enjoyed fits and starts of industry attention and R&D investment in recent years, but got the most significant boost ever in March 2023 when a...

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Software

BMW Takes Multi-Modal Route to Manufacturing

BMW’s Munich factory remains the fertile root of a century of manufacturing, including its first R32 motorcycle in 1923. But the Bavarian automaker’s oldest assembly site is transforming...

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Original Equipment
Power

CNH Introduces Battery-Electric, Autonomous-Ready Tractor

CNH Industrial recently introduced what it says is the world’s first autonomous-ready, battery-electric light utility tractor at its Tech Day in Phoenix, Arizona. The New Holland...

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Test & Measurement

Advances in Virtual Powertrain Development

Powertrain engineers have various tools at their disposal to develop new technologies — empirical modeling, component simulation, multi-system environments and physical testing chief among them....

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Articles
Power

Quicker Pathways to Reduce Transportation’s Climate Impact

Current U.S. energy policies are laser-focused on addressing climate change – as they should be. Meanwhile, 2022’s soaring gasoline prices show that U.S. dependence on...

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