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Freightliner Unveils Latest Cascadia Class 8 Truck
Freightliner has unveiled the fifth generation of its Cascadia Class 8 truck. The new version is scheduled to begin production mid-2025 and reportedly offers new advanced safety features,...
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ZF CubiX Lays out One Future for Chassis Design
What can we expect from the chassis of the future? That was the question posed by ZF at a recent event staged at its UK Hub, a center for R&D into control, materials, mechatronics,...
News Energy
Shell’s Starship 3.0 NG Shines a Bright Light on Efficient Powertrain and Aero Tech
Innovation often comes a piece at a time, but what happens when you put all those pieces together at once? That is precisely the question Shell is...
News Energy
Liebherr Reveals Towering Battery-Electric Haul Truck
Liebherr and Fortescue unveiled their first autonomous battery-electric T 264 haul truck at MINExpo 2024, garnering a steady stream of attendees eyeing and climbing on the giant...
News 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...
News Test & Measurement
China Aims New EV Coolant Regulation at Battery Safety
A new regulation from China’s central government aims to reduce the electrical conductivity of fluids that help heat and cool EV propulsion systems. Document GB 29743.2, currently in...
News Power
Komatsu Employs “Slick” Battery Swapping for Underground LHD
Komatsu introduced its first battery-electric load-haul-dump (LHD) machine, the WX04B, at the MINExpo tradeshow in September. The WX04B is designed specifically for narrow...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
MTA Expands Wireless Communication, EV Tech for Trucks
Automotive electrical and electronics manufacturer MTA attended IAA Transportation for the first time, demonstrating its new range of wireless communication technologies for the truck...
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Sensata’s Sensors Aid Blind Spot Monitoring for Tractor-Trailers
Sensata Technologies’ booth at this year’s IAA Transportation tradeshow included two of the company’s Precor radar sensors. The PreView STA79 is a heavy-duty vehicle...
News Power
Honda Pioneering New Manufacturing Tech for Zero Electrified Platform
Honda has long been at the cutting edge of mobility and tech, with everything from the Asimo robot of 20 years ago to plans for reusable rockets to launch lightweight...
INSIDER Power
Factorial’s Solid-State B-Samples Send a Message
Earlier this year, Factorial Energy CEO Siyu Huang told SAE Media her company was “very committed” to bringing solid-state battery technology to the market sooner than basically anyone...
News Connectivity
Battery Analysis Pioneer: North America Has Five Years to Catch China
North American automakers and EV battery firms have five years to erase China’s dominance in technology and manufacturing or they may face the reality of buying...
News Energy
CATL Expands Battery Range for Heavy-Duty Trucks and Buses
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd.) completed the launch of its TECTRANS battery system for the commercial transport sector at IAA...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
New Fluids Coming for EV Thermal Management
Managing the heating and cooling of electric vehicle propulsion systems may seem to be an easy task compared with combustion engines. After all, ICEs run much hotter — the thermal optimum for a...
Q&A Propulsion
Shell Details Upcoming Engine-Oil Developments
Shell Rotella hosted journalists at the National Tractor Pulling Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio, in August, where the company was sponsoring tractors run by Koester Racing in the...
News Energy
Cox Automotive's One-Stop Shop for Repairing, Recycling EV Batteries
At Cox Automotive’s EV Battery Solutions center in Oklahoma City, the conglomerate most famous for its KBB, Autotrader and Manheim auction brands, has become a go-to...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Cutting-Edge Drone Killer Radio Wave Weapon Developing at Pace
Delivered by Team Hersa, the Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon can detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea. The system uses radio waves to disrupt or damage critical electronic components inside enemy platforms, such as drones, causing them to stop in their tracks or fall out of the sky. Read on to learn more.
Articles Power
How High-Reliability Capacitors Support Electrical Power in Military Vehicles
This article explores the rise of electrification in military applications, the enabling role of high-reliability power supplies and converters, and how capacitors are meeting the rigorous requirements of modern electrified land systems. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
Examining EV Battery Thermal Management
In this article, we'll discuss how modeling and simulation can be used to facilitate the design of thermal management systems for EV batteries – from the cell scale up. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
A New Way to Enhance Durability of Lithium Batteries
Researchers have been developing batteries with higher energy storage density, and thus, longer driving range. Other goals include shorter charging times, greater tolerance to low temperatures, and safer operation. One of the more promising such batteries has a lithium-containing cathode supplemented with nickel, manganese, and cobalt (NMC). Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
Algorithms to Enhance Reliability of Electric Vehicle Charging
American drivers have long been accustomed to quickly filling up at a gas station with plenty of fuel available, and electric vehicle drivers want their pit stops to mimic this experience. Researchers are working to make EV charging more resilient. Read on to learn more about it.
Articles Test & Measurement
Enhancing EV Battery Design with Advanced Testing
This article explores how advanced testing using end-to-end EV battery test systems can improve the quality and performance of EV battery designs. Read on to learn more.
Technology Report Propulsion
Off-Highway Hybrids Are Entering Prime Time
Vocational off-highway vehicles are piling on the miles with power provided by an internal combustion engine (ICE) with additional hybrid technology. “We often get asked the question,...
Technology Report Unmanned Systems
Cybersecurity Expert Says Crowdstrike and CDK Global Incidents Serve as Wake-Up Calls
When cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike’s platform went down in July, it became the most significant outage in the history of information technology,...
Original Equipment Mechanical & Fluid Systems
HD Hyundai Rolls out a Slew of New Machines
HD Hyundai recently announced several new additions to its portfolio of off-highway machines. The expansion includes the HD100 dozer, the HX355A excavator, and a quartet of new models for its...
Articles Connectivity
Brownout for Commercial-Vehicle Electrification?
The high cost of batteries to electrify on-road commercial vehicles is one thing. But some connected with or studying electrification for the CV sector now are concerned that the cost of...
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
Sinonus Carbon-Fiber Structural Batteries Would Reduce Weight While Adding Range
Carbon-fiber structural batteries are not entirely new, but now Sinonus, a company spun out of Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden, is further...
News Electronics & Computers
Valeo Moves to Support the Progression to Electrified Vehicles
Whether it’s reinventing the vehicle cabin, repackaging power products, or writing new software code, Valeo is focused on smarter mobility technologies. “When you put it...
Original Equipment Energy
Case Launches ‘Industry First’ Electric Backhoe Loader
Case Construction Equipment launched its first electric vehicle (EV) products last year – the CX15EV mini excavator and the SL22EV small articulated loader – and the company...
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