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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,...
News Power
Battery Chemistries for Construction EVs
The success of electric vehicles in the construction industry will largely be determined by battery prices being low enough that the total cost of ownership is cheaper than diesel alternatives....
News Connectivity
Liebherr Deploys Autonomous Mining Truck Fleet
Liebherr’s mining division has announced that it will be conducting onsite validation tests of its autonomous T 264 mining trucks. The validation testing reportedly will take place later...
News Power
Mercedes-Benz Details All-New Platform for EV Vans
Mercedes-Benz has revealed its electrification strategy for its commercial and private van lineup. SAE Media was in attendance for the company’s online presentation in May that...
Articles Power
Volta’s Electric Truck Is U.S. Bound
Volta Trucks has been operating its all-electric Volta Zero delivery trucks in Europe for three years. Now, the map is expanding. Fleet operators soon will be able to get behind the wheel of a...
News Connectivity
Volkswagen Plants Autonomous-Testing Flag in Austin
Volkswagen Group of America announced on July 6 that it would launch an autonomous test fleet of ID.Buzz EVs in Austin, Texas. The company said that the three-year program would...
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Mercedes-Benz Goes Long with EActros 600 Electric Truck
Mercedes-Benz has revealed new details about its eActros 600 long-distance electric truck. The eActros 600 is intended specifically for long-haul use and will serve as the eventual...
Original Equipment Transportation
REE Unveils P7-C Chassis Cab at ACT Expo
As a company focused on offering modular answers to the world’s mobility questions, REE knows the value of being flexible. That’s why the new P7-C chassis cab fills a gap in REE’s...
Editorial Manned Systems
A Diversified Path for Sustainable Fleets
More than 12,000 people attended the 2023 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Anaheim, Calif., in May. Attendees heard a multitude of viewpoints offered by experts from...
Articles Energy
Hydrogen Storage in a Box!
Until recently, there was only one practical solution for storing gaseous hydrogen for onboard vehicle use: the cylindrical storage tank. Spiral-wound, carbon fiber cylinders are the proven form factor for...
News Energy
Hyundai’s Fuel-Cell Dreams Remain Xcient
Hyundai’s fuel-cell truck fleet is growing. The company is about to bring a fleet of hydrogen-powered 6x4 Xcient Fuel Cell Class 8 tractors to the U.S. It displayed one of the large cabs at...
Technical Innovation Power
ZF Premieres AxTrax 2 Electric Axle Platform at ACT Expo
ZF unveiled its all-new AxTrax 2 electric axle platform at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Anaheim, California. The fully integrated and modular e-powertrain...
Editorial Manned Systems
Autonomous Trucking Hits Rocky Road
Within a four-week stretch – from roughly mid-February to mid-March – a steady stream of autonomous-trucking news hit. A quick summary: As several startups in the autonomous-truck development...
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
Hydrogen Lightens the Load for Heavy Trucks
Hydrogen propulsion continues to gain traction as a solution for the decarbonization of medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Numerous OEMs are currently testing and demonstrating H2 trucks on public...
Technical Innovation Propulsion
Danfoss Targets Excavators with New Digital-Hydraulics System
Danfoss Power Solutions claims to increase the productivity of excavators while reducing their fuel consumption by up to 15% by swapping out the machine’s main hydraulic...
Articles Connectivity
Increasing Connectivity in Construction
Wouldn’t it be great if the entire jobsite – the general contractor, subcontractors, designers, owners, equipment vendors and material suppliers – were all working in sync with the data that...
News Energy
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...
Editorial Regulations/Standards
Response to More-Rigid NOx and GHG Regs
The new low-NOx standards are part of the EPA’s Clean Trucks Plan that also includes “Phase 3” greenhouse gas standards for HD vehicles beginning in MY 2027.
News RF & Microwave Electronics
AV Life After Argo AI
The recent shuttering of Argo AI, one of the autonomous-vehicle industry’s leading tech companies, by Ford and Volkswagen might come as a surprise to commuters in San Francisco and in Phoenix, Arizona. Those who...
Articles Green Design & Manufacturing
Navistar’s ‘Ground Up’ Approach to All-New Diesel Engine
Though electrification has taken center stage for the commercial trucking industry, diesel ICE powertrains will continue to serve as the preferred propulsion system of many...
News Manned Systems
Are You Prepared for Scope 3?
Suppliers’ heads keep spinning. If the challenges of inflation, energy costs, logistics and labor scarcity weren’t enough chaos, here comes another hurdle: The ongoing push for de-carbonization —...
News Power
Hub-Motoring in Lordstown’s Novel Endurance
“It’s been exciting to create a new vehicle from the ground up,” Chi Yip, Lordstown Motors’ director of vehicle integration, asserted from the passenger seat, as we accelerated onto...
News Connectivity
Going the Last Mile
Pizza is a subject that puts a smile on most faces but for Matteo Del Sorbo, the delight extends far beyond the actual pie.
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
ZF, Freudenberg Developing Integrated Fuel-Cell and E-Drive System
Although there were new commercial vehicles on display at this year’s IAA Transportation staged at the Hanover Messe Fairground in Germany, it was electric drive...
News Connectivity
May Mobility Starts ADA-Compliant AV Transit for Rural Area
Automated-driving system developer May Mobility confirmed in late September that it launched what it called the first public-transit project to deploy American Disability Act...
Briefs Manned Systems
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress
Two key limitations that Navy surface ships currently have in defending themselves against ASCMs and ASBMs are limited depth of magazine and unfavorable cost exchange ratios.
News Sensors/Data Acquisition
SAE International Extends Call for Abstracts, Seeks Submissions for AeroTech Conference
Engineering Events staff at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, have extended the call for abstracts through September 21 for the...
Editorial Unmanned Systems
Platooning Still Promising for Trucking
There is “no business case” for platooning, or the electronic coupling of two or more trucks in close formation. That was the assessment of Daimler Trucks in 2019 when it decided to pause its...
Technical Innovation Connectivity
Hyliion, Cummins Collaborate on Electric and NG Range-Extender
A recent market report found that nearly 85% of the almost 250 U.S.-based transportation fleets surveyed plan to grow their use of clean-vehicle technologies over the next...
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Army Launches M1E3 Tank Development, Cancels M1 Abrams Upgrade Program -...
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Air Force Awards JetZero $235 Million to Develop Blended Wing Body Demonstrator...
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Air Force to Buy Archer eVTOL Under New Contracts - Mobility Engineering...
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DoD's First Electric Aircraft Charging Station is a BETA Supercharger -...
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Leveraging Electronics Digital Twins on AWS to Accelerate...
Defense
Choosing a Silicone for Operation in Harsh Thermal Environments
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A Guide to Unlocking Precision and Efficiency with 3D Scanning...
Electronics & Computers
Introduction to the Integration of Electronics Switching and...
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Miniaturized Solutions for Battery Development
