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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...
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Deere Pursues Electric Construction Machines and Charging Infrastructure
John Deere revealed its first electric excavator, the 145 X-Tier, at CES 2023 in January and used the CONEXPO Show in March to continue showcasing its electrification...
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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 pump...
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SAE Launches New Standards Document to Rate Power of Electrified Vehicles
In late February 2023, SAE International announced the release of a standards document to provide a common testing procedure to rate the maximum power of electrified...
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HD Hyundai Envisions Future of Sustainable Energy
HD Hyundai has lofty plans for the future of hydrogen propulsion and production. At CES 2023, the company made several announcements about its vision for “Ocean Transformation,” which...
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Brunswick Launches All-Electric Marine Outboard
Brunswick Corp. made several product announcements at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The company showcased their electrification efforts for recreational boats under their Mercury Marine brand with...
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SAE International and Sustainable Mobility Solutions Recognized by White House
SAE International and its Sustainable Mobility Solutions (SMS) are making big moves, and the nation’s taking notice.
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New Holland Electric Mini-Excavator Hits Market
Contractors and municipalities in 2023 will have an electric alternative to diesel-powered small excavators.
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Blue Arc Amps up for EV Production
In June of 2020, while the world was still coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic, Spartan Motors announced that it was rebranding as The Shyft Group. Following this reorganization, Shyft announced in...
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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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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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Perkins Tackles Decarbonization of Off-Highway Machines
Decarbonization is currently one of the biggest buzzwords in the off-highway sector. OEMs around the globe are now offering and researching solutions for their customers so that they...
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ZF Introduces Complete E-Drive System for Passenger, Commercial Vehicles
ZF Group said a new e-drive system architecture that is more compact, offers greater energy density and is easily adaptable will appeal to manufacturers introducing...
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Hydrogen Shows Increased Commercial Interest
While several commercial vehicle OEMs, including Tesla and Nikola, are in the latter phase of testing battery-electric semi-tractors on the road, action in the hydrogen space continues to grow...
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Danfoss and Sany Extend Electrification of Off-Highway Machines
At Bauma 2022 in Munich, Germany, Danfoss revealed that its electrified powertrain system was driving a new electric crawler crane, the Sany SCE800TB-EV. This will be Sany’s...
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Liebherr Reveals ‘Hybrid’ CFRP Cylinders and Parallel-Pump Concept
Reducing weight from components and systems is a major trend in passenger vehicles to boost fuel efficiency and driving range.
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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.
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Scania Adapts On-Highway Diesel for New Off-Highway Engine Platform
Scania Power Solutions has launched a new engine platform designed to provide new power outputs, longer service intervals, longer base-engine operational life and reduced...
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BMW Plans Move to Structural Battery Packs and ‘46120’ Cells
The technology below the smooth skin of BMW’s i Vision Dee concept car, unveiled at CES 2023, marks a major step forward in the company’s electric-vehicle...
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CES 2023: Ram Unveils 2024 Electric Pickup Concept
Stellantis’ Ram brand is late to the ranks of full-size battery-electric pickup trucks, following the Ford F-150 Lighting EV and Rivian R1Tin 2022, GM’s Silverado EV due in fall 2023,...
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BMW Previews an HMI Future Without Dashboard Screens
The BMW i Vision Dee is an electric tease, dialed up to Las Vegas wattage for a provocative unveiling at CES 2023: A novel digital grille, wrapped with Kindle-style “E-ink” material,...
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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...
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Tula’s DMD Promises Gains in EV Efficiency
Nestled in San Jose, California just south of the San Francisco Bay, the small but mighty team at Tula Technologies continues to develop advancements for optimizing the efficiency of ICE and...
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Williams Debuts New Flexible Platform for BEVs and FCVs
Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) has unveiled its latest product, the EVR electric vehicle platform. It has been designed to provide an accelerated start to a high-performance...
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Yanmar, ELEO Announce Electrification Strategy for Off-Highway Sector
Yanmar announced its strategy for electrification of future off-road powertrain offerings at the Bauma 2022 conference in late October. During a presentation, Yanmar...
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Hyundai CE Debuts Hydrogen and Electric Excavators at Bauma 2022
The Hyundai HW155H hydrogen-powered excavator concept made its debut in late October at the Bauma expo in Munich, Germany. Hyundai Construction Equipment displayed the...
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Zeroing in on Zero-Carbon Fuels
COP27, the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference that took place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, over a two-week span in November, helped bring global attention to the need for significant reductions of...
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Liebherr Goes All in on Hydrogen Fuel
At the Bauma conference in late October, Liebherr displayed two prototype H2-fueled engines, the H964 and H966, to showcase its hydrogen-engine technology. Each prototype employed a different hydrogen...
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Kohler Doubles down on ICE Development
Kohler announced a new strategy at the Bauma 2022 expo – the company aims to transform itself from a power producer into an energy supplier. “Our business transformation is focused on providing...
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