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Truck Platooning an Evolving Pathway to Full Autonomy
“We are tantalizingly close,” a recent blog post by Pittsburgh-based Locomation asserted regarding true driverless vehicles navigating public roadways. “But the challenges that...
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Bosch’s EV Efficiency Upgrade: Continuously Variable Transmissions
As electric vehicles (EVs) move from niche offerings to mainstream roles in the product portfolios of the world’s traditional automakers, research and development to...
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Advancing the OP Engine on Three Fronts
Global demand for cleaner, more power-dense internal combustion engines (ICE) is expected to continue into the middle of this century, for a variety of vehicle applications and markets. San...
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Electric-Truck Battery Enclosures Balance Demands
Manufacturers of battery-electric commercial trucks have similar requirements for their battery enclosures as do their passenger-vehicle counterparts. Lightweight construction is very...
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Perkins Expands Power Range with New Large Engines
The timing of Perkins Engines’ North American launch of its most powerful line of electronic engines, which delivers up to 1500-kWe emergency standby power for a range of critical...
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High-voltage Hybrids
The level of electrification for medium- to heavy-duty trucks will vary based on their application. For example, a Class 8 long-haul truck that operates at cruising speed for most of its drive cycle could benefit from...
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Constellium Develops New Alloys for EV Battery Enclosures
Aluminum is the dominant material for electric vehicle (EV) battery enclosures for one simple but significant factor: lightweighting capability. All currently available long-range...
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New Holland Extends Ag Lineup with CH7.70 Combine, T6 ‘Multitasker’ Tractor
To reinforce its position as a “full-liner,” New Holland Agriculture’s focus for 2021 is to continue developing and launching new ranges, models and...
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Oshkosh Defense Selected to Assemble Next-Gen Mail Trucks
Oshkosh Defense won the long-awaited contract to manufacture the U.S. Postal Service’s next generation of postal delivery vehicles, which are expected to begin appearing on routes...
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Deere Bullish on Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel
Petroleum-based fuels long have been the industry standard for heavy equipment primarily due to the lack of acceptable, cost-effective and reliable alternatives. But with growing interest in...
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Atlis EV Pickup, Platform Targets Medium-Duty Market
Electric-vehicle (EV) startups no longer are a phenomena – and the subset of startups focused just on EV pickup trucks seems to add a new player nearly every quarter. The business plan...
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German OEMs Flex 3D Manufacturing Muscle
A chief impediment for wider adoption of additive manufacturing long has been its potential for application in high-volume and high-throughput production. But continuing process and technique...
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Mahle’s Hydrogen Focus Spans Fuel Cells, ICEs
Hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) technology is gaining momentum in the mobility sector, with substantial volume expected by 2025 to 2030, according to Dr. Marco Warth, director of corporate advanced...
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Bigger Processors, Smaller Engines
Engine designers are advancing electronic control systems to eliminate components and generate more power from smaller engines. They also are leveraging networks to integrate transmissions, global...
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Volvo CE, Norrhydro Team to ‘Revolutionize’ Digital Hydraulics
A patented, multi-chamber digital hydraulic actuator developed by Finland-based Norrhydro is set to “revolutionize machine hydraulic performance,” according to the OEM...
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Garrett Two-Stage Turbos Ramp up Off-Highway
Garrett Motion is providing its advanced turbocharging technologies for a recent launch of harvesters, combines, excavators and other agricultural equipment by a global manufacturer. Garrett did...
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Traxen ‘Trains’ AI-Based Adaptive Cruise Control for Trucks
Artificial intelligence (AI), high-definition maps, and advanced algorithms and sensors combine to enable Traxen’s intelligent adaptive cruise control (ACC) system for...
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Neste Targets Hard-To-Electrify Vehicles for Renewable Diesel
Commercial vehicles run under a wide range of operating conditions and duty cycles – not all are well-suited for battery-electric propulsion, particularly in the near term....
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CES 2021: GM Creates BrightDrop, a New Electrified Delivery and Logistics Company
During her CES 2021 keynote on January 12, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra announced the creation of a new logistics company called BrightDrop. The new...
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Allison Builds a Testing Powerhouse
Reducing product development time is among the industry’s top priorities, particularly as vehicle makers transition into an electrified future. Waiting on the environment – climate, weather, terrain...
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Time to Unlock the Potential of Digital Design Tools
Despite joint ventures and partnerships, sharing always has been a difficult action across the auto industry, given the organizational silos and inter-partner rivalries often standing in...
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New Initiatives Prep Porsche, GM for Digital-Manufacturing Transformation
The sometimes seemingly mercurial benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) movement are moving into focus for automotive manufacturing, as automakers large and small...
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Hyundai Details First EV-Dedicated Vehicle Architecture
The Hyundai Motor Group on December 1 revealed E-GMP, its first vehicle architecture dedicated for electric vehicles (EVs). The E-GMP platform is oriented around a rear-wheel-drive...
Articles Energy
Battery of Issues Surrounds Large-Vehicle Electrification
Electrification has made major inroads in light trucks and compact off-highway machines, but its adoption in long-distance trucking and many large off-highway vehicles remains more...
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Mahle Amps up Its Electrification R&D
Best known for pistons and other reciprocating components inside internal combustion engines (ICE), Stuttgart-based Tier 1 Mahle claims it’s keeping the R&D throttle wide open to cement its role...
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Cummins Unveils EPA-Compliant 2021 Heavy-Duty Diesels
Cummins reserved its first virtual press event since the pandemic onset to reveal details of its EPA 2021 emissions-compliant X12 and X15 Performance Series engines. Built upon the...
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Ford Expands EV Lineup with E-Transit Cargo Van
Ford revealed on November 12 its next fully electric vehicle (EV), the 2022 E-Transit cargo van, with the automaker’s new president and CEO Jim Farley stating, “The transition of fleet...
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Battery Show Teems with All Things Rechargeable
Although electric vehicles (EVs) currently comprise less than 2% of the U.S. light-vehicle market, the transportation sector is bursting with established companies and startup enterprises...
Articles Energy
Volkswagen Readies Its ‘People’s’ EV
The parallels between Volkswagen’s 2021 ID.4 electric vehicle (EV) and the brand’s icon, the Beetle, are unmistakable – particularly the rear-mounted powerplant driving the rear wheels. Some...
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