Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Motiv Power Systems launches next-generation electric vehicles April 27, 2023 Motiv Power Systems is launching its next generation of all-electric medium-duty trucks, featuring several upgrades for fleets. A motor and controller co-developed with Nidec offers Class…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Carrier Transicold offers new engineless truck refrigeration units April 14, 2023 Carrier Transicold is bringing to market two engineless truck refrigeration units (TRUs) for local and regional deliveries of temperature-controlled products such as groceries and pharmaceuticals. The…
Engines/Drivetrains ZF begins producing CeTrax lite electric driveline April 14, 2023 ZF says it has begun producing its CeTrax lite electric central driveline for light zero-emissions commercial vehicles. Isuzu is the first truck maker to deploy the…
Engines/Drivetrains, Software Webasto launches two new EV chargers April 3, 2023 Webasto Charging Systems has introduced two new wall chargers for electric vehicles, including commercial trucks. They include the TurboConnect charger, featuring integration with the Webasto ChargeConnect…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks ZF OnTraX lane keeping makes N.A. debut with Paccar February 22, 2023 ZF is bringing its OnTraX lane keeping assist technology to the North American market in Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks built beginning this year. It’s the first…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Volvo offering Gilbarco Veeder-Root EV chargers February 16, 2023 Volvo Trucks North America has added Gilbarco Veeder-Root electric vehicle chargers to its Vendor Direct Shipping program. This allows customers to order EV chargers directly from…
Engines/Drivetrains Cummins to introduce X10 for medium- and heavy-duty applications February 15, 2023 Cummins has announced that in 2026 it will offer in North America the X10 fuel-agnostic engine, which will replace the L9 and X12 designs, serving both…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Mack partners with Heliox, Gilbarco on EV chargers February 14, 2023 Mack Trucks has partnered with Heliox and Gilbarco Veeder-Root to provide battery-electric truck chargers to customers. “This is another terrific example of Mack offering the total…
Engines/Drivetrains, Trucks Fontaine retrofitting work trucks to electric power December 5, 2022 Optimal EV and Fontaine Modification Work Truck & EV Solutions are now offering to repower gas or diesel trucks to zero emissions…
Engines/Drivetrains Volvo Trucks unveils eAxle during IAA show September 19, 2022 Volvo Trucks has taken another step toward longer ranges for electric vehicles, unveiling a fully electric rear axle at the IAA truck show in Hannover, Germany. The eAxle design integrates…
Engines/Drivetrains Paccar to offer Cummins X15N natural gas engine August 18, 2022 Cummins X15N natural gas engines, which deliver 500 hp, will now be available in Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. When running on renewable natural gas, also known as RNG or…
Engines/Drivetrains New transmissions available for heavy-hauling Kenworths August 15, 2022 Paccar TX-18 and TX-18 Pro automated transmissions can now be ordered on Kenworth’s Class 8 heavy on-highway and select off-highway vocational trucks. The 18-speed transmissions build on the Paccar TX-12,…
Engines/Drivetrains Eaton introduces 48-volt catalyst heater June 2, 2022 Eaton’s eMobility business has come out with a 48-volt programmable power electronics control unit for electrically heated catalysts. The control unit rapidly heats up the exhaust…
Engines/Drivetrains Volvo I-Shift now comes with dual PTO June 1, 2022 Volvo’s I-Shift automated manual transmission now offers a dual power take-off (PTO), incorporating two independently clutched DIN 5462 drives, or one SAE 1410 flange and one DIN 5462 drive,…
Engines/Drivetrains Volvo I-Torque combining fuel economy, performance March 18, 2022 Volvo’s D13 Turbo Compound engines are now available with the optional I-Torque – combining the I-Shift transmission with overdrive features, an adaptive gear shift strategy, a new map-based version…