Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Toyota Motor North America and Kenworth Truck Company announced they have proven the capabilities of their jointly designed heavy-duty, Class 8 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) as a potential zero-emissions replacement of diesel-powered trucks with the completion of their operations in the Zero- and Near-Zero Emissions Freight Facilities (ZANZEFF) (..)

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Kenworth Toyota North America Fuel 98

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2017

Kenworth continues its advancements on low/zero emission projects focused on Kenworth T680 day cabs for drayage tractor operation in Southern California ports, which are backed by $9 million in government grants awarded last August. Kenworth T680 Hybrid-Electric Tractor with CNG. A third project received $4.8

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Kenworth Hydrogen Los Angeles Hybrid 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

Kenworth will now offer the Maxwell Technologies ultracapacitor-based Engine Start Module (ESM) ( earlier post ) as a factory-installed option on new Kenworth T680 and T880 trucks. Kenworth dealers have offered the ESM as an aftermarket solution since 2011. The ESM replaces one Group 31 format battery in the truck.

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Kenworth Installation Engine North America 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a wide variety of OEM truck makers, the new fuel cell electric system in the latest prototypes has been adapted to a Kenworth T680 chassis. Converting the drayage trucks that currently serve these ports to electric drivetrains would move us closer to that goal. Port fleet rollout.

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Los Angeles Kenworth Long Beach Toyota 546

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

PACCAR is collaborating with Faith Technologies and Schneider Electric to provide a charging infrastructure package solution for customers that purchase battery electric Kenworth and Peterbilt heavy- and medium-duty trucks in the United States and Canada. PACCAR electric charger with Kenworth K270E and Peterbilt Model 220EV trucks.

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Peterbilt Kenworth Canada Market 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

The large-scale, multiyear demonstration is designed to assess the operational and technical feasibility of the vehicles in a heavy-duty setting, as well as to expand infrastructure to support hydrogen throughout the region. —Kevin Baney, Kenworth General Manager and PACCAR Vice President. million.

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Los Angeles Hydrogen Toyota Kenworth 397

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Schneider Electric reinforced its partnership with PACCAR, which is receiving a $33-million matching grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to continue the development of its Class 8 Kenworth and Peterbilt battery electric and fuel cell vehicles, along with its vehicle charging stations, for the SuperTruck 3 project. Earlier post.)

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Peterbilt Kenworth Grant Electric 345

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In January 2021, PACCAR announced a strategic alliance with Aurora to develop, test and commercialize autonomous Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. The Aurora Driver was designed to operate any vehicle type, from a sedan to a Class 8 truck. —Sterling Anderson, Aurora chief product officer. Earlier post.)

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Commercial Peterbilt Kenworth Dallas 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

The Zero and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facilities project—proposed with support from Toyota, Kenworth, and Shell—provides a large-scale “shore-to-store” plan and a hydrogen fuel-cell-electric technology framework for freight facilities to structure operations for future goods movement.

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Los Angeles Hydrogen Kenworth Emissions 257

Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

Marshall County, Mississippi, is the future site of a planned joint venture of Accelera, the zero-emissions segment of Cummins; Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks ; and US commercial truck maker PACCAR , which produces diesel and electric models under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF brands.

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Mississippi Peterbilt Kenworth Batteries 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2017

Chart and Ground Force Worldwide (GFW) have launched of the first dual LNG/diesel fueling truck, designed and built for a large rock quarry customer in Florida. The truck is based on a Kenworth T800 and Chart’s Orca unit, which celebrates its 21 st birthday this year.

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Diesel Kenworth Fuel Florida 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

By the end of 2021, we expect to have designed, built, and begun testing an initial fleet of these Siennas near our areas of development, including the Aurora Test Site Network. In January, PACCAR and Aurora signed a global, strategic agreement to develop, test and commercialize autonomous Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. Earlier post.).

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Toyota Global Peterbilt Kenworth 170

Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

EVE will serve as a “technology partner,” and “contribute its industry-leading battery cell design and manufacturing expertise to the future cell manufacturing plant.” The JV announced plans to open its new battery plant in Marshall County, Mississippi.

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Mississippi Batteries Battery North America 97

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier FedEx Freight has purchased more than 100 Class 8 CNG tractors from Paccar units Kenworth and Peterbilt, and has installed a CNG fueling station to serve the new CNG fleet at its Oklahoma City Service Center.

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Oklahoma City Oklahoma Peterbilt Kenworth 150

Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The joint venture between Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck, and PACCAR – which manufactures light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates – was announced in September 2023. It’s going to bring its battery cell design and “manufacturing know-how” to the table.

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Mississippi North America Batteries Battery 98

Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

The coils would then send power “up” to receiver coils attached to the underside of an EV to test how well a patent-pending in-road charging system designed by Purdue engineers can provide power to a heavy duty electric truck traveling at highway speeds. Image by Consensus Digital Media.

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Indiana Charging Kenworth Mississippi 52

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The stations, which will be built in Waco, Amarillo, Harrold, Sweetwater, Weatherford, Kerrville and Midland, will initially fuel forty new Class-8 Kenworth and Peterbilt CNG sleeper trucks, a number that will double over the course of the agreement. million miles per year, servicing routes throughout Texas.

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America Building Peterbilt Kenworth 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The study team also includes partners at The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) and PACCAR/Kenworth. This flexibility supports resiliency, which is an essential component of the design being studied to ensure that the system could help to support port operations during an extreme event that causes disruption to the grid.

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Seattle Hydrogen Renewable Fuel 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Designed for linehaul applications, Endurant weighs up to 105 pounds less than competitive automated manual transmissions (AMTs). Endurant was designed, engineered and created from a clean sheet to be an automated transmission, not simply an update to an AMT, allowing us to optimize the transmission’s weight, dimensions and features.

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Eaton Maintenance Peterbilt Kenworth 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

Adding to the US certification, Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government has certified the Westport GX engine in compliance with the Australian Design Rules (ADR) 80/03, which takes effect for all heavy-duty truck models starting January 2011.

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2010 EPA Engine Peterbilt 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

division, maker of the Delo brand of heavy duty engine oils, lubricants and coolants, unveiled a new category of heavy duty motor oil designed to address the growth of severe duty applications in on- and off-highway markets. Chevron Products Company, a Chevron USA Inc.

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Chevron Fuel Economy Oil Economy 210

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motor Company will expanding their alternative fuel line-up by offering the Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy duty natural gas engine ( earlier post ) for use in regional haul, vocational and refuse markets. —Michelle Harry, Kenworth natural gas vehicle marketing manager. The T680 and Model 579.

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Kenworth Peterbilt Gas Engine 291

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

Kenworth T680 Advantage. At the Mid-America Trucking show, PACCAR companies Kenworth and Peterbilt introduced more fuel efficient version of their heavy-duty models: the Kenworth T680 Advantage and the Peterbilt Model 579 with EPIQ package. —Kevin Baney, Kenworth chief engineer. Kenworth T680 Advantage.

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Kenworth Peterbilt Eaton Fuel 275

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Research at the lab will involve Eaton’s hybrid electric drive business group and WMU researchers in the University’s Center for Advanced Vehicle Design and Simulation— CAViDS. Eaton hybrid power systems have accumulated more than 30 million miles of road-tested service around the world. TARDEC); and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. .;

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Eaton Michigan Universal Commercial 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2010

In construction of the new manufacturing facility, CPI will utilize power management technology from Eaton, including electrical components designed for energy efficiency. —Dimitri Kazarinoff, vice president and general manager for Eaton’s Hybrid Power Systems Division. near Kalamazoo.

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Eaton Power Powered Hybrid 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced up to $205 million in grants for projects designed to accelerate the adoption of clean freight technologies and reduce air pollution caused by the movement of goods throughout the state. Partner match: $6.3

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Clean Cleaning Transportation San Francisco 191

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2012

To make the Energy Commission’s buy-down program as efficient and simple as possible, the incentive reservations are awarded in blocks to vehicle manufacturers or their designated dealers. Kenworth is the original equipment manufacturer of the vehicles. The incentives are passed on to the individual buyers at the point of sale.

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California Gas Power Powered 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2009

The vehicles under evaluation include a parallel hybrid electric diesel collector from Mack Trucks (a Volvo Group subsidiary); a series-hybrid and an hydraulic parallel hybrid collector ( earlier post ) from Crane Carrier; and the Kenworth T370 diesel-electric hybrid (for the rack truck). The T370 Class 7 is powered by the PACCAR 6.7-liter

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New York City New York Hybrid Kenworth 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Manufactured by Kenworth, the LNG tractors are powered by Westport HD Systems and initially will pull trailers on a transit lane linking Ontario, Calif., Clean Energy will design, build, own and operate the station. UPS has purchased another 48 heavy tractor trucks equipped to run on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). and Las Vegas, Nev.,

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Las Vegas Fleet Kenworth United Kingdom 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2016

This is the first large-scale demonstration of zero-emission Class 8 trucks that involves major manufacturers, including BYD, Kenworth, Peterbilt (both Paccar companies) and Volvo. The State of California is awarding $23.6 Volvo will be deploying a plug-in hybrid electric diesel truck under the Mack brand.

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Peterbilt Kenworth California BYD 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Once the baseline truck and engine was determined (Volvo D13 (2010 emissions), Kenworth T600, 10-speed manual transmission), two simulation models were used to allow the evaluation of various packages: GT-POWER for engine cycle simulation and RAPTOR to model the vehicle, including the transmission and driveline. operational measures.

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2017 Fuel T600 Diesel 281

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

announced a long-term supply agreement with PACCAR, the manufacturer of light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates, to provide battery packs, modules and battery management systems (BMS) for PACCAR’s battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Romeo Power, Inc. Working voltage is up to 1000V.

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Peterbilt Supplies Kenworth Power 221

Green Cars News

JUNE 1, 2009

The vehicles include the Mack TerraPro Low Entry model, which is the first parallel hybrid electric diesel truck in the USA that has been designed for Class 8 heavy duty applications. Finally, the Kenworth T370 diesel-electric hybrid is the first medium-duty hybrid truck to enter service.

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Waste New York City Green New York 36

Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

That program has put more than $1 billion to alternative fuel and vehicle technology projects designed to improve public health while bringing both environmental and economic benefits to communities throughout the state. Those sentiments were echoed by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria. The Peterbilt 579EV trucks have an 82,000 lb.

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Mexico San Diego Peterbilt Kenworth 52

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Contemporary Design/Comfortable Interior Design-wise, the CR-V e:FCEV and the CR-V Hybrid are similar. The cockpit design is similar to the CR-V Hybrid with a 10.2-inch while its rival Toyota has demonstrated the 300-mile range truck in a joint project with Kenworth. inch digital vehicle information screen and a 9.0-inch

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Honda Hydrogen Plug-in Hybrid 70

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Core to the approach is a patented injector with a dual-concentric needle design. Unique concentric dual-needle design with electro-hydraulic actuation and control. Proprietary on-engine gas fuel conditioning module: Designed for more precise pressure control for even lower engine emissions and better fuel economy.

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Gas Diesel Fuel Economy Engine 220

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Nikola has started building its fuel cell electric trucks Using Toyota’s fuel cell technology , Kenworth plans to begin full-scale production of Class 8 T680 hydrogen electric vehicles in 2025 , and the first of these zero-emission on-highway trucks will hit the road in 2024. Therefore, more fuel cell trucks will hum on American roads soon.

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Hydrogen Fuel South Korea Kenworth 61