Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2022

PACCAR will work with Cummins to offer the new Cummins X15N natural gas engine ( earlier post ) in Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. The X15N is the first natural gas engine to be designed specifically for heavy-duty truck applications with up to 500 horsepower output.

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Peterbilt Kenworth Gas Engine 459

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

The industry-first Class-6 International brand armored truck was the first delivery from the company’s newly expanded Dixon, California hybrid and electric vehicle center of excellence. With the modernized trucks, engine idling is eliminated entirely by operating in all-electric mode during stop-and-go operations.

PHEV 170

PHEV Range Peterbilt Gas-Electric 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2022

with a Peterbilt Model 579EV; NFI with a Volvo VNR Electric; and Penske with a Freightliner eCascadia. Regional haul tractors return to base daily giving fleets confidence about making investments in charging infrastructure. Batteries are expensive and heavy so fleets can reduce the up-front cost by taking actions to extend the range.

Peterbilt 170

Peterbilt Miles All-Electric Fleet 170

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The Purdue-led NEXTCAR project team also includes Cummins, Peterbilt Motors Company, ZF TRW, the University of Arizona and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Our first truck platooning system is coming to market in 2017. —Michael Palmer, Peloton’s director of research.

Peterbilt 150

Peterbilt Fuel Connect Connected 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2009

Eaton Corporation has established a program to assist diesel truck fleet owners in applying for the $156 million in grants for diesel hybrid trucks that are available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Fleets are able to purchase multiple trucks.

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Eaton Grant Fleet Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

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. Endurant will be paired with the Cummins X15 Efficiency Series engine beginning in October for Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks.

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Eaton Maintenance Kenworth Peterbilt 186

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Daimler/Freightliner, PACCAR (Kenworth/Peterbilt) and International are close behind. The Los Angeles Fire Department bought the first electric fire engine in the U.S. Photos from Clean Fleet Report Archives. The post Feature: 5 Innovative Electric Concept Vehicles Becoming Real first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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F-150 Concept Silverado Vehicles 65