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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

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and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR, released test results showing their demonstration SuperTruck tractor-trailer achieved a 54% increase in fuel economy, averaging nearly 10 mpg US (23.5 Freight efficiency is based on payload weight and fuel efficiency expressed in ton-miles per gallon. Click to enlarge. Cummins Inc.

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Axion Power and ePower Engine Systems enter 5-year agreement for use of PbC batteries in diesel-electric drivetrains for Class 8 trucks; tests suggest up to 35% improvement in fuel economy

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Axion Power International, Inc, the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC batteries and energy storage systems ( earlier post ), has entered a strategic relationship with ePower Engine Systems LLC. the diesel engine powers a generator that in turn provides power directly to the traction motors.

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Efficient Drivetrains delivers Class-6 PHEV with CNG range-extender armored truck

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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.

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NACFE report finds 50% of Class 8 regional haul tractors ready for electrification now

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with a Peterbilt Model 579EV; NFI with a Volvo VNR Electric; and Penske with a Freightliner eCascadia. Given the more detailed analysis, interviews with industry experts and further research for this report, NACFE now considers this market segment to be 50% electrifiable with lower average daily miles. million metric tonnes.

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Eaton Cummins JV unveils 12-speed automated transmission

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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. This testing regimen resulted in more than two million equivalent field test miles.

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Feature: 5 Innovative Electric Concept Vehicles Becoming Real

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Daimler/Freightliner, PACCAR (Kenworth/Peterbilt) and International are close behind. Early tests have shown the F-150 Lightning to be quick, and its range should lie somewhere between 230 and 300 miles per charge, depending on the battery pack size ordered. Aspark Owl. Other cities will likely follow suit before long.

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Eaton and Western Michigan University Partner on Commercial and Military Hybrid Vehicles Research

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A memorandum of understanding, finalized in late December, calls for Eaton to invest $350,000 for lab startup, and then about $300,000 annually to maintain the facility at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences on WMU’s Parkview Campus. WMU also will provide faculty advisors and technicians.

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