WABCO PRODUCES ROBOTIZED COMPONENTS FOR ZF GEARBOXES
Published at 28.10.2008 in Components
Wabco announced the extension of a long-term agreement to supply ZF with transmission automation systems for their “AS Tronic” and “AS Tronic lite” automatic transmissions, also mounted on coaches. Wabco’s extended contract with ZF, one of the world’s leading automotive industry suppliers specializing in driveline and chassis technologies, is worth several hundred million U.S. dollars in cumulative sales into the next decade.
NEW TYPE OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FOR HYBRID BUSES
Sheffield University spin-out Magnomatics, which develops novel high-torque magnetic gearboxes, motors and generators, is leading a consortium to produce high torque density electric drives which could among others be applied in hybrid buses. The company says its technology is also suitable for applications such as wind turbines, hybrid cars, aircraft and domestic equipment, and is being applied in the UK-government-backed Low Carbon Vehicles Integrated Delivery Programme.
NEW ECONOMIC MERCEDES-BENZ FOUR-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE
Mercedes-Benz has invested €500m in a new four-cylinder diesel engine that has just gone into production at the group's Untertürkheim facility. The company claims that the new engine combines great performance with outstanding efficiency, boasting fuel-consumption figures of only 5.2 liters per 100 kilometers and carbon dioxide emissions of 138 grams CO2/km.
SAME GLOBAL TESTING PROCEDURES FOR DIESEL ENGINES
Recently, chief executives of the world’s leading heavy-duty engine and vehicle manufacturing companies met in New Orleans to discuss challenges facing the industry. The discussions focused on opportunities to address climate change and global energy security. The executives agreed that addressing those important topics would require developing effective fuel efficiency measurement metrics and methodologies and global fuel regulations, replacing the current European, American and Japanese rules.
ZF CLAIMS CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS POTENTIAL FOR ECOMAT TOPODYN COMBINATION
Published at 09.10.2008 in Components
ZF claims that a conventional driveline with her Ecomat transmission and the ZF TopoDyn shift program is more efficient in terms of fuel consumption than one hybrid system which is sold in the market today.
