EATON ENVOLVED IN PROJECT TO DEVELOP MEDIUM-DUTY PLUG-IN HYBRID SYSTEMS
Published at 26.08.2009 in Components, Technology
Eaton Corporation’s truck and electrical businesses will support a $45.4 million grant to develop a fully integrated, production plug-in hybrid system for Class 2 – 5 vehicles (8,501 – 19,500 lbs gross vehicle weight), and the accompanying demonstration of a fleet of 378 plug-in hybrid trucks and shuttle buses. The funding is part of the recently announced $2.4 billion in grants by the US Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This will represent the largest deployment of commercial PHEVs to date.
NINETY YEARS OF CUMMINS ENGINE DEVELOPMENT
Published at 11.08.2009 in Components, Heritage
Though not of Cummins engines – the first applicable Cummins diesel engine was ready in 1931, but Clessie Lyle Cummins started designing and experimenting with the first prototypes in 1919, having founded the Cummins Engine Company in the year with the financial assistance of William Glanton Irvin. They both saw the commercial potential of an unproven engine technology invented two decades earlier by Rudolph Diesel.
ALLISON TRANSMISSION AWARDED U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STIMULUS GRANT
Published at 10.08.2009 in Alternatives, Components
Allison has been awarded a grant of $62.8 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for its hybrid drive s system, suitable for trucks and buses. This DOE grant will reinforce the company's efforts to design and produce a cost-competitive hybrid drive system for commercial-duty trucks at its Indianapolis, Ind., manufacturing facilities
AVL INTRODUCES MODULAR RANGE EXTENDER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Published at 20.07.2009 in Alternatives, Components
AVL has introduced new range extender system technology and engineering services targeted at OEMS for short-term market introduction of range-extended electric vehicles. The Range Extender is an autonomous auxiliary power unit added to pure electric drive vehicles to extend the operational range beyond that obtainable in the pure electric mode. AVL took a modular approach; depending on the specific customer production background and product needs, the internal combustion engine (ICE) component can be designed as a 2- or 4-stroke piston engine, or for lowest noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) and best compactness, as a rotary engine.
TRW 24 GHZ RADAR TECHNOLOGY DRAWS INCREASING INTEREST
Published at 18.07.2009 in Components, Technology
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp, supplier of active and passive safety systems for cars and commercial vehicles including buses and coaches, announced significant customer interest worldwide for its 24 GHz AC100 radar system and is currently working with a number of OEMs on development programs. The system offers a number of safety features including distance and collision warning, urban safety, follow to stop adaptive cruise control ("ACC") and activation of reversible restraint systems and braking (such as prefill of brakes, adaptive brake assist).
