This week Michelin hosted its 2017 Movin’On Conference on sustainable mobility in Montreal, Que. The conference grounds hosted thousands of attendees and various seminars, workshops and brainstorming sessions that tackled upcoming regulations, su…
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Cummins plans electrified powertrain system in 2019
City buses will likely be the first vehicles equipped with this new technology, the OEM’s executives say.
During a conference call this week with reporters, engine maker Cummins’ executive director of electrification business development Julie Furber said that the OEM plans to have a fully electrified powertrain system on the road by the end of 2019.
She said that transit buses in cities globally would likely be the first vehicles to have the new technology. Other top executives said other industrial and commercial uses would follow.
Cummins plans electrified powertrain system in 2019
City buses will likely be the first vehicles equipped with this new technology, the OEM’s executives say.
During a conference call this week with reporters, engine maker Cummins’ executive director of electrification business development Julie Furber said that the OEM plans to have a fully electrified powertrain system on the road by the end of 2019.
She said that transit buses in cities globally would likely be the first vehicles to have the new technology. Other top executives said other industrial and commercial uses would follow.
Transportation innovation: Delivery drones for humans
Have flying cars arrived at last? And to think, this all started with a company’s electric delivery truck and package-carrying drone. Electric pickup and medium-duty van manufacturer Workhorse Group says its new SureFly 8-rotor helicopter is ready to zip two passengers into and out of cities — or just about anywhere within a 70-mi. round trip.
Transportation innovation: Delivery drones for humans
Have flying cars arrived at last? And to think, this all started with a company’s electric delivery truck and package-carrying drone. Electric pickup and medium-duty van manufacturer Workhorse Group says its new SureFly 8-rotor helicopter is ready to zip two passengers into and out of cities — or just about anywhere within a 70-mi. round trip.
Sacramento orders refuse truck with Motiv electric powertrain
City joins Chicago as the only ones in North America with an all-electric model.
Motiv Power Systems said Sacramento, CA, has become the second city in North America to or…
Sacramento orders refuse truck with Motiv electric powertrain
City joins Chicago as the only ones in North America with an all-electric model.
Motiv Power Systems said Sacramento, CA, has become the second city in North America to or…
Roush propane autogas engine gains optional low NOx certification
Roush CleanTech said its propane autogas engine for Classes 4-7 trucks and Blue Bird Type C buses has been certified to meet the optional low nitrogen oxide (NOx) level of .05 grams per brake horsepower per hour (g/bhp-h…
Roush propane autogas engine gains optional low NOx certification
Roush CleanTech said its propane autogas engine for Classes 4-7 trucks and Blue Bird Type C buses has been certified to meet the optional low nitrogen oxide (NOx) level of .05 grams per brake horsepower per hour (g/bhp-h…
Los Angeles completes BYD, Wayne Engineering truck demo
BYD announced that it just completed battery-electric refuse truck demonstration project with the Los Angeles Sanitation (LASAN) department and Wayne Engineering. According to BYD, this demonstration logged more than 5,200 miles and drove up to 108 m…