Caterpillar hybridizes the excavator using hydraulics technology28-Dec-2012 13:47 GMT
The hybrid technology used in the 336E H was developed by Caterpillar in-house and is used to move the machine's upper structure.
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DAF to launch first Euro-VI model in spring 2013
11-Dec-2012 20:17 GMT
DAF Trucks unveiled its first Euro-VI compliant vehicle, the DAF XF heavy truck, at the recent IAA Hanover Show and has now revealed further details.
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Biofuel opportunities and pitfalls
06-Dec-2012 19:29 GMT
Annual growth in biofuels has been strong but is expected to slow in the near future.
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Bosch Rexroth heavy-duty AWD options
08-Nov-2012 13:08 GMT
Bosch Rexroth calls upon in-house experience to offer the off- and on-highway industries options in all-wheel drive for a variety of applications.
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Democracy and CAE at GKN Driveline
30-Oct-2012 21:37 GMT
CAE is no longer the sole domain of simulation specialists at GKN Driveline. A foundation architecture for handling digital test and simulation data enables wide use of complex CAE by non-specialist product engineers.
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Benteler leads engineering of MAN heavy-duty serial hybrid concept
15-Oct-2012 16:25 GMT
Featuring a diesel engine from Audi as a range extender and modular energy storage beneath the driver’s cab, the MAN Metropolis plug-in hybrid truck concept—developed in cooperation with Benteler Engineering Services and revealed at the recent IAA Hanover Show—will begin a two-year field test as a refuse collection vehicle in January 2013.
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Compressed natural gas gains momentum
09-Oct-2012 18:17 GMT
New commercial vehicles, onboard storage tanks, and shipping container-sized fueling stations signal the latest CNG products.
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Powertrain outlook for Europe
05-Oct-2012 22:11 GMT
Neil Pattison, Cummins' Director of On-Highway Engine Business for EMEA & CIS, discusses Euro 6, natural gas, and hybridization at the recent IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover.
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Drivetrain efficiency of heavy-duty vehicles targeted
02-Oct-2012 17:11 GMT
Government/industry team to study parasitic losses derived from waste energy expended in the agitation of the lubricating oil and surface-to-surface component friction, which together can account for more than a tenth of overall vehicle energy losses.
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Scalable transmissions based on NuVinci CVP technology coming this decade
25-Sep-2012 21:07 GMT
Development of high-efficiency transmissions appropriate for light-passenger, off-highway, and commercial vehicles is the basis for strategic alliances involving Allison Transmission, Dana, and Fallbrook Technologies.
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