2014 Transit Connect van offers 30-mpg highway economy03-Jan-2013 20:26 GMT
The Ford urban delivery vehicle gets a six-speed automatic, electric power steering, a 1.6-L EcoBoost that offers 30-mpg highway fuel economy, and a 2.5-L four that can be prepped for CNG and LPG. Short- and long-wheelbase models, as with minivan versions announced earlier, will be offered.
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2014 Ford Transit features five-cylinder diesel option in North America
19-Dec-2012 17:46 GMT
As the eventual replacement to Ford's E-Series vehicles, the all-new Transit means more configuration choices and the only five-cylinder diesel engine option in North America's commercial van segment.
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Improved natural gas fuel tanks and pumps for autos
10-Dec-2012 12:57 GMT
ARPA-e program involves several companies, government labs, and universities developing solutions so the U.S. can take advantage of its abundant natural gas reserves.
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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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