http://www.sae.org/mags/sohe/power Get the latest content from the Powertrain section of SAE Off Highway Engineering Online Magazine. http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7195 System development using silicon-carbide DPFs shows major fuel savings, while fleet testing continues. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:12:17 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7195 2009-11-17T16:12:17Z http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7161 Federal-Mogul has developed an innovative aluminum piston design that can reliably withstand the mechanical and thermal loads produced by heavily boosted engines, thereby enhancing diesel engine performance. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:52:19 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7161 2009-11-16T13:52:19Z http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7126 The impact of Tier 4 interim regulations goes well beyond engines, stretching to the infrastructure needed for new aftertreatment techniques and to human-machine-interface issues. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:02 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7126 2009-11-05T17:59:02Z http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7045 With an eye toward better serving the heavy-duty market, Shell Lubricants is introducing a new Rotella product and improving an existing one as part of a new initiative (including a marketing element) falling under the Energized Protection banner. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:36:52 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7045 2009-10-15T01:36:52Z http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7035 “While you can’t change the basics of how batteries work, you can change the materials that are used to create them,” asserted Bill Robinson, the CEO of Integral Technologies Inc. And that is precisely what the Bellingham, WA-based company did; it has developed a moldable conductive plastic called ElectriPlast, a polymer blend that can be used to conduct electricity. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:53:34 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7035 2009-10-14T13:53:34Z http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7019 Veteran GM and Delphi engineering executive Don Runkle hopes to lead the upstart company's opposed-piston opposed-cylinder multifuel two-stroke engines and related technologies into production. Military, commercial, and marine applications are targeted first. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:58:41 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/7019 2009-10-13T14:58:41Z http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/6838 A Class 8 commercial truck loaded with 159,080 lb (72,160 kg) of concrete and iron was at a standstill two-thirds of the way through a 15% incline, but the upward climb resumed without the tractor-trailer backsliding. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:56:48 GMT http://www.sae.org/mags/SOHE/6838 2009-09-25T20:56:48Z