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JANUARY 15, 2019

turbo diesel engine featuring a first-in-class 1,000 pound-feet (1,356 N·m) of torque. The heart of the engine is a higher strength alloy crankshaft with a 10-bolt crank flange driving newly-designed forged connecting rods and new bearings, which transfer power from the low-friction ring wrapped pistons. 2019 Ram Heavy Duty 6.7-liter

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APRIL 26, 2019

The motor-inverter combination is designed for Class 2 through Class 6 vehicles. Designed primarily for today’s direct-drive architectures, the TM4 SUMO LD will also provide a modular solution for future transitions to widespread e-Axle platforms. —Christophe Dominiak, chief technology officer for Dana.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The new ProGen product expands Plug Power’s market reach into heavy-duty on and off-road applications that include Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks, transit buses and various port applications. Plug Power ProGen units are designed to be plug-and-play complete fuel cell systems.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

BYD reported that it sold 1,857,379 light-duty New Energy Vehicles in 2022, consisting of 911,140 battery-electric vehicles (49%) and 946,239 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (51%). On the PHEV side, BYD’s DM-i Super Hybrid products have similar price tags to ICE vehicles at the same class.

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JUNE 10, 2023

The team has designed and tested the major components of the motor, and shown through detailed computations that the coupled components can work as a whole to generate one megawatt of power, at a weight and size competitive with current small aero-engines. The motor under design is a 1-MW, air-cooled, outer-rotor, Halbach-array PMSM.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Nikola Motor Company is partnering with Bosch on the development of its hydrogen-fuel-cell range-extended electric Class 8 long-haul truck, unveiled as a prototype in December 2016. This makes it suitable for vehicles of all kinds, from small passenger cars to light trucks. Earlier post.). 2021 Nikola Two Day Cab.

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MAY 7, 2020

This summer, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class will introduce a new, comprehensively digitalized generation of steering wheel: the capacitive steering wheel. Steering-wheel design is a world of its own and a very special challenge that is often underestimated. —Hans-Peter Wunderlich, Creative Director Interior Design at Mercedes-Benz.

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JANUARY 27, 2022

The alliance also advances Carrier’s broader zero-emission transport refrigeration solutions, with the availability of electric options for trailer, truck, and light commercial vehicle customers before the end of 2022, helping address upcoming emissions regulations.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

E-GMP’s long wheelbase and flat platform floor enables a completely new class of vehicle that offers new experiences for customers. SEVEN is easily identified at night by IONIQ’s signature Parametric Pixel lights that deliver a Welcome Light Sequence on start-up. SEVEN’s wheelbase reaches 3.2

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Saietta says that its unique AFT technology delivers class-leading performance at the price points required for mass market adoption. Advantages to this type of motor design include higher torque density; better cooling due to higher contact area; high efficiency due to lower cooling losses; and better overload capacity.

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APRIL 16, 2023

NFI, one of the US’ oldest and largest third-party supply chain solutions providers, is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative ( JETSI ) project.

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AUGUST 8, 2020

OCTOPUS will take this leading-edge motor, power electronics and packaging transmission design, adding next generation materials, manufacturing processes, simulation and test cycles to deliver a full e-axle powertrain with unique levels of integration and revolutionary performance characteristics suitable for real world application by 2026.

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JANUARY 17, 2021

(TPI), a TDK Group Company and leader in inertial navigation software, and Uhnder, a leader in digital radar technology have partnered to develop a localization reference design with world-class accuracy and performance with Uhnder’s software-defined digital radar sensor and TPI’s AUTO positioning software.

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APRIL 13, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new proposed federal emissions standards spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond. The light-duty vehicle category includes passenger cars and light trucks consistent with previous EPA criteria pollutant and GHG rules.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. The Aurora Driver is designed to enable any vehicle type, from passenger sedans to class-8 trucks, to move safely and efficiently.

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JUNE 28, 2020

Designed to provide rapid ground mobility, the expeditionary ISV is a light and agile all-terrain troop carrier intended to transport a nine-Soldier infantry squad moving throughout the battlefield. The total production ISV contract award value is $214.3 million to procure the initial Army Procurement Objective of 649.

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APRIL 16, 2021

The EQS is also the first model to be based on the modular architecture for luxury and executive-class electric vehicles. The aerodynamicists, in close cooperation with the designers, were able to achieve a new Cd best value of 0.20. Although the EQS is a close relative of the new S-Class, it is built on an all-electric architecture.

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JUNE 13, 2019

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $32 million over the next four years to accelerate the design of new materials through use of supercomputers. These projects will develop widely applicable open source software utilizing DOE’s current leadership class and future exascale computing facilities.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This is Mullen’s first EV acquisition and propels the company into the medium-duty truck classes 3-6, along with the B1 and B2 sport utility trucks. Combining Bollinger’s vehicles with our existing class 1 and class 2 EV cargo van programs gives us the chance to dominate the entire class 1-6 commercial light and medium duty truck segments.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

LiquidPiston announced a $9-million award from the US Army to design, build and demonstrate an advanced, heavy-fueled combustion engine that uses up to 30% less fuel than comparable gasoline-powered engines in the same power class and reduces size and weight by up to 10x over diesel engines with comparable power output. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The two new vehicles, the Logistar 260 (LS260) and the Logistar 100 (LS100), join the LS product line now available globally in Class 1 to Class 4. The LS260 defines a new size in the van segment (Vehicle Class N1). With a length of 5.5 meters, a width of 1.85 meters and a height of 2 meters, it offers a load capacity of 7.5

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

Faithful in its design and technology to its concept predecessor, revealed earlier this year ( earlier post ), the production-ready bZ4X is the first model to be developed by Toyota entirely as a BEV. The long wheelbase provides excellent accommodation in a light and open five-seat cabin, plus generous load capacity. m turning radius.

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JULY 21, 2020

Key to the design of these new soft, solid-electrolytes was the use of soft polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs), the pores of which were filled with nanosized ceramic particles. The Helms team used X-rays at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source to create 3D images of the interface between lithium metal and the electrolyte.

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JUNE 21, 2019

The HydroFLEX pilot involves the fitment of a hydrogen powerpack to an existing Class 319 train, which would eventually allow it to run on conventional electrified routes as well as independently. This results in a highly flexible train that can operate on different parts of Britain’s rail network.

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JUNE 16, 2023

The Tiguan will be one of the first vehicles in its class to be available with optional HD matrix headlights. Based on the top-down principle, the lighting technology of a premium-class model will now be used in the mid-sized Tiguan. The interior of the Tiguan has been revamped and designed.

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APRIL 12, 2021

In late 2019, DOE’s HFTO and Vehicle Technologies Offices released technical targets for hydrogen-fueled Class 8 long-haul trucks. These targets set in motion the work on which the M 2 FCT researchers are now embarking by guiding early stage R&D.

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APRIL 22, 2020

The project is the first of its kind to achieve power transfer at this rate across an 11-inch air gap, advancing the technology to a new class of larger vehicles with higher ground clearance. With its bi-directional design, the system also supports use of the vehicle’s batteries for energy storage.

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MARCH 18, 2022

As part of its 2022 Annual Media Conference, Audi is presenting the next model in its future electrically powered A6 Luxury Class: the Avant. The production-oriented A6 Avant e-tron concept car now illustrates the synthesis of pioneering drive technology and Audi’s traditional design world: the Avant (i.e., the wagon format).

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

According to Bosch studies, more than half a million construction machines in the performance class from 56 to 560 kilowatts will be produced across the world in 2022. This is another area in which robustness and reliability combined with a compact design are crucial to efficient operation. eLION electrification platform.

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JULY 13, 2021

Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS), a designer of intelligent, e-mobility workstations for the last mile, signed a binding, long-term supply agreement with Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., A Class 1 vehicle has a GVWR of 6,000 less or less.

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APRIL 28, 2020

The Urbino 15 LE bus will be certified and offered with specs characteristic for class I vehicles—as a city bus—and for class II vehicles—as a bus for inter-city transport. The design itself of the tri-axle bus of 15 meters is nothing new for the company.

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JUNE 27, 2020

The first electric school bus in Poland will carry children to classes in Godzianów near ?ód?. Beacon lights, turning on automatically when the bus doors open, will be mounted on the bus roof, in the rear section. The purchase of the electric school bus was subsidized by NFO?iGW

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The world lost a great automotive designer in September, as it surfaced earlier this week that Bruno Sacco passed away at the age of 90. There, his flair for serious and orderly designs were put to use on the exclusive luxury wares from Mercedes-Benz. And one of the first design unification tasks was the upcoming S-Class.

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MAY 12, 2022

Lordstown Motors, an OEM of electric light-duty trucks focused on the commercial fleet market, has closed the sale of its Lordstown facility and signed a contract manufacturing agreement and joint venture agreement for product development with affiliates of Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn).

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JULY 17, 2018

Ricardo designed the new 48V e-motor and accompanying inverter to incorporate the latest thinking in high-performance, low-cost electrification, which aims to extend the performance of 48V hybrids to offer a more attractive and affordable solution in comparison with today’s higher-voltage hybrid cars. Class C Demonstrator: Renault Megane.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

The ES6 sports the only body design with a hybrid structure of aluminum alloy and carbon fiber in its class. The 84-kWh liquid-cooled thermostatic battery pack, optional across the range, features world-class NCM 811 cathode material and energy density of up to 170 Wh/kg. The Standard Edition features dual PM motors.).

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MARCH 31, 2021

Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles. Extensive modifications to the drive, chassis, design and equipment will provide the hallmark AMG driving experience with all-electric drive. This is a P3 hybrid configuration.).

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