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PACCAR announced that a Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric vehicle and a battery electric Peterbilt Model 579EV became the first Class 8 zero emissions vehicles to drive to the 14,115 foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado. mile Pikes Peak International Hill Climb course. —Kyle Quinn, PACCAR chief technology officer.
and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR, released test results showing their demonstration SuperTruck tractor-trailer achieved a 54% increase in fuel economy, averaging nearly 10 mpg US (23.5 Freight efficiency is based on payload weight and fuel efficiency expressed in ton-miles per gallon. Click to enlarge. Cummins Inc.
PACCAR companies Kenworth and Peterbilt are collaborating on electric powertrain development for trucks. The electric powertrain will be available with range options between 100 and 200 miles. Peterbilt will also integrate a Dana Spicer Electrified e-propulsion system into its 220EV chassis.
Peterbilt is showcasing Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide’s new Back-of-Cab (BOC) compressed natural gas (CNG) storage module installed on a Peterbilt 579 truck at the Mid-America Trucking Show. New Back-of-Cab CNG storage system. Click to enlarge. It is approximately 1,000 lbs (454 kg) lighter than competitive products.
Peterbilt Motors Company showcased its Model 587 Technology Truck at the Mid-America Trucking Show, including several emerging technologies that focus on advanced aerodynamics, fleet maintenance efficiency, personal connectivity, and next-generation energy storage.
The Peterbilt Model 579EV will deliver the RNG to the Dane County landfill facility, where it will be injected into the natural gas pipeline to be used as clean transportation fuel on the west coast. US Gain, a division of Wisconsin-based US Venture, Inc., offtakes the RNG for distribution to the transportation market in California.
will supply all-electric drivetrain systems for two Peterbilt vehicle platforms through its alliance with TransPower. These include 12 Peterbilt all-electric Class 8 Model 579 day cab tractors and three Model 520 refuse trucks. Funding for the Peterbilt 520 deployment was provided by the California Energy Commission.
liter, heavy-duty opposed-piston, three-cylinder diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners ( earlier post ) has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor. Achates Power announced that the 10.6-liter,
The Allison AXE Series, a 2019 Automotive News PACE Award finalist, has a one million-mile design life for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. We take tremendous pride that our solution is one of the most efficient and powerful systems ever to be developed for commercial trucks. —David S. Graziosi, Allison Transmission President and CEO.
a subsidiary of Encana Corporation, Westport and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR Inc to transition its truck fleet from traditional diesel vehicles to natural gas vehicles (NGVs). In 2011, the Company continued the acquisition of additional disposal assets including expansion into the Eagle Ford Shale area in south Texas.
PACCAR’s autonomously enabled trucks configured with the Aurora autonomous Driver are hauling FedEx loads between Dallas and Houston, a 500-mile round trip, along the I-45 corridor. In January 2021, PACCAR announced a strategic alliance with Aurora to develop, test and commercialize autonomous Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks.
million miles per year, servicing routes throughout Texas. The stations, which will be built in Waco, Amarillo, Harrold, Sweetwater, Weatherford, Kerrville and Midland, will initially fuel forty new Class-8 Kenworth and Peterbilt CNG sleeper trucks, a number that will double over the course of the agreement.
The truck, a Peterbilt 386, was outfitted with 56 PbC batteries operating in a string configuration and incorporates Axion’s proprietary Battery Management System and data logger. Our early testing has gone well and has demonstrated an ability to increase miles per gallon by more than 35%.
Built for Honda by Peterbilt Motors Company, the EPA Smartway-certified Model 386 hybrid truck is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by almost 45 tons per year, as compared to its diesel counterpart. The company’s diesel truck fleet, operated by its truck fleet partner, UPS Freight Truckload, typically travels 300,000 miles per day.
The CNG truck was commissioned by Toyota and designed and built in a joint collaboration with Peterbilt and Cottrell, Inc., We were able to work with Peterbilt and Agility Fuel Systems to alter the design of our headrack to accommodate the natural gas tanks while still maximizing payload. the truck and trailer manufacturers.
The 120-gallon (454-liter) or 150-gallon single-tank systems can run for approximately 350 to 450 miles (563 to 724 km), respectively, on cold LNG. Customers receive a two year / 250,000 mile warranty along with access to field service from Westport-trained personnel. Those ranges double for dual-tank configurations.
Eaton hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and two hybrid hydraulic power systems are available or in development on truck models including DAF, Freightliner, Ford, International, Iveco, Kenworth, Mercedes-Benz and Peterbilt and on bus models from BCI, Foton, Heng Tong, JNP, King Long, Shen Long, Solaris, Yutong and Zhongtong.
Achates Power previously announced the opposed-piston has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor. The PEMS measurements conducted by UC-Riverside for CALSTART on the Peterbilt 579 powered by the Achates Power 10.6L Earlier post.). —Dave Crompton, President, and CEO of Achates Power.
Gen5 ProRail installed on a Peterbilt 567. Agility has been manufacturing and servicing safe and reliable clean fuel solutions for commercial vehicle fleets and OEMs for more than 20 years, logging billions of miles on the road per year. ProRail systems are installed on one or both sides of the vehicle’s frame rail.
A new, all electric Peterbilt 579EV is in-service at Honda’s Lincoln, Alabama assembly plant, where it’s busy transporting newly-built Honda cars from the plant to a nearby railhead for shipment to dealers across the country. Other supporters of the pilot project include the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition and, of course, Peterbilt. “We
American truck brand Peterbilt has announced its biggest electric semi sale to date: 150 of the company’s 579EV battery-electric trucks to Swedish transport company Einride. Peterbilt’s 579EV Class 8 semi has an 82,000 lb GVWR and a 670 peak hp (536 continuous) electric motor.
This testing regimen resulted in more than two million equivalent field test miles. Endurant will be paired with the Cummins X15 Efficiency Series engine beginning in October for Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. One-year and two-year extended protection plans are also available. Endurant’s maximum operating weight (GCVW) is 110,000 lbs.
The 8000 series builds on the medium-duty EDI PowerDrive 6000 and 7000 series, available today on OEM platforms such as Freightliner, Peterbilt, Blue Bird Bus, Shaanxi and Thomas Built Bus. To speed market introductions, EDI can also install the powertrain systems and perform vehicle integration as a service for OEMs.
EDI is currently offering Class-3 through 6 utility solutions with optional exportable power available on Ford, GM, Peterbilt, and now Freightliner platforms.
Eaton’s hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and two hybrid hydraulic power systems, parallel and series, are available or in development on truck models including International, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, Iveco, DAF, Daimler, and Ford and on bus models from Foton, Zhongtong, Yutong, JNP, King Long, Shen Long, Heng Tong, BCI and Solaris.
million miles in a commercial fleet setting of city buses, and has been deployed across major North American OEMs including International, Freightliner, and Peterbilt platforms. The truck offers 20+ miles of all electric range, and a top speed of 65 mph. The EDI PowerDrive 6000 has been durability tested over 1.5
with a Peterbilt Model 579EV; NFI with a Volvo VNR Electric; and Penske with a Freightliner eCascadia. Given the more detailed analysis, interviews with industry experts and further research for this report, NACFE now considers this market segment to be 50% electrifiable with lower average daily miles. million metric tonnes.
The trucks have a maximum range of 186 miles but are sadly charger bound for 2.5 The Volvo VNR Electric is capable of 275 miles of range, can charge to 80% in only 90 min via DC fast charging , and produces 455 horsepower and 4,051 pound-feet of torque. hours using 250kw DC fast charging (0-80%). Credit: Volvo Trucks.
Within seven years, four of them—Volvo, Daimler, Cummins/Peterbilt, and Navistar—had exceeded the first SuperTruck goal. The five SuperTruck 2 projects are on track to more than double class 8 miles per gallon. The initiatives attracted participation of truck makers representing more than 99% of the US truck market.
The Eaton hybrid system is available on truck models from International, Peterbilt, Kenworth and Freightliner. Commercial vehicle fleets with Eaton hybrid systems have accumulated more than 12 million miles in revenue service to date. The non-profit organizations submit the applications to the appropriate EPA regional office.
If the standard 4-person compact SUV drives on average 15,000 miles per year with an average MPG of 25.5, Six Peterbilt 220EV electric box trucks. this reduction is the equivalent of removing just over 1,000 standard compact SUVs from the road.” 1-megawatt solar carport with energy storage. 12 Crown Li-ion forklifts.
On their 100+ mile round trip, these trucks burn diesel fuel that damages the ozone, spews out noxious particulates that seek-out lungs and eyes along with oxides of nitrogen that help create smog, along with other nasty—and toxic—unpleasantness. More and more, especially the smaller “last mile” trucks, are powered by electricity.
As outlined in the press release from Aurora Innovation, the company is expanding through a new 600-mile delivery route between Fort Worth and El Paso. On the route, Uber will employ the modified Peterbilt 579M produced by Aurora. According to Reuters , Uber has expanded its autonomous freight delivery service in Texas.
The analysis done by NextBigThing considers 9 factors when comparing the Tesla Semi to its competition, including the Nikola Tre, the Peterbilt 579EV, the Volvo VRNe, and numerous others. Luckily, analysis has been completed by NextBigFuture , showing that the Tesla Semi bests the competition in countless categories. Credit: NextBigFuture.
Daimler/Freightliner, PACCAR (Kenworth/Peterbilt) and International are close behind. Early tests have shown the F-150 Lightning to be quick, and its range should lie somewhere between 230 and 300 miles per charge, depending on the battery pack size ordered. Aspark Owl.
Bali Express purchased 11 Peterbilt 579EV Class 8 trucks in September; by Bali Express. The Peterbilt 579EV trucks have an 82,000 lb. 150 miles of range and are capable of fully charging their massive, 400 kWh batteries in about 3 hours. The big Petes have approx.
will develop and demonstrate a highly efficient and clean diesel engine, an advanced waste heat recovery system, an aerodynamic Peterbilt tractor and trailer combination, and a solid oxide fuel cell auxiliary power unit to reduce engine idling. Two of the project teams (Cummins, Inc. and Daimler Trucks North America, LLC.) Navistar, Inc.
DC fast-charging systems typically provide 60 to 80 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging. Level 2 electric vehicle charging systems use 208-240 volt power, and typically provide 10 to 20 miles of range for each hour of charging for a passenger vehicle. This award agreement includes a match funding share of $210,962.
With a 270-mile all-electric driving range (AER) from the 92.2 kW electric motor fed with electricity created by the fuel cell, and up to 29 miles of range coming from the 17.7 Charging nightly and driving under 29 miles will mean less need for hydrogen fuel, which is currently available at one of about 50 stations in California.
Toyota (in partnership with Peterbilt and others), Hyundai and Nikola are the early leaders in hydrogen being a fuel source for over-the-road trucks, highlighted by what they are doing at the Port of Long Beach and elsewhere in California. space program, and for large semi trucks plying the highways.
Honda may be looking for a partnership like Toyota has, with another truck maker (Peterbilt, Mack, or the like). Some other major manufacturers have announced hydrogen fuel cell trucks, like Kenworth’s partnership with Toyota to make a hydrogen T680 , and Daimler’s GenH2 hydrogen truck.
The prototype is the result of collaboration between Walmart and many vendors, including Peterbilt, Roush Engineering, Great Dane Trailers and Capstone Turbine. The truck’s shape represents a 20% reduction in aerodynamic drag over Walmart’s current Peterbilt Model 386. Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience. Click to enlarge.
Additional partners include heavy-duty truck manufacturer Peterbilt Motors Company (a division of Paccar), fleet operator Bill Signs Trucking, mobile fueling hydrogen infrastructure supplier OneH2, and data collection and analysis provider Frontier Energy.
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