Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Traxen Deploys Intuitive, Fuel-Saving iQ-Pilot™ on United Road Services Trucks

Traxen Deploys Intuitive, Fuel-Saving iQ-Pilot™ on United Road Services Trucks

| February 15, 2022

iQ-Pilot™ enables 10% lower truck fuel consumption, saves $6,000 per vehicle per year Traxen announced it was awarded a contract by United Road Services to officially launch production of its iQ-Pilot™, an advanced driver-assistance system for Class 8 traditional, hybrid and electric commercial trucks that can reduce fuel consumption by an average of 10% annually. […]

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Kenworth T680E Battery Electric Vehicles Eligible For Base $120,000 Voucher Incentive Under 2022 CARB HVIP

Kenworth T680E Battery Electric Vehicles Eligible For Base $120,000 Voucher Incentive Under 2022 CARB HVIP

| February 14, 2022

The significant financial incentive is offered through the 2022 CARB Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP HVIP is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment particularly in disadvantaged […]

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Québec’s Public Transit Service, authorized $61M for 30 Electric Vehicles in Which Hitachi Energy Will Provide Charging Equipment

Québec’s Public Transit Service, authorized $61M for 30 Electric Vehicles in Which Hitachi Energy Will Provide Charging Equipment

| February 14, 2022

A first commitment for the electrification of RTC’s bus fleet Réseau de transport de la Capitale’s (RTC) Board of Directors authorized a loan by-law of $61 million for the acquisition of 30 electric vehicles by 2026. This is an important milestone towards the electrification of its bus fleet.“The transportation electrification project is central to the […]

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Clean Energy and Enbridge Partner to Make CNG Available to UPS Canada Fleet Vehicles in Ontario

Clean Energy and Enbridge Partner to Make CNG Available to UPS Canada Fleet Vehicles in Ontario

| February 10, 2022

“We are excited by the growing use of CNG in Ontario that will significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions and result in a positive environmental impact to reduce local air pollutants” Clean Energy Fuels Corp. along with its industry partner Union Energy Solutions Limited Partnership, an unregulated affiliate of Enbridge Gas Inc. – an Enbridge Company, […]

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Cummins to Acquire Engine Braking and Cylinder Deactivation Company to Advance Its Path to a Zero Emissions Future

Cummins to Acquire Engine Braking and Cylinder Deactivation Company to Advance Its Path to a Zero Emissions Future

| February 10, 2022

JVS brings engineering expertise, best in class products and key manufacturing capabilities to Cummins Cummins Inc. announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Jacobs Vehicle Systems (JVS), a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp., and a supplier of engine braking, cylinder deactivation, start and stop and thermal management technologies. The agreement brings the addition […]

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Mack Launches Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) Program for Battery Electric Vehicles

Mack Launches Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) Program for Battery Electric Vehicles

| February 9, 2022

VaaS includes the vehicle chassis, the refuse body, applicable taxes and a comprehensive vehicle protection plan Mack Trucks and Mack Financial Services  (MFS) recently launched an all-inclusive Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) program to help simplify the purchase process and help customers better manage expenses associated with acquiring the Mack® LR Electric battery electric vehicle (BEV). VaaS includes […]

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