Category: Engines & Drivetrains

New Electric Vehicles Use Battery Charge Less Efficiently Than the Very First Electric Cars

New Electric Vehicles Use Battery Charge Less Efficiently Than the Very First Electric Cars

| April 1, 2021

Cararac.com investigated 214 electric vehicles and found that only 5 companies out of 76 have produced 4 or more EV models that are serious contenders on the market According to a new study by Cararac.com, new vehicles powered by electric motors use their battery charge less efficiently than the first mass-production EVs. Investigation methods The […]

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Fluid Truck Orders More Zero Emission Trucks from Lightning eMotors

Fluid Truck Orders More Zero Emission Trucks from Lightning eMotors

| March 31, 2021

Vehicles feature 129 kWhs of battery capacity with a range of 120 miles and can be charged in just under 2 hours by an 80-kW on-board DC fast charger Lightning eMotors’ electric vehicles will be used by XPO Logistics and NAL Group in their support of IKEA Retail U.S. last-mile delivery efforts. (Photo: Business Wire) […]

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Universal Technical Institute to Acquire MIAT College of Technology

Universal Technical Institute to Acquire MIAT College of Technology

| March 31, 2021

Students will benefit from broader access to industry-aligned education including aviation, sustainable energy and robotics Universal Technical Institute (NYSE: UTI), the nation’s leading provider of trained technicians to the transportation industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MIAT College of Technology from HCP & Company, its owner since August 2014. Terms of the transaction […]

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DENSO Expands PowerEdge Diesel Aftertreatment Line

DENSO Expands PowerEdge Diesel Aftertreatment Line

| March 29, 2021

PowerEdge DPFs and DOCs now cover nearly all Class 8 trucks  DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc. (DPAM), an affiliate of leading global mobility supplier DENSO Corp., has expanded its PowerEdge brand of diesel particulate filters (DPFs) and diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) to cover nearly all 2007 and newer Class 8 trucks on the road today. Premium […]

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Senator Markey, Rep. Matsui, and Colleagues Urge Biden to Think Big on Fuel Economy and Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards

Senator Markey, Rep. Matsui, and Colleagues Urge Biden to Think Big on Fuel Economy and Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards

| March 25, 2021

Senate and House lawmakers send letters urging administration to use Obama-era fuel economy standards as national baseline Today, Senator Markey and Representative Matsui sent letters, along with 79 members of Congress, to President Joseph Biden to address the importance of setting ambitious and achievable targets for the efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions of passenger […]

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Renault Trucks to offer an electric range for each market segment from 2023

Renault Trucks to offer an electric range for each market segment from 2023

| March 24, 2021

Renault Trucks is thereby confirming its commitment to fossil-free transport To help meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to under 1.5 degrees Celsius compared with pre-industrial levels, Renault Trucks is committed to transforming the truck market by gradually electrify its fleet to become carbon-neutral within 30 years. As trucks have a lifespan […]

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