Power management company Eaton has introduced Procision™, a new line of medium-duty dual clutch transmissions, that is engineered to deliver 8 to 10 percent better fuel economy than a similarly equipped vehicle with a torque converter automatic. Scheduled to be available in the North American market mid-year in 2015, the new 7-speed transmissions feature a […]
AMP Holding, a medium-duty truck OEM, has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved its WORKHORSE E-GEN™ electric truck that employs an alternatively-fueled 2.4 liter engine as an emergency generator to charge the battery pack. As configured in the E-GEN Truck, the combination of the right-sized battery pack coupled with the security […]
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN) has announced a new integrated stop-start technology in conjunction with Project ETHOS, an ultra-low carbon powertrain program created by Cummins to demonstrate the potential of alternative fuels for carbon dioxide (CO2) reductions in medium-duty commercial vehicles. In partnership with the California Energy Commission, Cummins developed an engine that uses […]
Navistar, Inc. has announced that it has started customer shipments of its first International® DuraStar® and International® WorkStar® vehicles with the company’s 9- and 10-liter engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology. The company’s internal testing shows these products are delivering up to eight percent in fuel economy improvement over the previous generation. “Our […]
Power Solutions International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PSIX), a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of emissions-certified, alternative-fuel and conventional power systems, has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has certified the company’s 8.8-liter propane and natural gas fueled engine for on-highway applications. PSI’s 8.8-liter alternatively-fueled system is, according to the company, “a cost-competitive, easy-to-integrate option […]
Three trucking companies that purchased vehicles in California, Illinois, and Washington state filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against Navistar International, alleging that Navistar actively concealed that its 2008-2013 model trucks were equipped with diesel engines — the Maxxforce Advanced EGR diesel engines — that contained a defective emission system that caused the trucks to […]
