Echo Automotive, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ), has won The Work Truck Show(R) 2014 Green Award for its EchoDrive bolt-on hybrid electric kit for fleet vehicles. EchoDrive is a plug-in system that includes an advanced battery, electric motor, inverter and charger. The components work together to provide torque assistance and recover braking energy. While other hybrid systems […]
Axion Power™ International, Inc. (OTC QB: AXPW), the developer of advanced lead-carbon PbC® batteries and energy storage systems, has tapped veteran trucking industry executive, Dr. James A. Smith, as a special consultant to the company and liaison to ePower Engine Systems. Smith, 64, has been directly involved in the Class 8 trucking business for more […]
Power management company Eaton and Cummins Westport, a joint-venture company of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Westport Innovations (NASDAQ: WPRT/TSX: WPT), have announced an integrated powertrain package for the Cummins Westport ISX12 G natural gas engine that will provide customers with the first automated transmission to be paired with a spark-ignited natural gas engine in […]
Developing and manufacturing the clean diesel technology to meet 2014 EPA standards for construction, industrial and farm equipment was a complex and challenging process, according to several leading manufacturers exhibiting at the recent CONEXPO CON/AGG 2014 convention. According to an industry organization, Diesel Technology Forum, the “end result has been advanced diesel engines and equipment […]
XL Hybrids, a pioneer in hybrid electric powertrain technology for commercial fleets, has introduced its new XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System for cutaway and strip chassis vehicles, extending its patent-pending technology to a new vehicle platform. According to Tod Hynes, president and founder of XL Hybrids: “This opens up opportunities for fleets operating cutaway and […]
EnerTeck (OTCBB:ETCK), following years of R&D, has reported that it is taking initial orders for EnerBurn®, the company’s diesel fuel catalytic combustion accelerator and complementary injection technology. “We’re pleased to begin taking orders, signing contracts and getting commitments from major customers,” said Gary Aman, EnerTeck president. “These preliminary sales,” he continued, “are a prelude of […]
