Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Cheema Freightlines Partners with Platform Science to Deploy Virtual Vehicle  

Cheema Freightlines Partners with Platform Science to Deploy Virtual Vehicle  

| December 13, 2023

Virtual Vehicle is First Open OEM Platform That Replaces the Need for Aftermarket Hardware Cheema Freightlines, a 17-year-old family owned-and-operated dry truckload transportation company, and Platform Science, a leading connected vehicle platform, today announced a partnership to roll out Platform Science’s Virtual VehicleTMplatform to Cheema’s fleet of more than 500 trucks servicing the Western United States.   Virtual Vehicle […]

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Telematics data from Samsara used to automate smog testing and reporting for government vehicles in California

Telematics data from Samsara used to automate smog testing and reporting for government vehicles in California

| December 13, 2023

Samsara Joins California Bureau of Automotive Repair’s Continuous Testing Program Pilot to Streamline Smog Checks for Public Sector Fleets Samsara Inc. has joined the California Bureau of Automotive Repair’s (BAR) Continuous Testing Program (CTP) pilot, a program designed to help alleviate the effort of in-person smog testing for public sector fleets in California. As part of […]

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GM and Komatsu Collaborate on Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Mining Truck

GM and Komatsu Collaborate on Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Mining Truck

| December 13, 2023

GM expands its vision of an all-electric future to include the heaviest-duty applications, developed with Komatsu General Motors and Komatsu will co-develop a hydrogen fuel cell power module for Komatsu’s 930E electric drive mining truck, the world’s best-selling ultra-class haul truck. GM, a leader in hydrogen fuel cell technology, and Komatsu, a global manufacturer of […]

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Auburn University approves $15 million Vehicle Innovation Laboratory to address challenges faced by transit vehicle manufacturers

Auburn University approves $15 million Vehicle Innovation Laboratory to address challenges faced by transit vehicle manufacturers

| December 12, 2023

The object is to make transit vehicles more efficient with increased levels of safety and reduced emissions The Auburn University Board of Trustees recently approved the beginning phases of a $15 million research lab for the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. The Vehicle Research and Innovation Laboratory project is proposed as a testing facility to address challenges faced by transit […]

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Ryder Signs First Customers to Multi-Year Electric Vehicle Contracts

Ryder Signs First Customers to Multi-Year Electric Vehicle Contracts

| December 11, 2023

Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing and Servientrega International Inc. Secure New Electric Cargo Vans as part of RyderElectric+ Ryder System, Inc.  secures its first Ryder ChoiceLease customers under the RyderElectric+ turnkey fleet solution. Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Land ‘N’ Sea Distributing, the nation’s largest marine and recreation vehicle parts distributor, and Servientrega International Inc., a Bogota, Colombia-based parcel logistics […]

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Electreon Unveils the World’s First Commercial Wireless Charging Terminal for Buses in Israel

Electreon Unveils the World’s First Commercial Wireless Charging Terminal for Buses in Israel

| December 11, 2023

Milestone underscores Electreon’s technological prowess and its pivotal role in transforming the global electric mobility landscape to power-up and accelerate EV adoptions Electreon completed the construction of a groundbreaking wireless charging terminal for parked urban electric buses (e-buses), marking a world first in the field of this innovative charging technology. The commercial project, delivered to […]

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