Siemens announced its eHighway of the Future concept at the 26th Annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles. The eHighway concept is the electrification of trucks and select highway lanes via overhead electrified wires similar to how modern day trolleys or streetcars are powered on many city streets. According to Siemens: “The eHighway solution is [...]
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The road to heavy-duty fuel cells
May 11th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen Fuel cells (FCs) have already powered small road vehicles all over the world, but the challenge is on to perfect the technology for rail, trucks and even yachts. A new European initiative brings us closer to this objective. Visionaries have dreamed of making heavy-duty vehicles operate on super FCs, from large cars and trucks to [...]
Delphi Automotive Develops New Common Rail System for H-D Engines
May 8th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Delphi Automotive has developed a common rail fuel system technology for heavy-duty diesel engines that combines proven hardware with an innovative architecture, allowing vehicle manufacturers to meet Euro VI emissions standards without significant modification to their base engines. Delphi presented the work in a technical paper “Development of High-Pressure Common Rail Systems Incorporating Advanced Electronic Control Strategies [...]
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Balqon Introduces MX30 Class 8 Electric Tractor
May 4th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Balqon has announced the release of a new on-road Class 8 electric tractor, Model MX30, for short haul drayage and inner city applications. Balqon is showcasing its MX30 tractor at the EVS26 Expo, the largest electric vehicle show in the world. The MX30 to be displayed at the EVS26 Expo is equipped with Balqon’s proprietary [...]
