TechnoNews
*Australia - Scania releases ACC and tyre monitoring technology
Australia -ATN -10 Oct 2006: -- Scania has released their adaptive cruise control (ACC) and tyre pressure monitoring technology onto the Australian market... ACC is a comfort feature that helps the driver cope with varying speeds in dense traffic. Tyre pressure monitoring is a safety system that alerts the driver if the tyre pressure drops in any of the tyres... Adaptive cruise control combines the use of the engine, Retarder and wheel brakes to maintain the pre-set time gap. It also alerts the driver when the gap closes rapidly, but never takes over completely...
* Australia - Mack names EGR as emission’s choice
Australia -ATN -10 Oct 2006: -- Mack Trucks today confirmed that each model in its 2008 range will use proven Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) technology to satisfy the pending federal diesel engine emissions regulation... The regulation, more commonly known as Australian Design Rule (ADR) 80/01 calls for a significant reduction in exhaust emission output and by January 2008, all heavy-duty vehicles will need to run engines that comply with this standard. Based on the current legislation, ADR 80/01 specifies that an 80 percent reduction in particulates and a 30 percent reduction in nitrous oxides is required to comply with the new regulation...
posted by Unknown @ 5:27 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home