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29.4.15

BUSES' ACCESORY * USA: Old engines Converter

* Indiana - Lingenfelter introduces revolutionary CAN Bus converter for GM engines

-- Lingenfelter Performance Engineering is offering a CAN Bus converter to simplify late-model GM engine transplants into older cars. Given the popularity of late-model GM engine swaps and the abundance of aftermarket support for these affordable performance engines, the Lingenfelter Performance CAN Bus converter could be a barrier-removing technology, paving the way for even more GM ECU-controlled LS engine transplants... CAN stands for Computer Area Network is a vehicle-based network that allows controllers and devices to communicate with each other within a vehicle... Lingenfelter's new converter reads the CAN Bus data and converts the digital signal into an analog output to operate traditional performance gauges... The Lingenfelter CAN Bus converter provides gauge output for multiple different parameters, such as water temperature, boost level, engine rpm and fuel pressure. However, the Lingenfelter CAN Bus converter can be configured to read any data on the communication bus such as oil pressure, oil temperature, water temperature, tach, speedo, and boost... It is infinitely adjustable and can be configured for any aftermarket gauge, regardless of the brand... Currently, the Lingenfelter CAN Bus converter is only available for GM ECUs, but they have the capability to read other manufacturers' ECUs via upgradable software that will be announced at a future date...
(Photo: Lingenfelter TRG-002 58x-24x Crank Sensor Trigger Conversion Module) -- Decatur, INS, USA - AUTOSERVICEWORLD - Apr 28, 201

Labels: buses' parts and components

15.7.12

ENGINE & BUSES COMPONENTS

* Sweden - Volvo introducing new EURO 6 engine

Stockholm,Sweden -Busworld (Belgium) -7 July 2012: -- Volvo is introducing a Euro-6-compliant heavy-duty engine, with NOx emissions lowered by 77% and PM emissions halved compared to Euro 5. The first implementation of the new engine is the D13 460 hp (343 kW) unit. The Volvo D13 for Euro 6 is based on Volvo’s Euro 5 engine. Just like that unit, the new engine is an in-line six cylinder engine with unit injectors and catalytic exhaust treatment (SCR). In order to meet the new emission requirements, exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is also used, as well as a diesel particulate filter (DPF)—systems that Volvo has already been using for several years in the US and Japan...

* Germany - New ZF TRAXON transmission custom-made for EURO 6 and EPA 10

Friedrichshafen,Baden-Württemberg,Germany -Busworld (Belgium) -6 July 2012: ... ZF has developed a new generation of gearboxes, the TraXon, to be used behind the coming Euro 6 engines. The TraXon is a modular transmission which makes the application of several drive units with one basic transmission possible. For example, for the first time, dual-clutch and hybrid modules are used in coaches... Launching customer for this new transmission line will probably be MAN, who might be offering it starting early next year on their MAN trucks and MAN and Neoplan coaches with Euro 6 engine. The TraXon will not be available for citybuses. The new TraXon transmission weighs nearly as much as the AS Tronic and is a bit shorter...

Labels: buses' parts and components, engine makers

29.5.12

BUSES´ PARTS & COMPONENTS

* Germany - Mercedes-Benz Travego now with Active Brake Assist 2

(Photo: Travego Brake Assist 2)

Stuttgart,Germany -Busworld (Belgium) -16 April 2012 : -- Mercedes-Benz is now launching the second generation of Active Brake Assist in their flagship Travego. The new generation of the award-winning Active Brake Assist – also known as the advanced emergency braking system and the winner of numerous awards – can now detect stationary obstacles. Until now, following a series of warnings of increasing severity and a lack of reaction on the part of the driver, the safety system always automatically initiated a full application of the brakes in the case of an acute risk of collision with a slower-moving vehicle ahead...

* USA - New Voith technology to improve fuel economy on city transit buses

(Photo: Voith Diwa transmission)

San Diego,CAL,USA -Busworld (Belgium) -19 May 2012: -- Voith has introduced its patented SensoTop technology for heavy-duty transit buses into the North American market. SensoTop is designed to optimize bus transmission gear-shifting to reduce fuel consumption, saving transit systems money and further advancing Voith's strong commitment to environmental sustainability. Last year, Voith opened a hybrid power-train development center near San Diego which will further develop Voith's innovative hybrid diesel/electric power-train drive systems for transit buses...

* UK - Formula One Flywheel to be trialled on London buses

(Image: WHP Flywheel hybrid 2012)

London,EN,UK -Busworld (Belgium) -1 May 2012: -- A fuel saving device developed for Formula One is to be fitted to six prototype buses. The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power, a subsidiary of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, have teamed up to develop a flywheel energy storage application for use in buses... Go-Ahead and Williams Hybrid Power have agreed to co-develop and co-produce six prototype buses with a retrofitted hybrid flywheel system, providing electro-mechanical energy to drive the bus and deliver substantial improvements in fuel economy and reductions in CO2 emissions...

* Japan - Panasonic new millimeter-wave radar technology to detect pedrestrians and vehicles in low visibility conditions

(Image: Panasonic Radar)

Osaka,Japan -Busworld (Belgium) -30 April 2012: -- Panasonic Corporation announced it has developed an advanced radar technology for next-generation traffic safety systems that enables to detect humans and vehicles in a range of several tens of meters. This millimeter-wave radar technology allows for detecting objects outdoors in poor visibility conditions, such as night, rain and snow, as well as against the sunlight. When applied in traffic surveillance sensors located at intersections, this innovative technology will help increase automotive safety by detecting pedestrians and bicycles hidden in the driver's blind spots...

* China - Dongfeng Yangtse Bus releases first zinc-air battery buses

Wuhan,China -Busworld (Belgium) -17 April 2012: -- China's first Zinc-Air battery bus was recently shown on the Chinese new energy auto show and has passed through the national test and state acceptance. These buses are co-developed by Yangtze Bus and one new energy technology company in Wuhan. The first buses will be on the road in Wuhan later this year. These experiments are initiated in this city, because the Zinc-air batteries are manufactured by a local company...

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