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CUMMINS & EATON * USA: New 50-50 joint venture

* Ohio - Cummins and Eaton in driveline JV

--- Cummins and Eaton are expanding their partnership in vehicle powertrains with the establishment of a new 50-50 joint venture that will be called Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies... Under the terms of the agreement, Eaton will receive $600 million in cash from Cummins for 50 percent interest in the joint venture... Since 2013, Cummins and Eaton have partnered in the development of a range of SmartAdvantage powertrain systems for heavy-duty trucks. The powertrains combine Cummins diesel engines with Eaton’s transmissions... The joint venture will design, assemble, sell and support all future medium-duty and heavy-duty automated transmissions for the commercial vehicle market...
Beachwood, Ohio, USA - WikipediaBusworld.org - 20 APR 2017

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New Cummins' engines Euro 6 certified * USA

* Indiana - Cummins ISB engines certified to Euro 6

Columbus,IND,USA -HGV UK -June 17, 2013: -- Cummins’ latest ISB engines have now been certified to the Euro 6 standards, ready for January 2014. These engines have met all of the stringent levels of particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen when measured on the World Harmonised transient and steady state test cycles. The more challenging on-board diagnostics (OBD) regulations have also been achieved... Available from 150 to 310 ps, the ISB engines are ideal for single and double deck buses and coaches. They use the proven engine technologies of cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and variable geometry turbocharging (VGT), tailored for European vehicle design and operations. The engine technologies are matched to the aftertreatment system, designed and manufactured by Cummins Emission Solutions. It combines a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to meet the ultra-low levels of emissions...

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ENGINE MAKERS * WORLDWIDE

* Sweden - Chalmers team developing new high-power integrated motor and battery charger

Göteborg,Sweden-Busworld (Belgium) -7 May 2013: -- Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a new type of high-power integrated motor drive and battery charger for electric vehicles. Compared to today’s electric vehicle chargers, the new system could shorten the charging time from eight to two hours, and to reduce the cost by around $2,000, according to the developers... Dr. Saeid Haghbin at Chalmers proposed the system which uses the components in the traction circuit—such as the electric motor and the inverter—in the charger circuit to reduce the size, weight and price of the on-board charger. In essence, the proposed system uses the motor as a grid-connected generator with extra terminals... Chalmers is trying to find a potential industrial user, and Volvo AB is working on the concept for further enhancement to be used in its systems...

* UK - Vocis launching demo EV with 2nd generation multi-speed transmission

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Lighthorne,Warwick,UK -Busworld (Belgium) -6 May 2013: -- UK-based transmission engineering and control specialist Vocis will launch an electric demonstrator vehicle fitted with the second generation of its multi-speed eDCT transmission for electric vehicles...

The demonstration vehicle, a Mercedes-Benz Vito minibus, will be made available for evaluation by interested parties from industry and the press... The 4-speed dual-motor Vocis eDCT concept uses the principles of dual clutch transmissions (DCTs) to provide seamless shifting and up to 15% improvement in electric vehicle efficiency over the combined European cycle compared to a single speed gearbox Vocis transmission. The second-generation unit has been developed with partial funding from the Niche Vehicle Network and was shortlisted for an SMMT Automotive Innovation award in 2012...

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ENGINE MAKERS * USA

* Illinois - Navistar to bring ICT plus technology to China

Warenville,ILL,USA -Busworld -17 July 2012: -- Navistar International Corporation announced that it will introduce its next generation clean engine solution, In-Cylinder Technology Plus (ICT+), to meet 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. The company’s ICT+ technology, which combines Navistar’s proprietary in-cylinder engine expertise with urea-based after treatment, will also position the company to meet U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) rules in advance of 2014 and 2017 requirements... With the introduction of ICT+, Navistar’s goal is to provide the latest in emissions and engine advancements into its customer and partner base, including the recently approved diesel engine joint venture with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (JAC)...

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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...

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ENGINE MAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE

* The Netherlands - DAF announces EURO 6 engines with common rail

(Photo: DAF MX13 Euro6 2012)

Eindhoven, The Netherlands -Busworld (Belgium) -14 April 2012: -- DAF Trucks announces a new engine generation, developed for the new Euro 6 emissions legislation. The 12.9 litre Euro 6 MX-13 engine uses ultra-modern common rail technology, a turbo with variable geometry and advanced controls for maximum efficiency. In order to comply with the strict Euro 6 emissions requirements, it features exhaust gas recirculation, together with SCR technology and an active soot filter...

* UK - Cummins ISB6.7 changes gear for EURO VI

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Huddersfield,Kirklees,W. Yorkshire,EN,UK -Busworld (Belgium) -5 April 2012: -- Cummins’ next generation of the ISB6.7 engine for the planned Euro VI emissions was revealed at the company’s European Technical Centre. The 6.7 litre engine range extends up to 310 HP for truck and coach installations, and 280 HP for bus applications. Peak torque remains at a high level of 1100 Nm. The latest version of Cummins 6 cylinder B Series builds on the pedigree of the B5.9 and ISBe 6.7 engines...

* Germany - MAN launches EURO 6 CNG engine

(Photo: MAN Euro 6 CNG engine)

Munich,Germany -Busworld -30 March 2012: -- Natural gas as a particularly clean source of energy for buses has been established in a large number of markets all over the world for many years now. MAN's experience with CNG buses is one that can be measured in decades and in millions of kilometres, the manufacturer wishes to point out. As a next step, it now launches the Euro 6 CNG engine...

* Germany - FEV Gmbh announces foundation of FEV Turkey in Istanbul

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Aachen, Germany -Busworld -3 April 2012: -- FEV GmbH (FEV), a leading developer of advanced powertrain and vehicle technologies, has founded a subsidiary in Istanbul, Turkey. Named FEV TR Otomotiv ve Enerji Araştırma ve Mühendislik Limited Şirketi (FEV Turkey Automotive and Energy Research and Engineering Limited Company), it is FEV’s 16th subsidiary worldwide and represents FEV’s continued global expansion into quickly developing markets...

* Africa - AVM selects chinese engines to power its buses

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Harare, Zimbabwe -Busworld -8 May 2012: -- Bus and truck builder AVM Africa of Harare, Zimbabwe, which has traditionally built its vehicles using DAF engines, is to introduce Chinese engines in their current line of vehicles. AVM says the use of these engines will cut its production costs with about 50 percent...

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ENGINE MAKERS * Argentine - The benefits of CNG engine

With GNC (Concentrated Natural Gas) engine you save 75% your's Gasoline bill"

Mendoza,MZA,ARG -ESIGAS(PR) -6 Dec 2010: -- The company ESIG Argentina, has created a line of gas engine pioneers with special components to operate only on this fuel. Designed to intend and compete with the diesel engine used in heavy vehicles, public transport, irrigation pumps, compressor stations and power generators... After six years of testing on trucks, cities fleets', service stations pumps and other applications, ESIG Argentina launches 2 new gas engines in the country, ESI66TI 6-liter, inline 6-cylinder with 190HP turbo and intercooler ESI126TI 12-liter, inline 6-cylinder with intercooled turbo with longblock 380HP Scania. With this latest Scania chooses ESIG as Technology Partner providing the electronics and gas technology to a robust and reliable engine of 12 liters...

Recently applied this technology to two trucks and a Mercedes Benz L1624 LK1318 Southern Gas company currently working for Veralia (former Rayen Cura) and for a major supermarket chain, with high performance results between performance and low power consumption, making work more efficient logistics of the company and complying with international standards of corporate social responsibility and ecology within which it operates Veralia

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