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Pete's refreshed 579 all-in on aero, tech
The new 579, boasting a 7% fuel economy improvement over prior generation models, is the most aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Peterbilt model built to-date.
March 4, 2021
Airflow is continuously handed down the tractor and trailer until it reaches the end, making a systematic approach to aerodynamics important.
Trucks
Isuzu adds more power to Class 6 FTR, new FVR model
The company believes the Cummins B6.7 will appeal more broadly to fleets that need more power.
February 12, 2021
Availability of the B6.7 – the most popular diesel engine ever built by Cummins – marks the first time Isuzu has ever offered any engine other than its own on any of its models.
Alternative power
Kenworth testing Gen2 range-extended electrics
Kenworth recently delivered two prototype Kenworth T680 tractors, each equipped with a series hybrid-electric propulsion system, to Southern California drayage, warehouse and transportation company Total Transportation Systems Inc. (TTSI).
February 17, 2021
The two Kenworth T680 hybrid-electric vehicles use the Cummins Westport L9N Near Zero (NZ) emission engine fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) driving a generator to extend the truck’s battery range.
Test Drives
Kenworth gives T680 an aero, tech makeover
Visually, the truck is striking and it’s a very un-Kenworth-like update in that there are very few little tweaks.
February 11, 2021
The T680 got its first significant update Thursday since it first rolled down the Chillicothe, Ohio, assembly line.
Trucks
Pete goes all in on aero, tech with refreshed 579
The new 579, boasting a 7% fuel economy improvement over prior generation models, is the most aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Peterbilt model to-date.
February 3, 2021
The bird from the hood pull handle has been incorporated along the side of the hood on the new model.
Alternative power
Meritor readies electric axle production
February 3, 2021
Meritor has reached supplier agreements with Lion Electric, a Canadian manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles, Autocar, an American specialty truck manufacturer, and Volta Trucks, a London-based electric commercial vehicle startup. Each company will use the Blue Horizon 14Xe integrated ePowertrain in its production trucks.
Economic trends
Truck orders exceed 40K units for fourth consecutive month
Freight growth has pushed fleets to add capacity as fast as possible and OEMs and suppliers are wrestling to keep pace with surging demand.
February 2, 2021
Freight growth has pushed fleets to add capacity as fast as possible and OEMs and suppliers are wrestling to keep pace with the surging demand.
Alternative power
Tesla Semi facing shortage of battery cells
Semi would use about five times more cells than a passenger car, yet would not retail for five times what a car would sell for, "so it kind of would not make sense for us to do the Semi right now,” said Tesla boss Elon Musk.
January 28, 2021
While the electric truck market has gotten crowded since Semi made its public debut in late 2017, Musk speculated that his Semi could be the first to achieve full autonomy.
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