Automotive

Deutz and the on-highway sector: here we are, again. The German manufacturer’s comeback is closely connected to the recent plans involving China and Sany, the biggest construction equipment and truck manufacturing group in the Asian country. As a matter of fact, the Kingway 435 truck unveiled by San...

Audi and the electric drives. You say Audi (member of VW Group) and it’s no wonder you associate the four ring brand with electric propulsion research. What perhaps not everyone knows is that Audi is number one in terms of patents for electric drives. We forward you part of the press release r...

The dashboard developed by Geotab and Webfleet Solutions aims to monitor and analyze data on the commercial mobility recovery after the lockdown period due to the pandemic in several European and North American countries. The data comes from around 100,000 anonymous customers. We have published here...

The fact that the current year is an exceptional one is in front of everyone’s eyes. For FIAMM Energy Technology, perhaps even more so. First – and we were at the beginning of 2020 – the announcement of the acquisition of Hitachi Chemical by another Japanese group, Showa Denko K.K., which is n...

IHI is a primary brand worldwide among the manufacturers of turbochargers, with a market share of about 20 percent. The turbocharger segment is, however, just one of many that make up IHI Corporation, a true Japanese giant with interests ranging from aerospace to defense; from infrastructure to ener...

Isuzu D Max N60 and a Diesel engine. The Isuzu D-Max N60 and the 4-cylinder Diesel, obviously Japanese and Isuzu as well, are the proof that the cycle patented by Rudolf almost 130 years ago proves to be an excellent player. Let’s take a step back. For those who do not know, Isuzu is a [&helli...

Webfleet Solutions and Geotab (here a recent Geotab study on the impact of electrification on CO2 emissions) presented a new dashboard for the commercial mobility recovery program after the lockdowns due to the pandemic outbreak. The dashboard analyzes the activity of more than 3 million connected v...

DAF and hybrid, when the truck goes electric across the city and Diesel cycle on the motorway. The pivot of this ‘cross-over’ is the DAF PACCAR MX-11, one of the best on-road engines, which Diesel International would also like very well converted to boat pleasure applications (here find ...

Despite the growing range of electric vehicles, combustion engine vehicles are projected to have a market share among new cars of 85 percent even in 2025. In these vehicles, the generator supplies a growing number of electronic consumers, from comfort features such as air conditioning and navigation...

The Torsus Praetorian off-road bus has been awarded a Red Dot Award in the Product Design 2020 category, for its outstanding design quality. The Torsus Praetorian is the world’s first heavy duty 4×4 off-road bus. Designed to transport personnel and equipment safely across the world’s harshest e...