Who is Mimì?
Bieffe Project displayed Mimì at the Hydrogen Expo. The driveline is made up of fuel cells, batteries and supercaps
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NOVAC spreads the supercap message
NOVAC is located in Modena, close to the factory where the Ferrari miracle began. It started from the vision of four very young engineers who set out to develop and apply the supercap principle
With the 11 litre Scania Super has doubled
With the Super 11 Scania has found a little brother to the Super 13. Three power ratings, 350, 390 and 430 hp
ZF Range Extender
ZF further develops electric range extender systems –production begins at the start of 2026
We share with you what we experienced at the ACT Expo in Anaheim, California
ACT Expo 2025, our key takeaways from the leading U.S. show on sustainable transportation
eBM 5 and FPT Industrial’s battery management
The eBM 5 is the latest update of FPT Industrial's battery management system. The eBM 5 is currently in volume production for the IVECO eDaily MY24
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AS Labruna called for OEMS, service network and subdealers
AS Labruna summoned OEMs and sudealers from North Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans to its headquarters at the AS Network & Customer Event
Moteurs Baudouin to showcase world’s most powerful 6+ MVA genset at Middle East Energy 2025
In a world premiere at Middle East Energy 2025, Moteurs Baudouin will introduce the highest-rated genset available for critical backup power, unprecedented power rating exceeding 6 MVA.
Dellorto two-track strategy
The two-track strategy allows the Dellorto group to extend and customise its expertise in EGR, throttle bodies, power units, BMS and batteries from motorbikes to off-highway applications with long-life requirements
HD Hyundai Infracore from G2 compact engines to DOTY 2025 DX Series
Hyundai G2 and DX. Doosan Infracore’s G2 series made its first DIESEL International cover at bauma 2013. Twelve years after, at bauma 2025, DIESEL has since become POWERTRAIN and Doosan has become HD Hyundai Infracore.
The DX series, crowned DotY 2025, marks a new milestone. But what does it have
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UFI FIlters and automotive. For ICE and electric as well
UFI Filters and automotive. More than an application DISCOVER MORE ABOUT UFI MULTITUBE UFI FIlters and automotive, a stable and lasting relationship involving passenger cars and trucks. All with a special consideration for electric vehicles. A couple of examples? UFI Multitube first la...
The third India Diesel Powertrain Summit in June 2020
The third India Diesel Powertrain Summit 2020 is scheduled on June 17-18 in Chennai, India. The event will be dedicated to providing the next 5-10 years of policy direction and supporting localized technological innovation as well as exploiting the market opportunities in India and other South Asian...
TAPA 2020 postponed in September
TAPA 2020: the Thai automotive show is postponed in extremis due to concerns to the Covid-19. The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) of Thailand decided to change the date. The passengers car exhibition is now scheduled on the beginning of September, from 3th to 5th. TAPA 2020: a bri...
A growing trend for electric bus market in Europe
In 2019, the European electric bus market set a new record tripling the figures of 2018. Nearly 12 per cent of city buses registered in 2019 were battery-electric. But things are going to get even deeper, very soon: Interact Analysis forecasts that «approximately 40% of new city buses registered in ...
Mercedes plug-in hybrid system: the diesel-electric star
The crown jewels of Mercedes plug-in hybrid system are still the 9G-Tronic transmission and the four-cylinder diesel engine OM654 in a 194 hp and 400 Nm version with Euro 6d TEMP emissions. We might then say that the marriage between hybrid technology and diesel is quite a perfect one. However, Dies...
Geotab for electric vehicles: the battery degradation tool
Geotab has developed a solution aimed at evaluating battery degradation on electric vehicles. It all start from the analysis of aggregated data from 6,300 vehicles reveals that electric vehicles batteries may outlast usable life of vehicle. Announced at Geotab Connect 2020, the easy-to-use to...
The Nikola TRE e-truck will be produced in Ulm
The news was spread by CNH Industrial. The Nikola TRE e-truck will be produced at the Iveco plant in Ulm, Germany. There, the first trucks produced will be the BEV (Battery electric vehicle) heavy commercial vehicles, the first step towards the FCEV (Fuel-cell electric vehicles) hydrogen-powered mod...
All-plastic fuel vapor pump improves engine efficiency
Pierburg (Rheinmetall Automotive), Swoboda, BASF and General Motors have developed the first all-plastic fuel vapor pump assembly in serial production. The component is currently produced at Pierburg’s facility in Fountain Inn, South Carolina and placed on the 2019 Cadillac XT4. The assembly is moun...
How much do the new diesel engines pollute?
Two different studies on the pollution levels of new diesel engines reveal quite disputable results. The issue is quite a hot one in the news currently, given the traffic restrisctions imposed in some large cities. Let’s start with the news that dampens the enthusiasm of the defenders of diese...
There’s FPT behind the first gas-powered firefighting vehicle
The first gas-powered firefighting vehicle. The rush to sustainable and environmentally-friendly solutions for vehicles employed by municipalities and public organizations has started. Some manufacturers are working on it and important results have arisen in the last few years in different sectors. ...
