Under the agreement, Europe's Iveco and FPT Industrial will provide engineering and manufacturing expertise to help put into production Nikola’s fuel-cell and battery electric trucks:
The medium-duty truck market is healthy, ready for continued growth, and currently impacted by several outside factors including emissions regulations and fleet needs.
Cummins and Hyundai are teaming up to develop and commercialize electric and fuel cell powertrains, starting with the North American commercial vehicle market.
Class 8 truck production is expected to continue growing for most of 2019 before finally declining at the end of the year into 2020, according to a recent report from ACT Research.
Dana recently unveiled a commercially viable electric powertrain and HDT Equipment Editor Jim Park was shown a Class 6 Peterbilt 220 delivery vehicle fitted with the equipment.
Allison Transmission unveiled an electrified e-axle system for medium-and heavy-duty trucks, a fully integrated electric powertrain system being tested in a Peterbilt Model 579.
Dana hosted a test drive of trucks outfitted with its latest technology at TMC’s annual meeting in Atlanta.
AxleTech is reinventing itself with a focus on electrified vehicle solutions. By focusing on a “power-agnostic” between-the-wheels electrification technology, it believes it can provide integrated, in-axle systems that provide the same power and efficiency as conventional diesel powertrains – and maybe even better.
Jacobs Vehicle Systems says its new Active Decompression Technology will allow stop-start functionality for diesel engines while eliminating start-up and shutdown vibrations.
The Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies joint venture has delivered a deeply integrated powertrain with calibrations that are exactly right for the times.