More details about how Volvo Trucks North America blasted the Department of Energy's freight efficiency goals out of the water in its SuperTruck 2.
Volvo Trucks busted the SuperTruck 2 100% freight efficiency improvement target using an entirely reshaped cab, a 4x2 drive train, very advanced trailer aerodynamics, and a 48-volt micro-hybrid energy recovery system.
Navistar said its SuperTruck II project truck achieved a 170% improvement in freight efficiency in road tests.
HDT’s Equipment Editor Jim Park was in Las Vegas when DTNA's SuperTruck II was unveiled. Check out this video of the project.
Check out these photos of Daimler Truck North America’s SuperTruck II project. The truck, which doubled the freight efficiency of the baseline 2009 Freightliner Cascadia, was revealed during Manifest 2023.
Daimler brings SuperTruck II back to earth with practical improvements and near production-ready technology.
DTNA and Freightliner's SuperTruck II demonstrator truck is the most aerodynamic Freightliner ever built, and it integrates its most efficient powertrain.
Daimler Trucks North America is tapping into the expertise of engineering researchers at Oregon State University to develop zero-emissions technology for the SuperTruck 3 project.
Gains in heavy-truck fuel efficiency and overall freight efficiency realized through the first SuperTruck program smashed the original goals and expectations. SuperTruck II’s goals are even more ambitious. Will they be realized too?
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