US based electric vehicle transit technology vehicle maker Proterra has sold two 40-foot battery-electric transit vehicles, along with a fast charge system to the King County Metro in Seattle, US. King County Metro already uses ...
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We have heard many good news from China commercial vehicle industry in the first half year. Ankai Bus started to deliver the 1100 city buses to Algeria on July 22; Yutong president Tang Yuxiang signed agreement with Venezuela Minister of ...
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Wabco Holdings Inc., a global supplier of technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of commercial vehicles, announced that at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014 in Hanover, Germany, it will showcase the company’s continued ...
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A team of chemists from New York University and the University of Cambridge has developed a method for examining the inner workings of battery-like devices called supercapacitorsUnconventional internal design yields a larger capacitanceThat ...
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Warren Buffett popularized the notion of investing in "cigarette butt" stocks. That is, extracting one last "puff" of value out of discarded stocks trading below liquidation value. Well, get ready to put a new spin on the term. Based on ...
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New Flyer Industries is equipping 34 units of York, Ontario-bound buses with DIWA.5 automatic transmissions from Voith Turbo, a provider of intelligent drive solutions and systems. The DIWA.5 transmission will facilitate streamlined gear ...
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According to the data provided by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), in June this year Japanese automobile production (including passenger cars, trucks and buses) totaled 857,317 units, increasing by 53,192 units or 6.6 ...
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Indian automobile manufacturer Ashok Leyland will be focusing on non truck businesses and exports, in an attempt to give a boost to the company’s growth. Press Trust of India reported Ashok Leyland managing director Vinod K Dasari ...
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VE Commercial Vehicles, a joint venture (JV) of Volvo and Eicher Motors, has unveiled the Eicher Pro1000 and Eicher Pro 3000 series of light and medium duty trucks in Kochi, Kerala, India. The new trucks are designed to suit the needs ...
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Daimler AG (stock-exchange symbol: DAI) is continuing along its path of profitable growth. In the second quarter of 2014, the Group achieved new record levels of unit sales and revenue and significantly increased its operating profit from ...
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The first sod has been turned: Daimler’s wholly-owned commercial vehicle subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is starting construction of the new headquarters building on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. The new building ...
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Continental has launched three limited-edition passenger car and bus tires with a special design on the side walls, to celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The special design on the ContiPowerContact and ContiMaxContact MC 5 ...
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Voith Turbo will provide Gillig, a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, with its 60 DIWA.5 automatic transmissions this summer. Gillig will use DIWA transmissions for its clean diesel buses bound for the Port Authority of Allegheny ...
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Voith Turbo will provide Gillig, a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, with its 60 DIWA.5 automatic transmissions this summer. Gillig will use DIWA transmissions for its clean diesel buses bound for the Port Authority of Allegheny ...
Tags: Voith Turbo, 60 DIWA.5, Auto Parts
Volvo Buses and ABB have partnered to develop automatic e-bus fast charging solutions for electric-hybrid and full-electric Volvo buses. Under the deal, Volvo Buses will provide electric-hybrid buses and full-electric buses, while ABB ...
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