It doesn’t seem that long ago that VW was sued for the “Diesel Gate” scandal in which many VW diesel vehicles were found to be using emissions cheat devices. Now there’s another diesel emissions situation, this time involving accusations that Cummins used diesel defeat devices for almost one million diesel … [continued]
Three of the biggest names in heavy equipment are launching a new joint venture to co-develop advanced, lightweight electric truck batteries.
A $24 million investment in new long duration energy storage technology gives Cummins yet another reason to support the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
The Tesla Semi has captivated scores of corporate customers. Pre-orders for Elon Musk’s electric trucks are growing. Competitors, however, aren’t so impressed. The Wall Street Journal spoke with a potential adversary in the trucking space, Cummins, for their take on Tesla, electric trucks, and their thoughts on how governments around the world should deal with carbon emissions.
More than a half million Cummins diesel engines have been recalled by the EPA and CARB to replace a catalytic converter than wore out sooner than expected.
One of the largest engine manufacturers in the world, Cummins, will be establishing a new electric powertrain development team in India focused on solutions for so-called emerging markets
Whatever happened to Brammo, the once promising electric motorcycle maker with its funky 6-speed gearbox? After Polaris acquired the company and left it to linger for years, Cummins just snapped up Brammo and is jumping into the electric truck party.
Cummins has unveiled a prototype of the Class 7 electric truck it says will go into production in 2019. It has a 145 kWh battery and a range of 100 miles with a 22 ton load in tow.
Heavy-duty trucks are only 5 percent of all the vehicles on the road in the US but are responsible for 25 percent of vehicle emissions. Since emissions from cars and trucks are the single greatest source of the nation’s emissions, it is clear that having a larger electric truck fleet … [continued]
Silicon batteries and synthetic graphite are easing fears that new export restrictions will impact the global supply chain for EV batteries
