SAE Truck & Off-Highway Engineering: December 2019
- Content
- Heavy-duty engine design
What are the most significant factors influencing the way engine developers approach near-term design and development cycles? Two experts provide their insights from recent programs. - Reducing winter range loss for electric trucks
Researchers at the Austrian Institute of Technology have developed an air exchange system that's capable of reducing heat load by 37% in real-world tests. - Narrower focus, bigger payoff
Design teams are targeting focused markets for their commercial electric-vehicle programs to combat challenges like range and infrastructure. - Removing complexity for autonomous trucks
Narrowing the operating domains for driverless commercial vehicles reduces the requirements of autonomous technology and speeds time to market. - Plastics innovations 2019
The 49th annual SPE Automotive Awards highlight the ongoing benefits of lightweight polymers and composites. - Editorial
Hop on the hydrogen highway - Leak testing of commercial-vehicle AC systems critical as move to HFO refrigerants looms
- Akasol packs industry-leading energy density into new battery design
- Mahle and partners develop super-efficient natural-gas engine for stationary power
- How battery technology will drive truck electrification
- Platinum nanoparticles for fuel-cell catalysts may cut cost
- Caterpillar launches next-gen mini hydraulic excavator, skid steer and compact track loaders
- Q&A
Dan Williams shares how ZF will help advance ADAS and autonomy in 2020 and beyond
- Heavy-duty engine design