(Cummins Inc./3BL Media) When Cummins’ Chief Technical Officer thinks about the global power leader’s aspiration to be carbon neutral by 2050, he’s inspired by the industry’s past success fighting smog.
“What gives me confidence that we’re actually going to be able to get there is looking in the rear-view mirror and seeing the innovation that has occurred over the last 30 years to get us to where we’re at today,” Jim Fier told participants at Work Truck Week 2021, a celebration of the commercial truck business, which was held virtually this month because of the pandemic.
Thirty years ago, diesel engine makers began what would be a remarkable success story. Working to meet increasingly tougher standards set by government regulators, the industry steadily reduced oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) emissions, two key contributors to smog.
Hino Turns to Cummins Diesel Engines for US, Canada
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Hino Trucks announced it intends to produce model year 2022 Classes 6-8 trucks for the United States and Canada equipped exclusively with diesel engines from Cummins Inc.
It also reported it was accelerating its timeline for producing battery-electric trucks.
It made the announcements at Work Truck Week 2021, a virtual event hosted by NTEA-The Association for the Work Truck Industry.
BREAKING NEWS! Hino Trucks announced their intent to produce medium- and heavy-duty Hino trucks with Cummins engines for sale in North America. As a result, Hino intends to offer Cummins B6.7™ & L9™ engines in Hino’s L & XL Series models by end of 2021. https://t.co/U2c8JibaKwpic.twitter.com/6K1A0e5LGd
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Electronic Vehicle Stability Control (EVSC). EVSC monitors the truck’s steering wheel angle, individual wheel rotation speed, lateral G forces and more. When the system senses that the vehicle is at risk of losing stability, it alerts the driver via an on-dash warning light and automatically reduces engine output and applies braking pressure as needed to help the truck maintain stability.
EVSC works in tandem with
Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR), an advanced traction-control system that works to provide grip when the truck is on loose or wet surfaces. ASR will also be standard on all 2022
Isuzu Announces Major Enhancements to N-Series Diesel Trucks : CEG constructionequipmentguide.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from constructionequipmentguide.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The 2022i Isuzu N-Series diesel trucks will begin production in July, and will be available at its network of nearly 300 dealers in the U.S. in the third quarter this year.
Isuzu, during the National Truck Equipment Association’s Work Truck Week 2021 virtual trade-show event Wednesday, announced several enhancements for its 2022 interim model year N-Series diesel trucks, including the addition of Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) with Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) and a Lane Departure Warning System, and Electronic Vehicle Stability Control (EVSC).
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Shaun Skinner, president of both Isuzu Commercial Truck of America and Isuzu Commercial Truck of Canada, said his company sold 9,300 N-Series diesels last year, and plans to sell 11,000 this year on strength in the e-commerce and urban delivery segment.