Allison Transmission, a designer and manufacturer of vehicle propulsion solutions for commercial and defence vehicles announced that 100 JBM CITYLIFE city buses are being added to the existing fleet of Delhi city. In a recent function held at Rajghat Depot in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi, and Mr. Kailash Gahlot, Delhi Transport Minister, flagged off the 100 JBM[Read More…]
Chargeup, a company building battery-swapping network for electric two and three-wheelers, has announced that it has raised USD 2.5 million in pre-Series A round led by Capital-A and Anicut Capital. Other marquee investors who participated in the round include actors Tiger Shroff & Shraddha Kapoor, Aman and Sameer Gupta (founders of Boat), also participated in this round, with Grip invested[Read More…]
Continental Tires, a premium tyre manufacturer, launches its new CrossContact AX6 SUV tyres in India. The new Generation 6 CrossContact AX6 all-terrain tyres provide excellent durability, low noise, and a tread design engineered for good control and performance on all terrain and wet road conditions. SUV sales in the country have increased significantly in recent years. According to reports, SUV[Read More…]
BorgWarner is expanding its efforts into hydrogen combustion and was recently awarded its first hydrogen injection system production program for an off-road application by a European construction equipment manufacturer. This quick-to-market technology supports CO2-free mobility and offers an appealing total cost of ownership due to optimised energy efficiency and payload capacity as well as short refuelling time. “This business win strengthens the[Read More…]
Press Release BorgWarner’s All-New 800-Volt Integrated Electric Drive Module Drives Leading Chinese NEV Brands Forward BorgWarner has won a contract to supply its new integrated drive module (iDM) with an 800V silicon carbide (SiC) inverter and hairpin electric motor to a Chinese premium new energy vehicle (NEV) brand. The 800V iDM220 uses BorgWarner’s compact Viper power module, which is[Read More…]
Press Release Expands Commercial Vehicle and Industrial Application Capabilities Accelerates business in Fast-Growing Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway Battery Pack Market BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of AKASOL AG. The combination of BorgWarner and AKASOL is expected to significantly strengthen the company’s commercial vehicle and industrial electrification capabilities, which positions the company to capitalize on[Read More…]
Press Release Detroit Engineered Products (DEP) awarded a patent for “ConceptWorks”, a unique automated modeling tool. Detroit Engineered Products (DEP), creators of the MeshWorks, an integrated CAE platform has been awarded a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its revolutionary automated modeling tool ConceptWorks, the latest addition to their CAE legacy. With reference to ConceptWorks, its[Read More…]
In an upfront conversation, V.K. Misra, Technical Director, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. spoke to Sumesh Soman on the tyre technology to watch out for. Q. How different are car radial sensors from truck and bus radials? A. Only the sensor size is smaller in the former. For trucks and cars, where the sensor size is similar, the mounting arrangements[Read More…]
Tyres are turning smart too. JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. (JK Tyres) has gone down that route to get the early mover’s advantage. Its smart tyre generation is claimed to be a segment first. With a cloud-based monitoring system as its building block, the smart tyres warrant the maintenance through timely diagnostics. It makes use of sensors integrated into the[Read More…]
Orissa-based EeVe India has its task cut out! It wants to become the best electric scooter company in the country. To realise its aspirations, the company is striving hard to increasingly localise its products as a ‘Made In India’ offering to click with buyers. A testimony to the efforts fructifying to a large extent is the new flagship scooter from[Read More…]
