Before getting into the trucks and putting the new transmissions to work, Kyle Crawford, Peterbilt’s vocational marketing manager, asked members of the trade press to think about driving up the ...

Cummins will offer an 18-speed version of its Endurant automated transmission as an option or X15 diesel engines beginning next year. Cummins said it has developed what it called the “next-generation ...

Kenworth has developed a new 18-speed automated transmission, offering a version for heavy Class 8 trucking and some off-highway uses. The Paccar TX-18 and Paccar TX-18 Pro leverage the company’s ...

MARSHALL, Mich. — A new, 18-speed automated transmission that will soon be available from Peterbilt Motors Co. can be spec’d for both on- and off-highway uses and with calibrations tailored to ...

The following article was originally published in eeNews Automotive. It is reprinted here with permission. Today's electric drives are usually designed without transmission; at the most, they may ...

As a general rule, electric vehicles don’t have conventional multispeed transmissions as gas-powered cars do, with nearly all having just a single speed. (There are exceptions, which we’ll get to in a ...

Most EVs don’t have a transmission in the conventional sense. They use a direct-drive, single-ratio unit to transfer the motor’s power to the wheels. The new, third-generation Mercedes-Benz CLA is a ...