Powertrain

The 1.5L turbocharged engine delivers an impressive 200 hp and 192 lb.-ft. (260 Nm) of peak torque. Those are solid numbers for engines 30% bigger.

The truck maker is launching series production of electric versions of its most important product range of heavy-duty trucks including Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX.

Cummins announced in February it had redesigned its B, L and X-Series engine portfolios to run on hydrogen in addition to diesel and natural gas. The so-called fuel-agnostic platform includes the hydrogen option in 6.7L displacement as well as 15.0L.

The current market share of BEVs in the U.S. is only 5.5%, says John Bozzella, CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. “So to get to 50% by 2030, a lot has to change.”

The pickup truck twins are being engineered with electric drivelines and could challenge the Tesla Cybertruck and Rivian R1T.

Achates Power and Walmart are teaming on a joint test of the engine-maker’s opposed-piston diesel in the retail giant’s tractor-trailer rigs. Achates says the engine cuts CO2 emissions 10% without any added cost.

The first three versions of the new BMW 7-Series to arrive in the U.S. market are the battery-electric i7 xDrive60, plus two models with internal-combustion engines: the twin-turbo, 375-hp 740i 6-cyl., and the 760i xDrive with a twin-turbo, 536-hp...