Category: Innovation

Donut Lab, 875 horsepower in the wheels

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Donut Lab

At the Las Vegas automotive expo, Finnish company Donut Lab unveiled its latest in-wheel electric motors, aiming to revolutionize vehicle electrification. While this technology has seen limited adoption so far, its potential applications in tractors and heavy machinery could make it a game-changer for the industry Donut Lab For Off-Road and agricultural machinery In the automotive sector, in-wheel electric motors have been largely overlooked due to weight distribution challenges. The added weight in the unsprung mass of a vehicle can negatively impact handling and performance. However, agricultural tractors and heavy…

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Ces 2025, Las Vegas, the capital of innovation

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ces 2025

From January 7th to 11th, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an international trade fair for electronics, robotics, and mobility, was held in Las Vegas. Artificial intelligence software took center stage, now integrated even into the most basic household appliances and serving as the foundation for innovations in the agricultural sector. As expected, Ces 2025 in Las Vegas, held from January 7th to 11th, was literally dominated by artificial intelligence programs. This technology has even been introduced into the most basic household appliances, transforming them into reliable and efficient home robots…

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Cvt transmission tractor: history, function, technology

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cvt transmission tractors

Starting in 1995, when Fendt introduced its “Favorit 926 Vario” with 260 horsepower at the German Agritechnica trade fair, cvt transmission tractor began to spread throughout the sector, eventually becoming a technological must-have Author: Mario Mazzini If the saying “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” holds true, it is equally true that in 1995, Fendt proved itself by responding to a difficult period for the entire German tractor industry. That year, the company launched the “Favorit 926 Vario,” the first high-power agricultural tractor (260 hp) equipped with…

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Porsche’s six-stroke engine: a game-changing innovation for decarbonization

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Porsche has introduced an innovative patent for a six-stroke engine designed to enhance the energy efficiency of its propulsion systems while addressing the challenges of decarbonization. The European Union’s green policies are accelerating deindustrialization across the continent, triggering economic stagnation and recession. Germany, heavily impacted, is now officially in a technical recession, with the automotive sector among the hardest hit. Last year, vehicle registrations dropped significantly, with August recording double-digit declines: Germany -28%, France -24%, Italy -13.5%, and Spain -6.5%. Even electric vehicle sales fell by over 40%, despite substantial…

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“S-A2” by Supernal, the electric aircraft of the future

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It’s called the “S-A2,” and for now, it’s just a concept—a concrete vision of what a future eVTOL aircraft might look like, designed to operate in urban areas as a new mobility solution. Developed by Supernal, part of Hyundai Motor Group, the aircraft can carry one pilot and four passengers, reaching a maximum speed of 190 km/h at an altitude of over 450 meters. This height is sufficient for urban operations worldwide, considering that currently, only 23 skyscrapers exceed 450 meters, and aside from Central Park Tower and One World…

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Honda, long range with fuel cell

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The objective is clear. Expand the range of collaborations in the transport segment with the development of medium and large transport vehicles dedicated to the North American market. For this reason, at the main local exhibition dedicated to the theme, “Advanced Clean Transportation Expo”, held last May in California, Honda presented a Peterbilt tractor model “579 EV” modified to integrate three latest generation fuel cells “Cr-V Fcev”. In fact, a heavy-duty full electric based on a propulsion system whose marketing was in fact foreseen in the Japanese company’s plans to…

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Pagg Aspöck, new headquarters and new products

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230 million turnover in 2023, four production sites and eight branches around the world for a total of over one thousand and 400 employees. These, in short, are the credentials with which the Austrian group Aspöck Systems presents itself, having been involved in the lighting sector for towed vehicles and operating machines for over 45 years and today boasting a product catalog of over 160 pages within which it is practically impossible not to find the most suitable lighting system to equip any trailer or any industrial or agricultural machine.…

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Quantum engine

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“A quantum engine in the BCS-BEC transition.” This was the title of a study published last September in the academic journal “Nature.” The research was conducted by a team of Japanese and German researchers working within the Quantum Systems division of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. The term “quantum engine” implies the development of a system capable of converting the energy associated with the quantum states of a group of atoms or subatomic particles into usable macroscopic work by altering their interaction modes. Understanding the meaning of this…

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Fpt “Xc13” engine brake, high performance and efficiency

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freno motore Ftp "Xc13"

On the occasion of the presentation of the new “teardown area” Fpt Industrial took the opportunity to take stock of the latest product innovations and the most recent applied technologies. Protagonist among the “Xc13” thermal engines, the first unit that the brand has designed on the basis of new development objectives in terms of efficiency, application flexibility and power supply. Ranging between diesel, natural gas and hydrogen versions. Among the various technologies implemented on the unit, the engine braking system stands out, specific for heavy-duty applications. “High performance engine brake”,…

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Ces 2024, near future preview

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On January 9th of this year, the 2024 edition of CES, the consumer electronics trade show that has become a showcase for new technologies, was held in Las Vegas, United States. The absolute protagonist was artificial intelligence. In these pages, a summary of the two themes proposed on-site and most debated, which will surely impact the world of transportation as well: hydrogen and human-machine interface software. Following are the most interesting products from a design perspective. Since in most cases these are concepts and therefore feasibility studies, it is anticipated…

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