Newsrooms Archive - Page 3 of 31

Shandong Pengxiang Auto selects Allison Transmission’s 4800 Off Road Series™ for its wide body mining dump trucks

14th December 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

50 units are delivered to support engineering, construction and mining operations in China; autonomous driving prototype of the WBMD truck also features an Allison transmission Chinese truck OEM, Shandong Pengxiang Auto, has specified Allison’s 4800 Off Road Series™ (ORS) fully automatic transmission for its latest wide body mining dump (WBMD) truck. Thirty units of the […]

Viessmann welcomes 6th Carbon Budget but calls for more focus on improving gas heating efficiency

10th December 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

Statement from Viessmann in response to the Climate Change Committee’s 6th Carbon Budget, announced December 9th 2020, from Darren McMahon, Viessmann marketing director. We commend the ambition to reduce emissions in buildings to zero by 2050 in line with net zero legislation. The CCC report rightly notes that emissions reductions from heating have flatlined since […]

Viessmann develops new air ventilation solution to help schools battle COVID-19

10th December 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

By introducing a new displacement ventilation system, Viessmann is following-up its earlier initiatives to help society combat the pandemic Viessmann has created an air ventilation solution to combat the spread of COVID-19 in schools. The company’s unique new hybrid ventilation unit, the Vitovent 200-P, provides closed rooms with constant air circulation of filtered air. This […]

Viessmann responds to UK Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution

18th November 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

Comment by Darren McMahon, Viessmann UK marketing director: Viessmann fully supports the Prime Minister’s ambitious Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, announced yesterday. The plan outlines a set of initiatives designed to mobilise £12 billion of government investment to both create and support up to 250,000 highly-skilled green jobs. This level of focus […]

New heat network regulations demand meter retrofits for thousands of housing association, local authority and managing agent properties

17th November 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

Insite Energy warns heat suppliers about potential pitfalls as they embrace new rules to comply with the latest amendments to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations. Following the announcement of amendments to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations on November 6th, heat suppliers to properties connected to heat networks – such as housing […]

Allison heads to Bauma CHINA 2020 as Chinese manufacturer specifies transmission on autonomous truck

17th November 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

North Hauler Joint Stock Co. Ltd (NHL) chooses Allison Transmission for new NTR100A autonomous rigid dump truck; 20 units have been sold to China’s largest cement manufacturer Allison Transmission will exhibit its Off-Highway Series™ (ORS) of fully automatic transmissions at Bauma CHINA 2020, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery (November 24-27; Hall 5, […]

Green-aware Brits confess their bad eco habits

17th November 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

Over 54s most eco-conscious while under 35s admit most sins Over a third of Brits admit to wasting food and purchasing products containing single-use plastic packaging, with young people holding up their hands as the worst offenders. This is despite an overwhelming majority (95%) of people declaring themselves to be at least somewhat eco-conscious, and […]

Russian city orders 105 new buses equipped with Allison Automatics

17th November 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

The Avtomig transportation company order for Perm is part of a large-scale, nationwide, passenger comfort-focussed reform of municipal passenger transport In a reform of the city of Perm’s public transportation, Russian operator, Avtomig, has purchased 105 low-floor MAZ-203016 buses after winning a tender to transport passengers across six routes. The three-door, 30-seater buses are equipped […]

JACOBS VEHICLE SYSTEMS’ HPD (HIGH POWER DENSITY) ENGINE BRAKE SPECIFIED BY CHINESE TRUCK MAKER

10th November 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

Jacobs Vehicle Systems’ High Power Density® (HPD ®) engine brake has gone into production with a Chinese truck manufacturer. This is the first OEM application of HPD, launched in 2016, to be announced. The new Sinotruk Yellow River tractor unit, designed and manufactured by China National Heavy Duty Truck company (CNHTC), integrates Jacobs’ HPD technology […]

Beijing Daxing International Airport selects Allison Transmission-equipped deicing fluid recovery trucks

9th November 2020 By Madeleine Bendall

To meet stricter emission regulations and cold weather operational needs, China’s biggest airport, opened in September 2019, receives new Dongfeng deicing fluid recovery trucks. Five new Dongfeng trucks, for the purpose of recovering liquid from airport runways, have been delivered to Beijing Daxing International Airport ahead of the winter season. The Guo VI (Euro VI-equivalent) […]