Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Aug. 5 2021:
Meritor, on Wednesday announced electrification partnerships with Hino and Hyliion
Hino will evaluate and test Meritor's Blue Horizon ePowertrain for its development path to zero emissions vehicles (ZEV) and will provide electric drivetrain sub-systems for Hyliion's Hypertruck ERX electrified powertrain for Class 8 trucks.
Meritor has long been key supplier for Hino Motors Manufacturing North America for dressed axles on its medium-duty truck models. With this new collaboration both companies look to expand advanced, electrified drive systems to further zero-emissions development.
Examples of Meritor's electrified solutions include its all-electric, fully integrated, ePowertrain for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. It is designed to provide efficiency, performance, weight savings and superior space utilization.
Hyliion's powertrain system will feature Meritor's Blue Horizon 14Xe ePowertrain integrated drive axles as the standard position propulsion and regeneration hardware on Hyliion vehicle upfits. Hypertruck ERX provides a practical, clean, long haul powertrain solution capable of operating in all-electric mode.
"Being selected as a long-term partner to power the Hypertruck ERX is extremely exciting," said Chris Villavarayan, CEO and president of Meritor. "We pride ourselves on providing innovative technologies and this is a perfect fit for such a game-changing vehicle."
