* California - Wal-Mart test truck aims to slash fuel consumption on big rigs
-- If Bruce Wayne ever had to vacate the Batcave, he might insist on moving his Batgear with an arrow sleek microturbine big rig with a carbon-fiber cargo trailer, an electronic dashboard of three computer tablets and tires wider than any race car... This is WAVE, the Wal-Mart Advanced Vehicle Experience concept truck, a collaboration of 22 international companies. It's also a rolling stock test case for technologies that could revolutionize the way freight is hauled on roads... The collaboration began when Wal-Mart approached several firms in January 2011. One was the maker of a heavily patented microturbine motor small enough to fit under the hood of a heavy-duty freight hauler... Some of the companies involved in the project, such as Allison Transmission and Roush Enterprises, are frequently involved in concept vehicles and also produce aftermarket modifications to factory-built vehicles... But Capstone has another reason to be involved. Although its microturbines are sold around the world, it has yet to have a profitable year since it went public 15 years ago. Jamison said it is tough to compete with traditional and alternative energy sources, such as solar power...
(Photo by Al Seib / Los Angeles Times - A futuristic hybrid-electric tractor-trailer concept truck is parked outside the Capstone Turbine facility in Chatsworth) -- Los Angeles, CAL, USA - The Los Angeles Times, by RONALD D. WHITE/Business Automotive Industry - 19 Sept 2015Labels: concept trucks, ideas fuel saving
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