Across North America, some students going back to school this fall will ride electric school buses. More than 100 electric school buses, powered by a Cummins fully electric drivetrain, have been ordered to date from Blue Bird Corporation, a school bus manufacturer highly focused on alternative fuel technologies.  Blue Bird electric buses are already operating in California, North Dakota and Washington. Additional buses on order will transport students in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York and Quebec later this year or in 2020.

Cummins’ Tactical Energy Storage System (TESS) recently reached an important milestone. After demonstrating its capability to the United States Military in May, TESS was recently awarded its first purchase order by the Project Manager Expeditionary Energy and Sustainment Systems (PM E2S2) program office. For Brad Palmer, Cummins’ Director of Electrification Technologies Research and Development, the journey to this point has been long, yet he always remained optimistic.

Public transit gets a charge This month, Santa Monica came together to experience the clean power and potential - of the first-ever GILLIG battery electric bus, powered by Cummins. Everyone from local riders to government officials got to experience the latest in electric transit innovation. Officially on board  The battery electric bus was on display around town, from downtown to the pier. City Manager Rick Cole was one of several people to ride the bus and discover first-hand how it could be the answer to a greener future for the city.

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), a global power leader, is expanding its 2020 X15 portfolio with a new X15 Efficiency Series engine and the X15 Productivity Series offering operational efficiency without compromising the performance and drivability that drivers demand.  

Under the agreement, UC San Diego will perform accelerated testing and real-world application testing, and will develop an outdoor second-life demonstration system comprised of Cummins battery modules. The collaboration will enable Cummins to acquire valuable data on the aging behaviors of its battery modules, test integration solutions for second-life battery systems, and validate stationary energy storage system performance under grid energy storage applications.

As demand for both commercial and private electric vehicles grow, so too will the need to develop sustainable solutions for dealing with the lithium-ion batteries they use. Here are five key questions to consider. What are the options when electric vehicle batteries reach the end of their useful life?

The Cecelia Ann offers sightseers views of some of New England’s most iconic lighthouses. Soon this high-speed catamaran, which can carry 600 passengers and reach speeds of 30 knots, will be repowered to improve its emissions profile, improving air quality in New London, Connecticut and Orient Point, New York, its two primary ports.  

A quick internet search for “SCR vs. EGR” will return more than two million results from various sources, but what does it all mean? For decades, people have been debating the merits of each technology, arguing over which is better. We’d argue, however, that the question you should be asking is this: Which technology is right for your customers? In this article, we’ll provide a clear and practical explanation for SCR and EGR technology in the rail industry. First, a little background on the SCR vs. EGR technology debate.

Most families have experienced a power outage at one point or another. Meanwhile, some families live in states that experience the longest power outages.  Every state in the U.S. experienced a power outage in 2019. This is according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Annual Electric Power Industry Report. On average, we went without power and electricity for 4.7 hours throughout the year. Meanwhile, residents of the following 10 states experienced the longest power outages.

Perth-based gold mining company Blackham Resources Ltd is ramping up production thanks to the support of a Cummins HSK78G gas generator.  Blackham’s power supplier, Perth-based Contract Power Group, selected the newly launched Cummins HSK78G generator to supply prime power for the next stage of expansion at Blackham’s Matilda-Wiluna gold mine. The new gas-powered generator will provide up to 20 per cent of the mine’s power as Blackham strives to increase their production.