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ZF has developed the High Revolution Drive, an electric drive that reaches up to 30,000 rpm. The company says the design could reduce installation space and weight and lower magnet demand.
The University of Tennessee said it deployed a new McNeilus Volterra ZFL electric garbage truck at its Knoxville campus this week. The change adds battery-electric waste collection equipment and highlights Tennessee manufacturing.
ZF Aftermarket has added four repair kits to its E-Mobility Repair Kit family for hybrid and battery-electric drivetrains. The kits are intended to let independent workshops repair failed components instead of replacing entire assemblies.
ZF has launched the EcoFlex flexible coupling for electric rail drivetrains, designed to reduce maintenance requirements in service.