Allison Transmission Claims 5% Better Fuel Economy with TC10 for Tractor Trucks

March 20, 2013


Allison Transmission claims that test fleet users achieved an average 5% fuel economy improvement with the Allison TC10 tractor transmission over their current manual and automated manual transmissions.

"Approximately 100 major fleets throughout the U.S., representing a variety of applications, have been using our TC10 transmission in real world duty cycles over the last two years," said Jim Wanaselja, vice president of North America marketing, sales and service for Allison Transmission.

The TC10 is specifically designed for both city and highway tractor duty cycles and provides a blended architecture with full power shifts, a torque converter and a twin countershaft gear box. It is fully automatic and offers smooth, seamless shifting through 10 gear ranges. This optimizes acceleration and fuel economy, making this transmission especially ideal for distribution applications where a tractor-trailer splits its work cycle between city and highway conditions.

Rated up to 600 horsepower and 1,700 pound-feet of torque at launch, the TC10 is designed with 10 forward speeds and two reverse. It comes equipped with Allison's newest generation of electronic controls which provide fuel economy features, prognostics to eliminate unnecessary oil and filter changes, and enhanced shift selector functionality. A five-year or 750,000 mile warranty is also offered.

Production of the new transmission began earlier this month.

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Allison Transmission to Unveil Fully-Automatic Hybrid for Commercial Vehicles

March 6, 2013


Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. unveiled its H 3000 hybrid-propulsion system for commercial vehicles at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The new product is targeted for medium- and heavy-duty trucks in distribution, refuse, utility and shuttle applications.

The fully-automatic parallel hybrid-propulsion system is based on the Allison 3000 Series transmission which is matched with hybrid system components, including a motor-generator, power electronics and lithium-ion cell battery packs. Scalable to each application, the modular lithium-ion battery packs enable an optimal amount of energy capacity to be tailored to a specific vehicle or duty cycle, allowing for greater flexibility and performance.

H 3000 is a “package” of components built around Allison’s 3000 HS (for “highway series”) transmission – a package that includes an electric motor/generator built by Remy International and 50 kilowatt (kW) Delphi lithium ion prismatic cell batteries. Each battery weighs about 150 lbs., with the other hybrid components (motor/generator and transmission, among others) adding 400 lbs.

Allison began developing hybrid technology in 1989 and, since 2003, have delivered more than 5,000 hybrid-propulsion systems for the transit bus market. The new H 3000 will now provide this technology for a much wider range of vehicles.

The H 3000 captures otherwise wasted energy during vehicle braking and uses it to assist in vehicle propulsion and powering of auxiliary equipment. The design features a torque converter fully-automatic transmission and the hybrid motor-generator. The H 3000 will also come equipped with Allison's 5th generation of electronic controls. Depending on vocation and duty cycle, the system is designed to offer fuel savings of up to 25%. Production is expected to begin later this year.

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