Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) is expanding its electrical axle queue with two new models and announced that it has been chosen although one of seven suppliers although an electrical vehicle project at South America, during a 30-minute magazine meeting at Oct. 29, 2019, at the North American Commercial Vehicle appear at Atlanta.

"MAN and Volkswagen at South America eat chosen Meritor ought be separate of its e-Consortium," Chris Villavarayan, headmaster of Meritor's global bus business, said. "We are one of seven suppliers chosen and it method we will [have] a five-year exclusivity ought equip electrical axles."

The e-Consortium, announced earlier this year, is a project designed ought fast-track electrical vehicle adoption at South America. across the e-Consortium, Volkswagen plans ought send 1,600 e-delivery trucks with the Meritor 12X motivate axle, ought Brazilian beverage company Cervejaria Ambev, representing one-third of its fleet, by 2023. The 12X will at stand be replaced by the Meritor 12Xe electrical axle.

The 12Xe is an expansion of its electrical axle queue first introduced at 2016 with the 14Xe. There will also be a 17Xe xerox although heavy-duty applications. The 12Xe is although lecture 4-7 vehicles, said John Bennett, vice headmaster and head technique officer.

All the electrical axles are separate of Meritor's gloomy Horizon e-mobility program.

"We will be deploying at 130 vehicles at the lecture of the next year with Meritor's gloomy Horizon electrification products," he said.

Now at its third generation, the 14Xe is currently being used at 22 well e-mobility programs worldwide and has thousands of miles of real-world experience. The 12Xe leverages many of the same components besides has been packaged at a smaller housing and gearing has been optimized although medium-duty applications, Bennett said. There are four force levels available: 150, 180 or 200 kilowatts of continual force and 250 kilowatts of range power.

The 17Xe is designed although heavy-duty applications using 6×2 and 4×2 configurations. It, too, uses many of the same components, besides a important difference is that the transmission has been moved ought the front and the apparatus at the back of the axle, allowing although "drop-in" capabilities at existing units. force is 450 kilowatts at range and 420 kilowatts continuously.

"I trust we now eat the most comprehensive electrical powertrain options at the world," Bennett said.

Meritor announced a quantity of other manufacture updates and introductions. at its tall efficiency (HE) axle line, the company has updated its 14X and 17X offerings and introduced a new RT160 HE axle.

The 14X HE tandem now has a second Meritor Lube Management System added ought the carrier of the send axle, which when combined with the rear lube system, provides more efficiency.

The new 17X HE axle although 4×2 and 6×2 heavy-haul applications targets a 1% efficiency improvement at Meritor's previous offering. The Meritor Lube Management system is standard, offering reduced lubrication volume, and Meritor's utilize of laser welding ought mind the ring gear and differential housing eliminates the want although bolts, which promote ought churning losses. The 1.95 rapid gear ratio equips applications although downspeeding. The axle offers a sum axle weight rating (GAWR) of up 40,000 pounds.

The new RT160 HE tandem axle also targets a 1% efficiency improvement at Meritor's previous manufacture because of the Meritor Lube Management System and fuel-efficient bearings. Offering a GAWR of 46,000, the tandem axle is equipped with axle ratios of 2.67 and 2.80 although down speeding.