Allison Transmission recently announced that Cummins has selected Allison’s Vehicle Electrification + Environment Test Center to conduct a series of tests involving multiple trucks equipped with Cummins powertrains.

“We are excited to leverage the advanced testing capabilities of the Allison Vehicle Electrification + Environmental Test Center to further enhance our product development efforts,” said Tom Marsh, X15 program leader at Cummins. “The facility’s ability to simulate real-world conditions in a safe and repeatable environment is invaluable as we continue to innovate and refine our powertrain technologies.”

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The 60,000-square-foot facility is designed to provide year-round testing in a controlled environment. The facility supports a wide range of vehicle testing, including diesel, gasoline, natural gas, hydrogen and battery electric. Its capabilities are essential for OEMs and suppliers looking to shorten product development and validation timelines, ensuring new technologies can be brought to market quickly and efficiently.

The facility’s controlled thermal environments and road dynamometer simulations can reproduce a wide range of duty cycles, offering the ability to test vehicle performance under a variety of extreme conditions. This increases the reliability of results and reduces costs compared to road testing.