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62 December 2018 | AutoData TECHNOLOGY » ENGINES will fall by half in the next years. Emissions legislation will put a heavy pressure on operations using diesel engines, while the durability of hydrogen units will bring maintenance costs to the current levels of internal combustion engines. In other wor- ds: the moment for diesel have a strong competitor is close. THREE IN ONE Competition will become even harder when only one single power unit is ca- pable of generating traction and torque from different power sources. This was, the special feature of FPT Tech Day, an event dedicated to looking at the future of mobility and that had Industry 4.0 as the focus of their presentations. The ma- nufacturer unveiled the Cursor X concept, an engine capable of bringing together gas, hydrogen and electricity propulsion. “Thinking about just one solution would be utopian”, told Annalisa Stupe- nengo, FPT’s global president. The chal- lenge to create a multi-energy sources product came precisely from the need to utilize resources that are available in the locations where tractors, agricultural machines, trucks and buses are used. “We are pioneers in the production of solutions with sustainability concepts and we are connected with our main custo- mers. This way, we have the opportunity to evaluate the best solutions for each application.” The Cursor X is the result of the pro- duct development area and the CNH Industrial design center joint work. The concept engine was presented in full size by engineers and designers without, ho- wever, being in operation. The company guarantees that the combination of the three technologies has already been validated in engine test bench and that the final version of the propulsor may be available in the market from 2027. In addition to the versatility in fuel usa- ge, the Cursor X can also be configured in the power required for each application. “We don’t believe in a single solution. I imagine to mix different sources at the same time to give the market deal options according to the needs, availability of sources and applications.” Annalisa Stupenengo, global president of FPT