Westport Innovations Inc. has signed a development agreement with an unnamed leading global engine manufacturer to develop a heavy-duty truck engine featuring Westport proprietary high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology for the North American market. The Westport HPDI system uses natural gas as the primary fuel, along with a small amount of diesel as an ignition source [...]
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Every trucker needs auto insurance.Westport and leading engine OEM to develop heavy-duty natural gas truck engine for North American market
March 5th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Natural Gas / Propane 
Tags: cummins, diesel fuel, natural gas, Westport, Westport Innovations 
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Blue Corridors Open the Door To Lower-carbon Long-haul Trucking
March 1st, 2012 Aaron Turpen Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a viable lower-carbon alternative to diesel for heavy-duty long-haul trucks, but the necessary infrastructure for it in Europe is lacking. Volvo Trucks is involved in efforts to establish “blue corridors” with strategically placed filling stations to make the fuel more widely available. The transport industry accounts for around 25 per [...]
Posted in Featured, Natural Gas / Propane Tags: European Commission, Filling station, LBG, Liquefied natural gas, lng, volvo, Volvo Trucks No Comments »Quantum Announces New 400 Series High Capacity Ultra-Light-Weight Natural Gas Storage System for Commercial Truck Fleets
February 20th, 2012 Aaron Turpen Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. has introduced a new composite compressed natural gas (CNG) tank targeting the expanding commercial natural gas fleets including refuse truck applications. The new 400 Series CNG storage tank was designed incorporating feedback from Quantum’s customers and has a Diesel Gallon Equivalency (DGE) of 26 gallons. Quantum’s composite tanks are [...]
Posted in Natural Gas / Propane Tags: cng, Compressed natural gas, natural gas, Quantum, Quantum Technologies, Storage tank No Comments »Commercial Vehicle shift to natural gas spurring a mini-boom
February 20th, 2012 Aaron Turpen While everyone seems focused on electrification through batteries and hybrids, commercial vehicles are moving instead to natural gas, a proven and cheaper green fuel. Read more at TorqueNews.
