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Market Developments
Source - NGV Global
Thursday, 21 August 2008 00:00
USA & Canada
CleanAir Logix of Oakland, California has ordered 9 Kenworth T800
heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks, featuring Westport Innovations'
High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) technology, for deployment at the Port of
Oakland. The Port will use the trucks for hauling containers to and from the
seaport. Said Bob Cross, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of CleanAir Logix. "We
specialize in environmentally responsible logistics solutions, and these
Kenworth trucks featuring the Westport ISX G engine fit the bill for this
application and our corporate mission to provide practical and commercially
viable alternative-fuel based
solutions."
"We are pleased to see Westport's product going into operation in another
busy California port," added Michael Gallagher, President & Chief Operating
Officer of Westport Innovations. "The environmental and economic benefits of
clean, low-carbon, and domestic LNG are leading more and more truck fleets to
consider LNG trucks. The Westport ISX G and LNG fuel system on the Kenworth
T800 provides operators with a robust, high performance package that addresses
those needs."
Based on the Cummins ISX diesel engine with cooled EGR, the Westport's
ISX G LNG version of the engine offers the same horsepower, torque, and
efficiency as the base diesel engine it is replacing. The Westport LNG fuel
system comprises LNG
fuel tanks, proprietary Westport fuel injectors, cryogenic fuel pumps and
associated electronic components to facilitate robust performance. The Westport
LNG system is 2007 EPA and CARB certified to 0.8g/bhp-hr NOx and 0.01g/bhp-hr
PM.
