Westport Innovations and Indian automaker Tata Motors have introduced a new spark-ignited (SI) natural gas 3.8L turbocharged engine featuring the Westport WP580 engine management system (EMS). WP580 EMS is a highly configurable system, ...
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Cummins has confirmed to US trucking publication Commercial Carrier Journal that it will be putting development of its 15-litre natural gas engine on hold, leaving the market devoid of a 15-litre product after Westport announced last year ...
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Cold Star Freight is breaking new ground with its purchase of 10 natural gas Mack tractors. The company is the first to bring natural gas fuelling infrastructure to Vancouver Island, and is also among the smaller Canadian fleets to adopt ...
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Gordon Exel, vice president of sales and marketing at Westport Innovations Inc., will become president of Cummins Westport Inc. in January, the company announced. Exel will serve throughout 2014, the last of three years in which Westport ...
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Westport Innovations Inc, engineering the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles, today unveiled its next generation of high pressure direct injection technology platform dubbed "Westport™ HPDI 2.0." This new ...
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With a display reminiscent of the parent company's dominating presence at the giant IAA commercial vehicles exhibition in Germany, Daimler Mexico made its intentions clear at this past week's Expo Transporte, the bi-annual Mexican truck ...
Natural gas trucks perform well and can get the job done even in some of Canada's harshest cold weather conditions says a report released in Ottawa today. The report, Evaluation of the Winter Performance of Compressed Natural Gas Refuse ...
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Cummins has announced the ISV5.0, a new 5-liter V8 diesel engine designed to power pickup-and-delivery vehicles, stepvans, other light- and medium-duty trucks, school buses, and motorhomes. Development of the engine, which won't reach ...
The construction truck market remains mired in a slump, but Mack Trucks hasn't been sitting on the sidelines, waiting for it to return. The company outlined several new product developments at a press event here today, which have kept Mack ...
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Representatives from two of Canada's most experienced liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck fleets opened up about their experiences with the technology during a candid conversation at the first annual Natural Gas Vehicle Infrastructure Canada ...
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USI Insurance Services (USI) has completed the acquisition of Alliance Benefit Solutions, an independent insurance company located in Shelton, Connecticut, for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2002, Alliance Benefit Solutions designs ...
The 12th International Exhibition on Internal Combustion Engine organized by China Internal Combustion Engine Industry Association is hosted as scheduled. Weichai Power, a Chinese combustion engine leader, showcases at the exhibition. At ...
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Chinese manufacturing leader Weichai Group announces that more than 20,000 units of Wechai NG engine are sold, hitting a historical high. In responding to the state's call on energy saving and emission reduction, Chinese combustion engine ...
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Mack Trucks showcased its liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered MACK® Pinnacle™ model to the transportation community today during the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo. The on-highway tractor displayed at the show was ...
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Eaton has announced its manual transmissions can now be ordered in Freightliner Cascadia trucks with Cummins Westport natural gas engines. Eaton's manual transmissions are an option with the ISX12 G natural gas engine. The transmissions ...
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