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Peterbilt extends natural gas engine lineup with Cummins Westport 2013 ISX12 G

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Peterbilt Motors Company announced the availability of the new 2013 Cummins Westport ISX12 G natural gas engine. Peterbilt has been manufacturing trucks featuring liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems solutions for heavy-duty over-the-road, regional and vocational applications since 1996.

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Kenworth and Peterbilt to add heavy-duty Cummins Westport ISX12 G to line of natural gas engines

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Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motor Company will expanding their alternative fuel line-up by offering the Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy duty natural gas engine ( earlier post ) for use in regional haul, vocational and refuse markets. Peterbilt uses the ISL G and Westport GX engine. liter Cummins Westport ISL G.

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Kenworth and Peterbilt introduce more fuel-efficient Class 8 trucks

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At the Mid-America Trucking show, PACCAR companies Kenworth and Peterbilt introduced more fuel efficient version of their heavy-duty models: the Kenworth T680 Advantage and the Peterbilt Model 579 with EPIQ package. Both trucks rely on a combination of the PACCAR MX-13 engine with an Eaton Fuller Advantage Automated Transmission.

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Peterbilt Launches Model 320 Hydraulic Hybrid, Full Lineup of Natural Gas Powered Vehicles

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Among its other product introductions at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Peterbilt announced the limited production availability of the Model 320 Hybrid Class 8 refuse truck, equipped with Eaton’s Hydraulic Launch Assist ( HLA ) technology ( earlier post ). Click to enlarge. Model 320 Hybrid. Natural gas.

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Heckmann Corporation transitioning truck fleet from diesel to LNG; largest single US order for LNG trucks

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a subsidiary of Encana Corporation, Westport and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR Inc to transition its truck fleet from traditional diesel vehicles to natural gas vehicles (NGVs).

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Westport Heavy-Duty LNG Engine Receives 2010 US EPA Certification

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The Westport GX 2010 15L engine has been certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to 2010 emissions compliance—0.2 The Westport GX is available in power ratings of 400-475hp (298-354 kW) and torque ratings of 1450-1750 lb-ft (1966-2373 N·m). g/bhp-hr oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) and 0.01

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Efficient Drivetrains delivers Class-6 PHEV with CNG range-extender armored truck

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The vehicle program is a collaboration between Efficient Drivetrains and North American Repower , California’s leading natural gas engine management and conversion technology company. With the modernized trucks, engine idling is eliminated entirely by operating in all-electric mode during stop-and-go operations.

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