Fleet Peterbilt Pollution 
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2022
liter, heavy-duty opposed-piston, three-cylinder diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners ( earlier post ) has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor. Achates Power announced that the 10.6-liter,
Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2014
LCSWMA’s CNG project includes 14 new Peterbilt transfer trucks with Cummins-Westport ISX 12L CNG engines, costing around $2.2 LCSWMA purchased the fleet in 2013 and transitioned them into operation last month. Converting its fleet also required LCSMWA to install CNG fueling infrastructure at its Transfer Station Complex.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 20, 2022
Achates Power previously announced the opposed-piston has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor. Before entering fleet service, the 400 hp, 10.6L The PEMS measurements conducted by UC-Riverside for CALSTART on the Peterbilt 579 powered by the Achates Power 10.6L Earlier post.).
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Post Office will be converting a sizeable portion of its fleet of electric vans. Jim O’Leary, NFI vice president of fleet services, said the “enthusiasm and commitment (of the partners) have been indispensable and together, we are revolutionizing the trucking industry and paving the way towards a cleaner, more sustainable future.”
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 3, 2024
First, we should state the obvious: as hard as it is to imagine a nonprofit with $250 million to spend on a fleet of 500 electric semi trucks – it’s even harder to imagine one that would need that many trucks. This $250 million commitment will reduce pollution, address the climate crisis, and improve public health.” And so it is.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 27, 2025
Hydrogen burns cleaner then gasoline or diesel , but it still produces some harmful criteria pollutants like nitrogen oxide (NOx), which Cummins is familiar with. It’s been emphasizing hydrogen combustion instead, showing a prototype hydrogen combustion engine in a Peterbilt semi truck in 2023.
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2016
This is the first large-scale demonstration of zero-emission Class 8 trucks that involves major manufacturers, including BYD, Kenworth, Peterbilt (both Paccar companies) and Volvo. Full battery-electric trucks will be developed by BYD and a team consisting of Peterbilt and California start-up TransPower.
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