CleanFUEL USA - a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, announced a partnership to build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors propane engine with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. Featuring CleanFUEL’s new 8L liquid propane injection (LPI) system, the medium-duty engine will offer fleet managers a high-performance, propane-powered alternative to reduce fleet operating costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. First versions of the engine chassis will be designed for use in urban delivery trucks and school buses.
Propane powers more than 14 million vehicles around the world, and CleanFUEL anticipates significant market interest in the 8L engine. CleanFUEL expects the engine to be available for 2012 vehicles, providing a viable option for fleet operators to keep pace with stricter GHG legislation.
“We’ve seen an industry-wide shift to becoming more environmentally conscious, and our customers are requesting more options for green-fleet vehicles,” said Jonathan Randall, director of sales and marketing for FCCC. “Working with CleanFUEL to address the demand for green vehicles was a natural fit. We look forward to collaborating on this project and keeping with our legacy of providing innovative technologies that benefit customers and the environment.”
Freightliner will certify CleanFUEL’s 8L propane fuel injection system to run on the Thomas Built Type C school bus and Freightliner straight truck chassis. This partnership expands use of GM’s 8L long-block engine, originally intended for industrial and marine markets, to new on-highway applications of up to 33,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight. Conversion kits also will be available to switch medium-duty gasoline vehicles to run on propane.
The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) approved a $3.9 million grant to support the project’s development. CleanFUEL, FCCC, GM and Powertrain Integration will co-fund the project and release a generator version of the engine for the agriculture market, where propane equipment currently supports 865,000 U.S. farms (e.g., irrigation pumps, grain dryers, standby generators, etc.).
Source: http://www.ntea.com/News/Default.aspx?id=23151
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