New 12-Liter Engine Will Boost Sales Of NG Trucks

Transport Topics reports that significantly higher sales of natural gas-powered trucks are expected. "They projected sales of natural gas-powered Class 8 vehicles would rise to about 4% of the total this year and 10% by 2016. That compares with almost 2% last year." Comments on the subject were made during a panel discussion at the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo last week.

• Kenworth Trucks: "Natural gas is now a mature market." "We're rockin' and rollin,'"
• Cummins Westport said thousands of the 12-liter engines will be sold this year.
• DTNA: "by 2020, the heavy-duty natural-gas market share could range between 10% and 25%."
• Peterbilt has 2,000 orders for natural gas trucks; 30% have specified the 12-liter engine.