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Volvo Trucks Unveils 13 Liter Natural Gas Engine for North American Market with Westport™ HPDI Techn

Yahoo -- VANCOUVER , May 18, 2012 /CNW/ - Westport Innovations Inc. (WPT.TO) (WPRT), the global leader in natural gas engines, today announced that Volvo Trucks today unveiled its plans to launch a 13 liter heavy-duty natural gas engine featuring Westport™ high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology. The product is scheduled to launch for the North American market in 2014.

"The partnership with the Volvo Group is an important product development program and will help meet the increasing demand for natural gas engines and vehicles in the heavy-duty market." said David Demers , CEO of Westport Innovations.

As previously disclosed in a press release dated February 27, 2012 , under the terms of the agreement, each partner will contribute significant resources and pay for its own people and cos

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mike1881 Champion Author Fayetteville Posts:1,275 Points:560,425 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 21, 2012 3:59:23 AM Ignore mike1881 Report Abuse Natural gas is still not sold in enough places to make it a real alternative to gas.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,702 Points:1,657,790 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 21, 2012 12:06:36 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Good! Now for them to get 10 to 15 mpg! Ditto Sneakers55. [Edited by: LanguageMan1 at 5/21/2012 1:07:43 AM EST]
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,017 Points:697,155 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 11:54:21 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Go natural gas!
schatzila Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,924 Points:1,011,645 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 10:19:47 PM Ignore schatzila Report Abuse Volvo is not my cup of tea.
WebGabe Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,349 Points:492,620 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 9:45:56 PM Ignore WebGabe Report Abuse Ok.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,247 Points:2,139,925 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 5:25:19 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On May 20, 2012 4:20:31 PM, CorvairHaven wrote: >"...clean-burning fuel"? Hardly. Natural gas is as clean of a fuel as you're going to get without deploying hydrogen. And natural gas naturally comes out of the ground while hydrogen has to be manufactured.
Rich1430 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:760 Points:254,920 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 5:10:30 PM Ignore Rich1430 Report Abuse Natural gas can be a great alternative to oil if they can get enough retail outlets to sell it. I heard this story early this morning on the radio. They had to stop at an airport to fill rhe tanks. The airport was the only place that had the capability to dispense the natural gas into the trucks tanks.
CorvairHaven Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,334 Points:1,449,940 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 4:20:31 PM Ignore CorvairHaven Report Abuse "...clean-burning fuel"? Hardly. I can't imagine it is very fuel efficient at 13L. Another way to use up natural gas, which will eventually cost a fortune to heat our homes.
FuelishGuy All-Star Author Edmonton Posts:791 Points:920,860 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 1:56:57 PM Ignore FuelishGuy Report Abuse Great news for Westport shareholders. Share price went up ~ 6% on this news. If this engine is a winner then I'm sure Detroit will pick up on it last and only they petition government for money to implement it.
LEGION57 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,676 Points:283,110 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 1:37:49 PM Ignore LEGION57 Report Abuse Its a gas gas gas
qwerty17 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:3,635 Points:1,113,900 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 1:27:57 PM Ignore qwerty17 Report Abuse bring it on. u.s. market is ripe for the picking. are you listening detroit?
Meowmy Champion Author Florida Posts:1,293 Points:347,255 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 1:23:17 PM Ignore Meowmy Report Abuse As long as the fuel tanks are adequately shielded.
wz Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,469 Points:1,273,315 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 1:05:45 PM Ignore wz Report Abuse This is a welcome offset to higher diesel prices, and create a new sector of demand for an abundant resource. If local fleets (primarily delivery trucks and city buses) convert to using CNG or LNG for in-town deliveries, it will help both diesel prices and urban polution. The U.S. has abundant natural gas deposits and is finding more than they bother to produce.
kenji554 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:1,216 Points:510,125 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 1:04:18 PM Ignore kenji554 Report Abuse Interesting
Rockyguitar Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,552 Points:1,198,995 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 12:50:31 PM Ignore Rockyguitar Report Abuse Holy @#%*^#, that's nearly 800 cubic inches. It better pull.
335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,361 Points:755,045 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 12:44:04 PM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse Good development for Volvo and the trucking industry.
tnfran Champion Author Arizona Posts:4,363 Points:839,165 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 12:32:29 PM Ignore tnfran Report Abuse Should be a good addition/transition for the trucking industry.
djwhit Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,987 Points:1,203,480 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 12:15:39 PM Ignore djwhit Report Abuse THATS GREAT VOIVO AND NATURAL GAS.........
wendy1john32 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,757 Points:1,051,720 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 12:08:10 PM Ignore wendy1john32 Report Abuse Will the Greens turn against natural gas before the engine hits the market?
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:13,510 Points:2,395,980 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 12:02:12 PM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse This means truck stops would need natural gas refueling stations or the truck could be useless.
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,628 Points:436,005 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 11:54:59 AM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse Finally, a realistic direction toward foreign energy independence!
Skunk63 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,541 Points:554,475 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 11:50:10 AM Ignore Skunk63 Report Abuse Good first step in getting commercial fleets converted to CNG.
cdrrod Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:4,134 Points:779,775 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 11:34:17 AM Ignore cdrrod Report Abuse Will their be enough places to fill up cross country?
200porter Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,045 Points:538,135 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 11:22:42 AM Ignore 200porter Report Abuse Would like to see the performance
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:3,553 Points:707,405 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 11:07:46 AM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse Where's the american equivalent?
farmboyTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,249 Points:445,950 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 10:58:40 AM Ignore farmboyTN Report Abuse Sounds good
herndonks Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,116 Points:211,685 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 10:52:08 AM Ignore herndonks Report Abuse There used to be more use of natural gas engines. When I was a boy growing up on a farm in the late 1950s and 1960s we had a tractor that ran on natural gas. Low rpm torque was best for diesel engines, poorer for gas engines, and poorest of all for the natural gas engines. I don't know about the performance of the new engines.
Cothrom Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,741 Points:721,680 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 10:47:11 AM Ignore Cothrom Report Abuse I give it to Volvo, they have been over the years cutting edge
Night Owl Champion Author Toronto Posts:7,530 Points:1,782,600 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 10:24:31 AM Ignore Night Owl Report Abuse Sounds great.
RR52DE Champion Author Delaware Posts:2,380 Points:397,065 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 10:22:37 AM Ignore RR52DE Report Abuse Way to go ! [Edited by: RR52DE at 5/20/2012 11:22:39 AM EST]
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,236 Points:490,310 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 10:07:47 AM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse About time this is the way to energy independence.
gbs1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,981 Points:738,600 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 10:01:44 AM Ignore gbs1 Report Abuse This is good news. If we convert the heavy truck fleet to natural gas, we will displace Middle East oil.
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,188 Points:514,625 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 20, 2012 9:51:29 AM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse The use of Natural Gas to move freight is a good step toward energy independence. I can't see solar or electric powered vehicles moving freight down the road.