Cummins Westport

Cummins buys out Westport natural gas joint venture for $20M

Cummins Inc. is now the sole owner of the former Cummins-Westport natural gas engine joint venture, a 10-year partnership that ended Dec. 31, 2021.

Westport Fuel Systems gets $20 million from Cummins in exchange for its share of intellectual property of the joint venture, which Cummins will continue to operate. Natural gas reduces smog-forming emissions by 90% compared to current EPA standards for nitrogen oxide air pollutants.

Watch now: Cummins takes over Westport portion of natural gas joint...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cummins-buys-out-westport-natural-gas-joint-venture-for-20m

Cummins expands natural gas offerings with 15-liter engine

Cummins Inc. is bringing the 15-liter natural gas engine it sells in China to North America, expanding its offerings of lower-emissions alternatives to diesel.

Fleets that want a larger-displacement natural gas engine than Cummins’ current 12-liter offering could opt for the bigger powerplant, which could potentially offer negative net-zero carbon emissions if fueled with renewable natural gas (RNG).

Cummins (NYSE: CMI) introduced the 15-liter natural gas engine in China last year. Inquiries of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cummins-expands-natural-gas-offerings-with-15-liter-engine

SPAC rumor mill churns over autonomous truck software developer Plus

Self-driving truck software startup Plus is reportedly in talks to merge with the same investor group that brought public electric vehicle startup Canoo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOEV), school bus maker Blue Bird Corp. (NASDAQ: BLBD) and flatbed logistics specialist Daseke Inc. (NASDAQ: DSKE).

Rumors of the Cupertino, California-based startup aligning with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) have circulated for months. Bloomberg reported Friday that Plus is in talks with Hennessy Capital Investment...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/spac-rumor-mill-churns-over-autonomous-truck-software-developer-plus

Plus will automate Cummins Westport natural gas engine

Self-driving trucking software maker Plus will work with the natural gas joint venture Cummins Westport to apply its supervised PlusDrive system to a 12-liter natural gas engine, pairing what eventually could be driverless technology with a powertrain featuring near-zero carbon emissions.

The PlusDrive autonomous system already saves fuel because of AI-enabled algorithms, the Cupertino, California-based startup said.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/plus-will-automate-cummins-westport-natural-gas-engine

Truck Talk: No fuelin’ around edition

This week, we’ve got gas — natural gas, renewable natural gas and renewable diesel fuel. Amid the buzz around battery-electric trucks, drop-in fuels often get short shrift. That might be shortsighted. 

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It’s a gas

Except for devoted fleets — think refuse haulers, school buses and some small and midsize fleets — natural gas gets little respect and practically no sustained growth. Though it is far cheaper and pollutes less, it is still a fossil fuel derived...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-talk-no-fuelin-around-edition

NZCS chat recap: When the number on carbon emissions is less than zero

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit.

Fireside Chat Topic: How Renewable Natural Gas Can Create Net Negative Zero Carbon Emissions

Details: Technologies can be low-carbon. But how can a technology have a carbon footprint less than zero? Hugh Donnell of Cummins Westport, which manufactures natural gas engines, discusses the technological path to a negative number. 

Speaker: Hugh Donnell, business growth and development leader, Cummins Westport

Bio: Hugh Donnell is...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/nzcs-chat-recap-when-the-number-on-carbon-emissions-is-less-than-zero

Truck Talk: Pancakes and chicken edition

Welcome back to Truck Talk. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Friday. 

This week, we’re looking at TravelCenters of America resuming conversion of restaurants to International House of Pancake outlets; Bosch’s new semiconductor plant that, while impressive, is too late to help with the current chip shortage, and a very busy week at Mack Trucks.

With sprinkles on top

The deal to convert up to 94 TravelCenters of America restaurants into International House of Pancakes outlets preceded CEO...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/truck-talk:-pancakes-and-chicken-edition

Trial over: California group says natural gas engines have proven their worth

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Near-zero emission (NZE) natural gas trucks have been in operation in California ports for some time, but the vehicles have generally been operating under trial programs. According to the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership, that trial period is over – the trucks are ready for primetime.

The partnership announced this week that NZE trucks have proven they can handle the rigors of drayage work and as a result, have upgraded the technology to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 9 in its...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/trial-over-california-group-says-natural-gas-engines-have-proven-their-worth

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