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Navistar pursues cleaner air option

Posted February 08, 2010 10:00 pm

Navistar Inc. signed a concept development agreement with Clean Air Power Ltd. to develop a new engine to run on natural gas and clean diesel fuel.

The Warrenville-based company agreed to develop Navistar's MaxxForce 13 big bore engine for the North American market.

"The volatility of global diesel fuel prices and the significant natural gas reserves available in the United States make natural gas an attractive option for customers focused on managing their fuel costs," said Jack Allen, president of Navistar's North American Truck Group.

The program will utilize Clean Air Power's Dual-Fuel combustion technology to deliver a MaxxForce 13 Advanced EGR engine that is fully compliant with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2010 on-highway diesel emissions, without the use of liquid-urea SCR. Upon successful concept development, the two companies will move forward to product development and validation.

MaxxForce 13 natural gas engines utilizing Clean Air Power's Dual-Fuel combustion technology will initially target the regional haul tractor market with a goal of a achieving a 400-mile range.

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