Natural gas

Carbon negative bio-LNG could gain traction in the U.S.

Cummins, Hexagon Agility and Natural Gas Vehicles for America weigh in on bio liquified natural gas which for now has been mostly at work in European trucks.

May 26, 2023

Internal combustion still got game. Hexagon Agility displayed UPS' Mack truck which runs on renewable natural gas at ACT Expo earlier this month. The annual week-long event features mostly all-electric commercial vehicles followed by hydrogen fuel cell. Internal combustion (IC) examples like the one above are few and far between though experts, including those at Cummins, see clean-running IC powertrains playing a critical role on the long path to zero emissions. Bio liquified natural gas (LNG) may get some additional use in the U.S. as fleets push to cut emissions but it's expected to be an uphill climb given a lack of infrastructure. Hexagon reports that it's bio LNG Cryoshelter shown on the left sparked interest in both U.S. and European fleets.

'Incentives and infrastructure' essential to new powertrain acceptance

Cummins' CEO and President Jennifer Rumsey told attendees Tuesday at the Green Truck Summit that readily available purchasing incentives and infrastructure investment will drive new powertrain adoption in the coming decade and beyond.

March 7, 2023

Jennifer Rumsey, new Cummins president and CEO

Autocar integrates smart gauges for CNG trucks

Autocar announced Wednesday it will now offer compressed natural gas (CNG) customers a new way to view crucial information about their fuel management module system.

November 9, 2022

Autocar smart gauges

Natural gas sales on the rise through August

American and Canadian Class 8 natural gas (NG) retail sales for the first eight months of 2022 have outpaced last year's sales by 18 percent year to date (YTD) through August, ACT Research reports in its Alternative Fuels Quarterly.

October 18, 2022

Steve Tam speaking at ACT Research event

Hyliion, Cummins working to bring natural gas hypertruck to market next year

Hyliion Holdings Corp., and Cummins announced Tuesday the two companies are joining forces to optimize the Cummins natural gas engine as the generator for the Hypertruck ERX powertrain.

June 28, 2022

Hyliion and Cummins are joining forces to optimize the Cummins natural gas engine as the generator for the Hypertruck ERX powertrain

NG vehicle sales showed little change as 2021 concluded

For the first 11 months of 2021, U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales rose 3 percent year-to-date despite increasingly difficult comparisons of the same time period in 2020, ACT Research announced this week in its Alternative Fuels Qua

January 26, 2022

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Kenworth T680 offers Cummins near-zero emissions NG engine

The Kenworth T680 Next Generation on-highway flagship is now available with the Cummins Westport ISX12N near-zero emissions natural gas engine.

July 29, 2021

Kenworth Next Gen T680

Class 8 NG truck retail sales gained 19 percent YTD through May

“We’re seeing an overall increase in electric charging stations, but a continuing decline of total natural gas stations," says ACT Research's Steve Tam.

July 28, 2021

ACT Research VP Steve Tam

Mergers & Acquisitions

Cummins to buy half of Rush’s Momentum Fuel Technologies

Cummins and Rush announced they have signed a Letter of Intent for Cummins to acquire part interest in Rush's Momentum Fuel Technologies.

June 29, 2021

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Understanding the longer term purchase potential for alternative powertrains

Despite a status quo for alt-fuel sales in 2021, that doesn’t mean the trucking industry has abandoned its interest in non-diesel fuels and powertrains. Fleets that have adopted alternative solutions within their operations remain committed to them.

February 26, 2021

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Sales coaching/training

Sales reps must become consultants for alternative fuel vehicle sales

As OEMs continue to develop alternative fuel and power options, dealers have to keep up with the technology in order to make the sale.

February 25, 2021

Today's Lesson: Alternative fuel trucks on a chalkboard behind a stack of books with an apple

Natural gas truck sales fell at slower rate than diesel during 2020

Retail sales of Class 8 natural gas trucks dropped just 9 percent in the first 11 months of last year in the U.S. and Canada, ACT Research reported Friday in its Alternative Fuels Quarterly (AFQ) report.

January 29, 2021

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Class 8 natural gas truck sales increase nearly 30 percent

Class 8 natural gas truck retail sales in the U.S. and Canada increased 29 percent year-to-date for January and February compared with 2019, according to ACT Research’s Alternative Fuels Quarterly (AFQ). “Sales of natural gas-powered vehicles…

April 22, 2020

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Retail natural gas sales on the rise in 2019

U.S. and Canadian Class 8 natural gas retail sales jumped up 20 percent year-to-date during the first 11 months in 2019 compared to the prior year, ACT Research released this week in its quarterly alternative…

January 30, 2020

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Nikola Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercial Launch

Nikola formally launches Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell tractor

“As we head into the fourth quarter, we are focused on delivering our trucks at scale and securing our position as pioneers in the hydrogen refueling ecosystem to support our customers,” says Steve Girsky, Nikola president and CEO.

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Industry involvement remains key to solving tech shortage

2011 WorkStar with EGR-only engine

Settlement reached in Canadian Navistar MaxxForce engine class action

Line of trucks on a summer day

'Uncharacteristically large' boost to used truck sales in August

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