Cummins Predicts Huge Growth in Natural Gas Engines
Cummins predicts its new 15-liter natural gas engine designed for heavy-duty and on-highway applications could lead to a fivefold growth in customers for the alternative powertrain. It overcomes complaints about low power and torque and can run on potentially net-zero carbon renewable natural gas (RNG).
“I’m not saying that this market will go 80% natural gas. But it’s no longer a niche,” Jose Samperio, Cummins’ executive director and general manager, North America On-Highway, told FreightWaves. “It becomes more mainstream for long-haul applications.”