Emission Solutions Inc. (ESI), a Texas-based manufacturer of natural gas engines for trucks and buses, has received a 2010 Certificate of Conformance from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a 2010 California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order for its 7.6 liter natural gas engines. The engines are now available for new medium/heavy-duty trucks and buses, dump trucks, refuse trucks, and as an easily-installed replacement engine for International Truck(R) school buses, dump trucks and refuse trucks utilizing DT466(TM) engines.
The 2010 EPA and CARB emissions certifications establish the engines’ eligibility as an approved emission reduction strategy for the EPA Diesel Emission Reduction Program, as well as for the US Department of Energy’s Clean Cities grant program. As a result, fleets may take advantage of the new large EPA and US Department of Energy grant programs, part of President Obama’s economic stimulus package, to repower their older diesel trucks and buses with ESI’s natural gas engines, or to purchase new natural gas vehicles with these engines. The Internal Revenue Service has also issued a new letter affirming the eligibility of the ESI engines for the maximum-available federal tax credit of $32,000/engine.
“Emission Solutions is the first and only medium/heavy duty engine manufacturer to meet the 2010 standards of 0.2 g/bhp-hr oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and 0.01 g/bhp-hr particulate matter without the use of exhaust gas recirculation or selective catalytic reduction,” said Jim Moore, ESI’s President, adding that fleet owners will benefit from reduced maintenance costs as a result.
The newly certified engines provide comparable horsepower, torque and fuel economy to the original diesel-powered vehicles, while reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) by up to 95%, particulate matter by up to 90% and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 25%. The new 7.6 liter engine offerings include horsepower ranges from 175-300hp with torque availability from 460-900 lb-ft.
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