Natural Gas-powered Mack TerraPro now certified for Federal tax credit.
Early April, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) informed Mack Trucks, Inc. that the Model Year 2011 TerraPro series with the Cummins Westport ISL-G is certified for the Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle Credit of $32,000 and that purchasers may claim the credit on their 2010 Federal Business Income Tax filing. “This is excellent news,” said Curtis Dorwart, Mack Trucks marketing manager, vocational products. “The tax credit is more welcome than ever for fleets which need to use alternative fuels to meet state or local mandates. While natural gas has benefits in some applications, it has a higher acquisition cost for new vehicles than diesel. This helps offset that difference.”
Natural gas in either compressed (CNG) or liquid (LNG) form burns very cleanly, has abundant domestic supplies and is comparable to diesel in terms of cost over the life of the vehicle. The ISL-G-equipped TerraPro model was specifically engineered and built to operate on natural gas, and the engine is installed on the production line at the Mack Macungie Assembly Operations plant. Each truck comes with a full factory warranty and a higher level of performance and reliability in refuse applications. The 9-liter ISL-G is rated at 320 hp, can use CNG or LNG, and has a three-way catalytic converter to meet EPA2010 emissions standards.
The TerraPro was launched mid 2009.
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