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EXECUTIVE VIEWPOINTS
Bullish on CNG for long-haul trucks
Fuel system supplier Hexagon Agility is optimistic about the growth of CNG
thanks to the introduction of the Cummins X15N engine.
by Matt Wolfe
Kenworth announced it will begin production of T680 and
T880 models specified with the new Cummins X15N natural
gas engine in the third quarter of 2024.
T
hough some OEMs have signaled that the
end of the ICE age is nigh, reports of the
combustion engine's death as the backbone
of the commercial-trucking industry are
greatly exaggerated. Battery-electric vehicles are
seeing continued growth in various medium-duty
and last-mile delivery sectors, but their lack of energy
density and cost per have prevented them from
gaining market share for Class 6 and larger commercial
vehicles in North America.
Several suppliers are anticipating that this trend
will persist over the coming decades and are making
major investments in the development of alternative
fuel systems for diesel combustion engines.
One such supplier is Hexagon Agility. Based in the
northern suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina,
Hexagon recently announced expansion plans of its
Salisbury, North Carolina, facility to field orders and
installations of its compressed natural gas (CNG)
fuel systems.
Truck & Off-Highway Engineering was invited to
tour the facility and interview several of Hexagon's
engineers and executives about the future of the
company's growth, the business case for CNG fuel
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Eric Bippus, EVP sales and systems
for Hexagon Agility.
" The U.S. has
done a great
job with making
renewable natural
gas/biomethane
accessible for
fleets. "
systems and why the company feels
that this technology is worth investing
in despite the development and proliferation
of BEV powertrains for commercial
vehicles of all sizes.
No replacement for
displacement
One of the developments that
Hexagon is hanging its hat on is the
release of the new Cummins X15N
engine, which is compatible with CNG
fuel systems. According to Hexagon,
this engine represents a watershed
moment for CNG system suppliers as
the engine's capacity and output enables
their systems to serve markets
that were previously unreachable.
" The launch of the Cummins X15N
15-liter engine will triple the addressable
market for heavy-duty natural-gas
trucks over the next few years, " said
Eric Bippus, EVP sales and systems for
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