Too bad awards don't make money...2008 National NGV Achievement Award Winners Announced (Cummins Westport)
NGVAmerica and the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation (CVEF), two organizations dedicated to increasing use of natural gas-powered vehicles to improve air quality, lessen dependence on foreign oil and reduce fleet operator costs, have announced the 2008 winners of the prestigious National NGV Achievement Awards. The awards are given to persons and organizations in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the advancement of natural gas as a vehicular fuel.
Cummins Westport was one of six recipients of the award and was recognized for its 2010 compliant ISL G natural gas engine:
Cummins Westport Inc. 2010-Compliant ISL G Engine Program
With the introduction of the ISL G 8.9L natural gas engine in 2007, Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) set the new benchmark for other heavy-duty engine manufacturers to achieve. Using cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), stoichiometric combustion and a simple maintenance-free 3-way catalyst, CWI not only achieved compliance with EPA’s 2010 emissions requirements three years early, it did so with improved performance. The ISL-G is now a factory-order option in products available from two of the three top school bus manufacturers, all five major refuse truck chassis providers, four leading sweeper manufacturers, four leading transit bus manufacturers and, with the 2008 roll-out of the Sterling Setback 113, a leading work truck supplier. "Cummins Westport's ISL G once again demonstrates that natural gas engines lead the pack in terms of reduced emissions and superior performance," said NGVAmerica President Richard Kolodziej. "Their success in breaking into niche OEM applications such as refuse trucks, street sweepers and work trucks opens new doors for NGV industry growth," said CVEF President Doug Horne.