Pf kg › CalNGV News April 16, 2012 πW Policy File www.cngvc.org The Coalition is tracking the Vehicles following bills and others related to alternative fuels and vehicles throughout the Cummins Plans 15-Liter HD Engine legislative session. Scheduled to debut in 2014, new engine will give fleets AB 591 | Author: Wieckowski In brief: Requires the owner natural gas options for the full range of applications or operator of a well using ummins recently revealed that it is developing a 15-liter, spark-ignited heavy-duty natural hydraulic fracturing to report C gas engine, the ISX15 G, targeted for limited production by 2014. The engine will run on chemicals used. Also requires on CNG, LNG or biomethane (renewable natural gas). the history of the well to note “Cummins is committed to making the right investments in the technologies that strengthen the amount and source of water our leadership position in natural gas,” said Ed Pence, Cummins vice president and general man- used in exploration or produc- ager, heavy-duty engine business, in announcing the new engine. tion and the radiological compo- ‘This is one The ISX15 G will be based on the ISX15 diesel engine and will nents or tracers injected into it. more sign that build on Cummins’ proprietary spark-ignited Stoichiometric cooled Status: This bill stalled last Exhaust Gas Recirculation (SEGR) system. A simple three-way cata- year but will be amended and the heavy-duty lyst will be the only required exhaust aftertreatment. pursued again this year. CalNGV“This is one more signNews that the heavy-duty natural gas truck natural gas truck AB 1900 | Author: Gatto market has come market has come of age and is poised for rapid growth,” says In brief: Addresses various Coalition President Tim Carmichael. “Natural gas–powered trucks aspects of biomethane produc- of age.’ will now be able to go nearly anywhere and haul any load. Soon tion, transportation, and use in there will be no logistical reason to choose diesel over natural gas. California. Requires the devel- “Based on the interest I observed at the recent Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show, opment of gas testing proto- this truck and others like it—which no doubt will be coming—will find a receptive audience cols, quality standards, and among fleets.” accounting protocols to ensure New engine follows earlier investments Cummins has invested significantly in devel- that benefits are not counted oping natural gas engines. In addition to its off-highway natural gas engines, Cummins is more than once. already producing on-highway spark-ignited natural gas engines for Cummins Westport, Status: Referred to Assembly its joint venture with Westport Innovations. Cummins Westport engines range in size from Utilities and Commerce Com- 5.9 liters to the recently announced 12-liter ISX12 G. mittee; hearing set for April 16. The ISX12 G natural gas engine is based on the Cummins ISX12 diesel engine, the new- AB 2196 | Author: Chesbro est member of the Cummins heavy-duty engine family. The ISX12 G, intended for regional In brief: Seeks to establish con- haul truck and tractor, commercial, and refuse applications, is expected to go into pro- ditions for sources of and the duction in early 2013; field testing is under way. The ISX12 G will also be the first engine delivery method used for land- from Cummins Westport with optional engine brake capability and the choice of manual fill and digester gas counted or automatic transmissions. w under the Renewable Portfolio PfStandard program. Status: Passed Assembly Utilities kgand Commerce Committee, re- Inside ferred to Natural Resources Com- n New Member: Freightliner joins the Coalition mittee; hearing set for April 16. n NGV Minivan: World CNG offers Dodge Caravan › CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 n EDF Paper: Critics point to bad data in natural gas leak analysis πW www.cngvc.org 04.16.12 | 1 Pf kg › CalNGV News April 16, 2012 πW Policy File New Member CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Freightliner Trucks Joins the Coalition AB 2405 | Author: Blumenfield reightliner Trucks, the largest division of Daimler Trucks North America and one of the In brief: Exempts a vehicle that most recognizable names in the trucking industry, is also one of the newest members qualifies for California’s “white F of the California NGV Coalition. sticker” or “green sticker” clean “The state of California has always been the leader on natural gas, and even though the car programs fromCal toll chargesNGV News industry has gone nationwide, California is still the leader and we look forward to doing imposed on single-occupant business here,” says Robert Carrick, sales manager for natural gas at Freightliner Trucks. vehicles in high-occupancy/toll Carrick believes a more robust infrastructure and the upcoming introduction of larger (HOT) lanes, unless prohibited engines (see story, page 1) will change the trucking landscape. “I think in 10 years, 50 per- by federal law. cent of what we build will be natural gas,” he says. “It’s all dependent on infrastructure.” Status: Referred to Assembly Transportation Committee; Freightliner natural gas options The Freightliner Cascadia 113-inch BBC day cab will soon hearing set for April 16. be available with natural gas technology. The company currently offers the 114SD Natural Gas, described as Freightliner’s most versatile “severe duty” truck, and the M2 112 Natural SB 1455 | Author: Kehoe Gas, designed for a broad range of applications. In brief: Requires the CEC and In addition, Freightliner has partnered with Cummins Westport to provide the new CARB to coordinate efforts to ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas engine as a factory-installed option. A choice of CNG fuel attain the target in the State tanks makes it possible to increase range. Alternative Fuels Plan: alterna- “As the infrastructure builds out, there’s going be a real ramp-up,” Carrick says. “We tive fuels must account for at have 1,300 natural gas trucks on the ground, but that could be 13,000. I tell customers … least 26 percent of fuel used in that I know they’ll love this truck, and they want to buy it, but they don’t have the infra- on-road and off-road vehicles structure in their area yet.” w by 2022. Details: Co-sponsored by the Coalition and CALSTART. Also NGV Minivan requires the agencies to report on progress toward the goal CNG Dodge Caravan Now Available and implementation status every two years, beginning he minivan, the workhorse of Nov. 1, 2013, in the Integrated T family life and moving small Pf Energy Policy Report, and to groups of people around, is now assess how proposed regulations available as a CNG conversion. kg would affect the goal. World CNG, a company special- Status: Referred to Senate izing in alternative fuel packaging Transportation and Housing and applications, is partnering with › Committee; hearing set for NatGasCar, an NGV conversion sys- W April 17. tems developer, to immediately begin π production on the 2011–12 Dodge Calendar Caravan CNG. The minivan is available in both dedicated and bifuel models, and AB 118 Advisory Committee the base tank package includes a single rear-mounted 11.4 gasoline gallon–equivalent Meeting & Public Workshop | composite cylinder capable of providing an estimated range of more than 250 miles. April 19, Sacramento “The addition of the Dodge Caravan to our suite of EPA-certified CNG conversion systems CEC staff will present a revised is one of our most exciting developments this year,” said Garret Alpers, president of World draft of the 2012–13 Investment CNG, in announcing the new product. “The exceptional conversion system developed by Plan Update for the Alternative NatGasCar allows us to provide our current and future customers with the unique versatil- and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle ity offered by a minivan.” w CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 www.cngvc.org 04.16.12 | 2 Pf kg › CalNGV News April 16, 2012 πW Policy File Greenhouse Gases CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 EDF Paper Raises Concern Over Leaks Technology Program. The meet- paper released last week by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) titled “Greater Focus ing will also serve as a workshop, A Needed on Methane Leakage from Natural Gas Infrastructure” claims that because of with public questions and input natural gas infrastructure leaks, “a shift to compressed natural gas vehicles from gasoline or welcome. Get details here on how diesel vehicles leads to greater radiative forcing of the climate for 80 or 280 [years,] respec- to attend in personCal or remotely.NGV News tively, before beginning to produce benefits.” Green California Summit But critics quickly pointed out that the paper relies on EPA data that the agency has with- & Exposition | April 26–27, drawn for additional review—and the paper itself acknowledges that the underlying data Sacramento is weak. NGVAmerica noted in its response, “Because of significant uncertainty in the data Coalition President Tim Carmi- on which the study is based and significant uncertainty in the assumptions about climate chael will lead the Summit’s New relationships in the study’s model, there is no reason to believe that the EDF’s conclusion is Vehicle Technologies panel at 3 accurate. As a result, policy makers would be mistaken to withhold their support for natural p.m. April 26. The Summit includes gas vehicles based on the EDF’s conclusions.” educational sessions, keynote NGVAmerica agrees that the industry should continue to reduce the amount of leakage presentations, an expo featuring in the natural gas infrastructure, but notes that if the cited EPA estimates were accurate, the green products and services, and amount of natural gas lost in 2009 would have been 570 billion cubic feet—and the industry the annual Leadership Awards.