Navistar prides itself on its dedication to provide the trucking industry with the cutting-edge technology that can reduce operational costs while cutting emissions. As part of this vision, Navistar announced last week that it will partner with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to provide customers with natural-gas powered vehicles at the same cost as equivalent diesel trucks.
While natural-gas vehicles would generally cost consumers up to $35,000 more than their diesel counterparts, Navistar has committed to developing and selling these models at diesel-vehicle prices. Clean Energy will contribute to this plan by providing the fuel and infrastructure necessary to power Navistar’s trucks.
Fleet owners who opt to take advantage of this program must agree to purchase the fuel for their natural gas trucks exclusively from Clean Energy, but the company guarantees that their fuel will remain 50 to 60 cents/gallon lower than diesel fuel. Clean Energy has also pledged to grow their infrastructure, unveiling a plan to open 70 natural gas fueling stations across 33 states by the year’s end.
Medium-duty trucks for this program will be available to fleets soon, and there are plans to provide heavy-duty natural gas trucks by next year.
For more information, read Navistar’s press release at:
or call a Peterson Trucks representative at 510.618.5550.
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