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Westport's Alternative Fuel Technologies Can Play an Important Role in Meeting the Strengthened European Decarbonization Targets for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
"As a key supplier of hydrogen and other alternative fuel system solutions, we are encouraged by the EU's revised CO emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles," said Dan Sceli , Chief Executive Officer of Westport Fuel Systems. "These new standards reflect ambitious decarbonization targets that can be achieved by utilizing a blend of new and current vehicle and fuel system technologies such as those in Westport's portfolio while also clearing a path to encourage future investment in the best and most affordable solutions to decarbonize heavy-duty transport."
Nadège Leclercq, Senior Director of Government Relations and Market Development, added, "In establishing the overall fleet CO reductions targets, revising the zero-emission vehicle threshold to 3gCO /ton-km, the legislature of the EU has added a degree of flexibility for both OEMs and their customers to continue on the road to decarbonization. This flexibility is much needed in a transport sector that must cater to a diverse range of operational requirements. While we regret the absence of a mechanism to account for the benefits of renewable fuels, expanding the fleet of vehicles that are able to utilize these low carbon fuels, including biomethane, is imperative to realizing true CO reductions across the heavy-duty vehicle sector."
Westport's clean mobility solutions are engineered for a diverse set of zero-emission vehicles with hydrogen fuel systems and components for both internal combustion engines (ICE) and fuel cell (FC) applications including:
"Our current products and innovative technologies support long-term decarbonization by efficiently reducing CO emissions across different applications, delivering both environmental benefits and cost-effectiveness," said
Scott Baker , Vice President of Global Engineering for Westport Fuel Systems. "Advanced products, such as our LNG HPDI fuel system on the road today, used with increasing shares of biomethane have in the past years and will in the coming decades continue to deliver growing CO reductions to the heavy-duty vehicle sector in
Europe and will be supplemented with an expanding range of hydrogen products."
There is more work to be done as the commercial transportation sector continues its green energy progression to a more sustainable future. Westport is committed to working together with EU legislators, OEMs and fleets alike to create reliable solutions that meet required decarbonization targets and are tailored to unique application and operational needs.
At Westport , we are driving innovation to power a cleaner tomorrow. We are a leading supplier of advanced fuel delivery components and systems for clean, low-carbon fuels such as natural gas, renewable natural gas, propane, and hydrogen to the global transportation industry. Our technology delivers the performance and fuel efficiency required by transportation applications and the environmental benefits that address climate change and urban air quality challenges. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada , with operations in Europe , Asia , North America , and South America , we serve our customers in more than 70 countries with leading global transportation brands. At Westport , we think ahead. For more information, visit www.wfsinc.com.
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