Clean Energy Fuels Corp., the largest provider of renewable natural gas for the transportation industry, has announced it is launching a program to allow heavy-duty fleets to operate a truck equipped with the new Cummins X15N engine. The first company to participate in the program is J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.
The 2025 Peterbilt 579 day cab tractor, branded in Clean Energy’s signature green and equipped with Cummins’ 15-liter X15N natural gas engine, will be available for fleets to test on normal routes in up to two-week intervals. The fleets operating the demo truck will be able to use Clean Energy’s fueling infrastructure, which consists of more than 600 stations across North America, 200 of which have public tractor-trailer access.
“We are honored to have our esteemed collaborators at J.B. Hunt kick off our X15N demo truck program,” Andrew Littlefair, president and CEO of Clean Energy, said “J.B. Hunt is committed to reducing its carbon footprint, and trialing our new renewable natural gas truck will allow them to experience the engine’s impressive capabilities which can meet any demand and has the potential to decarbonize part of its operations.”
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The new Cummins X15N engine is currently being tested by some of the country’s biggest and most demanding fleets, and orders have already begun. It is receiving high praise for its capability to haul heavy loads for a 700+ mile range and is delivering on similar power and torque to its diesel counterpart the X15.
Clean Energy’s X15N demo truck program is expected to run through 2025 or longer as demand and interest grow. The truck will make its way through large and medium-sized heavy-duty trucking companies in California, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, and states in between. Other industry carriers will challenge the capabilities of the new engine running on low-carbon RNG this fall.
