Company Offers Customers Widest Selection of Innovative
Eco-Friendly Transportation Options
WARRENVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
On Earth Day, Navistar (NYSE: NAV) is marking that it is seeing a
growing demand for sustainable technology across its business divisions.
Navistar founded its environmental platform on the total vehicle
concept, which focuses on components meeting a high level of internal
standards from the beginning of their design. For decades, Navistar has
demonstrated a commitment to these technologies, which benefit the
environment and its customers.
"Earth Day is every day for Navistar; it's about doing the best we can
to create a cleaner world through ground-breaking transportation
options," said Dee Kapur, President Truck Group, Navistar. "Our
customers also support this philosophy, as evidenced by the demand for
EPA 2010 vehicles."
Navistar's environmental technologies include:
All-Electric Power
eStar
The all-electric eStar™ truck is the first purpose-built medium-duty
commercial vehicle to receive EPA certification as a clean fuel fleet
vehicle as well as California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification
as a zero emissions vehicle. Capable of carrying payloads up to two
tons, the eStar offers features such as a low center of gravity (the
battery is between the frame rails, not mounted on top), walk-through
cab and a cassette-type battery, which allows ease of maintenance and is
the perfect design for around-the-clock operation. With zero tailpipe
emissions, each eStar truck can potentially reduce greenhouse gas
emissions by as much as 10 tons annually.
Hybrid Electric Power
International hybrid trucks look like ordinary work trucks, but can
deliver dramatic fuel savings of up to 60 percent in utility-type
applications, when the MaxxForce® engine often can be turned off and
electric power still operates the vehicle. Beyond the fuel savings
potential, the trucks produce zero emissions when auxiliary equipment
(like an overhead utility bucket) operates solely on the truck's battery
power.
The hybrid-electric system utilizes a regenerative braking platform that
sends electricity back to the battery and adds power to the driveline
during starts and acceleration. This capability makes the truck more
efficient, particularly in city and stop-and-go driving. When the truck
reaches a work site, the hybrid system can power booms, aerial devices
and other tools needed at the location for up to 90 minutes without the
engine running, significantly reducing noise, emissions and fuel costs.
DuraStar
The International DuraStar Hybrid diesel-electric hybrid utility truck
is powered by the MaxxForce® DT diesel engine in conjunction with a mild
parallel-type, diesel-electric hybrid architecture, developed by Eaton
Corporation, which leads to increased fuel efficiency and reduced
emissions.
In March 2009, Navistar introduced the Class 7 severe-duty International
WorkStar® Hybrid 4x4, the industry's first hybrid four-wheel-drive
commercial truck. The four-wheel drive capability of the truck is ideal
for customers who need a truck to operate in off-highway conditions but
are also looking to save energy and fortify their sustainability efforts.
IC Bus
Navistar affiliate, IC Bus, offers a comprehensive portfolio of
hybrid-electric school and commercial buses. In February 2007, IC Bus
was the first company to enter assembly-line production of hybrid buses.
While offering a battery-powered hybrid electric system similar to that
used in commercial trucks, IC Bus is the first and only manufacturer of
a factory-built plug-in electric hybrid vehicle. The IC Bus line-up of
hybrid school buses can deliver fuel savings of up to 65 percent and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 40 percent. Even non-hybrid
buses are preferable to driving your kids to school, as every bus takes
36 cars off of the road, saving more than 3 billion gallons of fuel each
year.
In 2010, IC Bus created America's Greenest SchoolSM Contest
to promote the long-term green benefits of school bus ridership in the
United States and Canada. The contest challenged students to demonstrate
how they would make their school experience the greenest in the country.
The South Shore Charter Public School in Norwell, MA and Burnaby North
Secondary School in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada were named
winners, each receiving a IC Bus plug-in hybrid school bus.
Natural Gas
WorkStar
During the Green Truck Summit, Navistar demonstrated a natural gas
powered International WorkStar vehicle. The WorkStar features a DT-466
based natural gas engine developed in conjunction with Emissions
Solutions Incorporated (ESI) of McKinney, Texas. ESI offers engine
ratings from 175-300 horsepower with 460-860 lb.-ft. torque. The engines
are capable of supporting both liquefied and compressed natural gas.
Like the other vehicles in Navistar's portfolio, the natural gas-powered
WorkStar will be fully certified to meet 2010 emissions standards.
ProStar®+
In partnership with Clean Air Power Ltd., Navistar has developed and
tested a 2011 International ProStar+ 122-inch BBC tractor with a 430
horsepower, 1,550 lb-ft dual fuel MaxxForce 13-liter engine. The engine
uses diesel pilot injection for combustion on the compression stroke and
mixes air and LNG on the intake stroke. The result is an engine that
runs on a mixture of 15 percent diesel and 85 percent natural gas.
The dual-fuel 13-liter MaxxForce engine includes minimal changes to the
stock diesel engine other than the addition of a natural gas injection
system. Changes to the chassis include the addition of a 26-inch
diameter, 119-gallon standard LNG tank that provides a 400 mile range, a
coolant heated fuel vaporizer, and an LNG regulator and filter. Navistar
is currently working with the EPA to define the regulatory requirements
of an EPA compliant dual fuel engine.
In ProStar+, Navistar has introduced "fluid economy"—a new, more
accurate measure to gauge the true operational costs associated with the
competing emissions technologies. Through independent, third-party,
industry-accepted testing methodologies, the International ProStar+ with
MaxxForce Advanced EGR consistently outperformed the Freightliner
Cascadia® and Kenworth T660, both with liquid-urea SCR, by nearly 1
percent to 2.5 percent.
Navistar Vehicles Powered by MaxxForce with Advanced EGR
Navistar has pursued its in-cylinder emissions solution path for the
past decade to provide the most customer-friendly powertrain on the
market. With MaxxForce® Advanced EGR, customers won't have the worry or
inconvenience of finding and filling liquid urea. MaxxForce Advanced EGR
provides customers with a no-hassle solution that keeps responsibility
for emissions compliance with the manufacturer—not the vehicle owner or
driver.
Navistar vehicles incorporating MaxxForce with Advanced EGR:
International
All 2011 International brand commercial trucks for the North American
market are powered by MaxxForce engines with MaxxForce Advanced EGR
emissions technology. International brand commercial trucks are among
the most aerodynamic and fuel efficient in the industry. Navistar was
the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to receive dual
certification through the EPA SmartWay Program for helping to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
IC Bus
MaxxForce® Advanced EGR is built into every IC Bus. Competing
systems from other manufacturers involve complex add-on equipment,
costly fluids and retraining for drivers and mechanics. With Advanced
EGR, every driver of a new IC Bus school or commercial bus is EPA
compliant at every turn of the key.
Monaco® RV
The Monaco Coach line of luxury recreational vehicles has grown over the
years to become one of the world's leading RV brands. The primary goal
at Monaco RV is to build innovative, dependable and competitively priced
homes on wheels, while offering a lifestyle for our customers that
exceed their dreams. Currently Monaco offers MaxxForce with Advanced EGR
in the Vesta model which is designed using the aerodynamic learnings
from ProStar and ProStar+.
About Navistar
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding company
whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International®
brand commercial and military trucks, MaxxForce® brand diesel
engines, IC Bus™ brand school and commercial buses, Monaco®
RV brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse® brand
chassis for motor homes and step vans. The company also provides truck
and diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing
services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom.
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