New BernTransport performs regional beverage delivery on behalf of the Pepsi Bottling Group. New Bern partnered with Clean Energy to re-power four delivery trucks with low-emission, heavy-duty natural gas engines.
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The vehicle re-powering was performed by Emission Solutions, Inc. Each truck was equipped with the ESI Phoenix natural gas engine. This 7.6 liter engine is certified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) at a NOx emissions level of 0.17 g/bhp-hr. New Bern Transport and Clean Energy developed a public outreach plan to publicize compressed natural gas, the MSRC, and the air quality benefits realized by using CNG in heavy-duty truck applications. New Bern also published an article in their corporate newsletter "Pepline", which is distributed to over 70,000 employees.
The objective of this project was to re-power four existing diesel vehicles with state-fo-the-art compressed natural gas (CNG) engines.
Each beverage delivery truck is expected to accrue approximately 15,000 miles annually in regional delivery operations.
All four trucks were re-powered as of August 2011. To date, New Bern has not reported any significant technical issues with the CNG vehicles.
Emission Solutions, Inc.