Waste Management Moreno Valley District purchased twenty (20) new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled refuse collection vehicles. The vehicles replace older, diesel-fueled vehicles. Waste Management's objective to to convert the entire Moreno Valley District fleet of 75 trucks to alternative fuel. The vehicles purchased under this contract are Volvo Expeditor waste collection vehicles equipped with dedicated CNG Cummins 8.3 liter engines. The life expectancy of each vehicle is twelve years.
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The reduction in diesel particulate matter directly benefits the communities served by these waste collection vehicles. In addition, the reduction in oxides of nitrogen benefits the entire South Coast region.
The total annual emissions reductions attributable to the 20 CNG heavy-duty vehicles is as follows: Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx): 11.29 tons per year
The final report contains an Abstract, Summary and Conclusions, Challenges and Lessons Learned, Recommendations, and Emissions Reductions.
Volvo Trucks of North America
Cummins Engine Company
NGV Ecotrans
Pickens Fuel Corporation.