Fuel Conversion of Class 6 Sectran Security Armored Diesel Fueled Trucks to Renewable Natural Gas and Plug-In- Hybrid Electric Operated Vehicles for Reduced Emissions

This report documents the demonstration, development, and deployment of alternative renewable fuels together with advanced technologies to help reduce emissions.

There are approximately 850,000 diesel trucks that are based and operate in California with only five percent of all registered trucks being a new truck sale. It is estimated that it will take approximately 20 years to completely renew in-use fleets to current emissions technology. Conversion of these older diesel fueled trucks to renewable natural gas and parallel hybrid electric vehicle will quickly reduce nitrogen oxides emissions.

North American Repower managed the conversion of six Sectran’s armored Class 6 diesel fueled trucks to operate on renewable gas and parallel hybrid electric vehicle, and measure emissions before and after conversion on their real-world routes.

Conversion of in-use diesel engines to operate on renewable natural gas and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can reduce emissions of nitrous oxide, non-methane hydrocarbons and particulate matter significantly. Compressed natural gas conversion alone can also reduce nitrogen oxides over diesel and slightly over plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the high and medium speed operation. The renewable natural gas plug-in hybrid electric vehicle can produce lower emissions if plugged in every night to start routes fully charged.