Cummins Inc. Corporate Office Building in downtown Columbus is shown in this file photo from April. Republic file photo
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Cummins Inc. has announced plans to start selling unified engine platforms that can accommodate a range of lower-emission fuels in what the company claims are the first of its type on the market.
The platforms, which the Columbus-based company has described as “fuel-agnostic,” seek to help fleets transition to lower-emission technologies and will expand the portfolios of the B, L and X-Series engines, the company said.
Each engine platform will share a common architecture but can be optimized for different fuel sources, including hydrogen, natural gas and clean diesel. Essentially, the bottom of part of the engine would look the same no matter which fuel source is used. But the top part would be set up differently depending on the fuel source being used.
In other words, the top of a natural gas engine would be different than a hydrogen engine, though both would share the same base.
“This is a new way of designing and developing lower-emission internal combustion powertrains that meet the unique needs of the transportation industry while leveraging the benefits of a common product architecture and footprint where possible,” said Jonathon White, vice president of engineering at Cummins.
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