Westport Innovations announced a joint development agreement with Delphi Automotive to help entrench Westport High Pressure Direct Injection (Westport™ HPDI) as the leading natural gas technology platform for heavy-duty engine applications.
Through the agreement, Westport and Delphi will combine their intellectual property and engineering strengths to co-develop and manufacture high-pressure natural gas fuel injectors designed for multiple engine original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The first in a family of injectors to be developed will be one of the core components of Westport’s recently announced HPDI 2.0 fuel system. Delphi is one of few global injector manufacturers capable of producing fuel system components demanded by heavy-duty diesel engine OEMs.
Under the Agreement:
Key injector features include:
“ Our agreement and investment with Delphi combines intellectual property with global production capacity at one of the world’s most sophisticated injector facilities,” said David Demers , CEO of Westport . “Delphi’s support for natural gas fuel systems and Westport HPDI means having an integrated and dedicated manufacturing partner to develop and produce components that will help create a landmark product with industry defining pricing, quality and performance characteristics for global engine OEMs .”
“ Delphi sees natural gas as an important part of mainstream transportation and believes that Westport HPDI will be the industry standard technology for natural gas-powered heavy-duty applications ,” said Jeff Owens , chief technology officer of Delphi . “ Working with Westport to create a highly scalable, quality production partnership and reduce system pricing for HPDI is a great opportunity to help change the trucking world. ”
[mappress] Press Release, March 3, 2014; Image: Westport