Major grant for Landi Renzo’s near zero NG engine programme

Major grant for Landi Renzo’s near zero NG engine programme


Landi Renzo USA has announced it has received a grant of $600,000 for its 7.3L Near Zero natural gas engine development programme, which covers Class 4-7 vehicles. To date, the biggest gap in the Near Zero natural gas offering was the work truck market.

It said this collaboration will modify the recently introduced Ford 7.3-liter gasoline engine and demonstrate a 0.02 g/bhp-hr NOx California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certified engine for commercial vehicle applications. Landi Renzo added that the project is well underway, with expected completion by Q2 2020.

The amount was made up of $300,000 funding from the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (South Coast AQMD) Clean Fuel Funds and another $300,000 in funding from the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas).

The Ford base engine will offer fleets a Near Zero natural gas engine for the F-450, F-550, F-650, F-750, F-53, F-59, and E-450 applications. This Near Zero engine, which will also be able to utilise biomethane, is packaged for tankers, box trucks, tow trucks, service body trucks, large package trucks and a host of other vocational offerings. Many of these vehicles will be able to take advantage of various grant funding opportunities.

Michael Lee, Project Manager, research and development at SoCalGas, said: “We are excited that Landi Renzo USA is driving clean technology for the automotive sector. They’ve done this on a global scale and now are bringing their advanced technology to the US market.”

For more information visit landirenzo.com/en

9th March 2020