Westport Unveils the 3.8L LPG/NG Engine at HHP Summit in New Orleans

3.8L Power Unit and 2.4L Genset on Display at Booth #430

Westport’s latest addition to its alternative fuel industrial engines, a 3.8L engine that operates on either liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or natural gas (NG), is on display at HHP Summit in Booth #430 from October 6 – 9, 2014. Both of Westport’s two industrial engines can be used in a variety of off road and stationary industrial applications.

Capable of producing 100 kilowatts of power and 347 N-m of torque, the 3.8L engine offers high performance and low emissions using EPA and CARB-certified advanced fuel system technology.

Westport’s Industrial Engines at Logis-Tech Tokyo 2014

Westport’s latest addition to its alternative fuel industrial engines, a 3.8L engine that operates on either liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or natural gas (NG), was on display in Tokyo, Japan this week at the Logis-Tech Tokyo 2014 Material Handling and Logistics Exhibition.

The event featured over 400 companies and approximately 55,000 exhibitors in a wide variety of categories, such as industrial vehicles, storage and transportation services and third-party logistics.

Westport's Brian Chisholm (centre) and Jun Chung (left) chat with Yukio Hase, Deputy General Manger, Development with Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co. Ltd,  about the various applications for Westport's
natural gas and propane-powered industrial engines at Logis-Tech 2014.

Capable of producing 100 kilowatts of power and 347 N-m of torque, Westport’s 3.8L engine offers high performance and low emissions using advanced automotive technology.

Westport now offers companies with equipment in the material handling and logistics industries a choice of either the 2.4L or 3.8L engines. Both of the Westport industrial engines are based on Hyundai automotive engine platforms, with the Westport fuel system installed in Busan, South Korea.

These alternative fuel engines are available for use with:

• Forklifts 
• Power generation 
• Construction vehicles, such as small front-end loaders and excavators 
• Municipal vehicles, such as street sweepers 
• Airport service vehicles, such as luggage and handling trucks 
• Irrigation systems 
• Oilfield applications 

Westport was one of over 400 companies exhibiting at Logis-Tech Tokyo 2014.

For more information on Westport's industrial engines visit:

http://www.westport.com/products/engines/2point4/overview