Caterpillar announces large sale of low-emission bus engines

Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 21 Oct 2003 20:09

Peoria, IL-based manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. today announced the sale of more than 260 engines powered with its low-emission ACERT technology that will be used in the Seattle, WA, metropolitan area.

The Caterpillar C9 clean diesel engines will be installed in buses made by New Flyer of America Inc., the largest manufacturer of transit buses in North America. Financial details were not disclosed.

The buses will be purchased by King County Metro, which operates a fleet of more than 1,300 vehicles and serves about 100 million riders annually in the Seattle area. Most of the buses will be equipped with diesel electric hybrid technology, which combines the power of a diesel engine with an electric motor. The diesel electric hybrid buses will offer fuel efficiency and low emissions.

ACERT is a technology that reduces emissions at the point of combustion. All Caterpillar on-highway truck and bus engines will be equipped with ACERT technology in the fourth quarter of this year.

Caterpillar had 2002 sales and revenues of $20.15 billion, and is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines.

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