Tata Motors, Westport launch gas engine

Tata Motors and Westport Innovations, today launched a new spark-ignited natural gas 3.8L turbocharged engine

Tata Motors Limited, India’s largest automobile company and US-based engineering firm Westport Innovations, today launched a new spark-ignited natural gas 3.8L turbocharged engine 

 

This new engine features Westport's WP580 Engine Management System (EMS). This EMS is also scheduled to be applied to Tata’s 5.7L engine targeting medium-duty applications in late 2014. 

 

Rajendra Petkar, Head Power Systems Engineering, ERC of Tata Motors, said, “India has one of the largest natural gas light-duty vehicle fleets in the world, and we see an enormous opportunity for natural gas trucks and buses with the development of fueling infrastructure".

 

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicates that India is the fourth largest energy consumer in the world. Vehicles are the country’s second-largest consumer of energy (18%) after industry (42%), according to Thomson Reuters Foundation.

 

The Westport WP580 EMS is a highly configurable system that has been specifically developed for spark ignited, dedicated natural gas engine applications and can be integrated with a wide range of proprietary Westport fuel system components for flexible vehicle design and production. 

 

Its advanced combustion control technology can optimize the engine for class leading fuel economy, torque, and power while meeting existing and future emissions and onboard diagnostic requirements.