Ford F-450 and F-550 with CNG option at a $10k uptick - Torque News
Working with a third party firm, Westport Industries, Ford can now offer these modified trucks, capable of using CNG until it runs out, and then switching to a second onboard tank of gasoline. Westport is also responsible for creating CNG-powered Ford F-250 and F-350 trucks at the Westport Kentucky Integration Center (WKIC), a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier audited facility, right next to the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant. The bi-fuel trucks can only be ordered at designated Westport affiliated Ford dealerships, and the Ford F-450 and F-550 Super Duty Chassis Cab pickups come ready to go with Westport WiNG Power Systems and feature an equivalent warranty for all... "The expansion of our product line builds upon our proven technology of the Westport WiNG Power System and extends our product availability to a different end user," said John Lapetz, Vice President Westport LD and Managing Director, North... "With a higher degree of application flexibility and increased gross vehicle weight, the Ford F-450 and F-550 Super Duty trucks allow us to grow a solid footprint with customers who were not serviced with the Ford F-250 and F-350 CNG bi-fuel trucks. At an added price of $9,500, the Westport WiNG Power System is added to the 6. 8-liter V10 engine in the Ford F-450 and F-550 trucks, offering a combined fuel range of roughly 650 miles (at nine mpg) from a CNG capacity equal to 42 gallons of... Source: www.torquenews.com
