The natural gas tank is under the red cover.
San Diego Miramar College has purchased a Freightliner truck, powered by natural gas, to support its alternative fuel technical training.
This vehicle adds a critical dimension to San Diego Miramar’s technical training as the engine is the same one as already in use – allowing them to train students with the engine on a stand and then – in an actual vehicle setting!
In addition, the truck is fully operable and can be run on their truck dynamometer to demonstrate emissions comparisons between natural gas vehicles and diesel powered ones, as well as show the different operational characteristics of engine operation. The truck has relatively low miles for a truck that has been in-service – only 86,000, which means this will be a very useful technical training tool for a long time.
The vehicle was purchased with CEC funding.
