Westport and Clean Energy Co-Marketing Program Helps Companies Ramp up Natural Gas Transportation Solutions


LOUISVILLE, KY - Heavy-duty trucking customers seeking optimal on-board fuel storage, high-performance natural gas engines, and reliable fueling can benefit from a new joint marketing  program by Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT/NASDAQ:WPRT) and Clean  Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ:CLNE) that was announced today in  Louisville, Kentucky, home of the Mid-America Truck Show (MATS).



To encourage the use of natural gas vehicles and the establishment of  the growing fueling infrastructure across North America, the companies will bundle the Westport™ LNG Tank System - optimized for use with the Cummins Westport ISL G or the new Cummins Westport ISX12 G engines - and a long-term fuel contract with Clean Energy into a package for  qualified customers.



The program is designed to achieve the following goals:



- Deliver an attractive payback for truck customers utilizing the Cummins Wesport ISL G or ISX12 G engine with a Westport LNG Tank System



- Establish availability of long-term refueling contracts at a savings to diesel for Clean Energy customers



- Establish a strong market for natural gas trucks with additional conveniently located liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling stations for customers



"We know that customers are looking for efficient solutions that will  allow them to take advantage of the long term savings and environmental  benefits that natural gas will bring for their fleets," said James  Harger, Chief Marketing Officer, Clean Energy.  "Collectively, we can  help get them on the road quickly and economically, while building out  America's Natural Gas Highway®."



Clean Energy has already completed 70 natural gas fueling stations as  part of America's Natural Gas Highway®, which will allow long-haul  trucks to travel across all major corridors through the United States,  and has more stations in development.



The Westport LNG Tank System is currently available in limited  quantities for customer trials, and can be ordered now with commercial  quantities available in September 2013. It operates on either cold or  warm LNG and is expected to provide customers with the ability to fuel  even the largest spark-ignited engines on a single or dual 120 gallon  tank, and deliver extended range and hold times while operating on cold  LNG. Attendees to MATS are invited to view the Westport LNG Tank System  which will be on display at the Clean Energy booth.



"The interest and demand is high for both the new Westport LNG Tank  System and the Cummins Westport ISX12 G," said Steve Anderson, Vice  President Business Development, Westport. "This collaborative program  allows us to give customers a good opportunity to invest in the most  advanced natural gas engine and fuel storage technology."



For more information, please contact your Westport Sales Representative

at: www.westport.com/contact/sales or a Clean Energy Sales Representative at www.cleanenergyfuels.com/products_services/trucking.html.



About Westport Innovations Inc.

Westport Innovations Inc. is a leading global supplier of proprietary  solutions that allow engines to operate on clean-burning fuels such as  compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen,  and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuels such as landfill gas and help  reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Westport technology offers  advanced LNG fueling systems with direct injection natural gas engine  technology for heavy-duty vehicles such as highway trucks and off-road  applications such as mining and rail.  Cummins Westport, our joint  venture with Cummins Inc., designs, engineers and markets spark-ignited  natural gas engines for medium- and heavy-duty transportation  applications such as trucks and buses. Westport is also one of the  global leaders for natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel  systems technology, design, and components in passenger cars,  light-duty trucks and industrial applications such as forklifts. To  learn more about our business, visit westport.com, subscribe to our RSS  feed, or follow us on Twitter @WestportDotCom.



About Clean Energy Fuels

Clean Energy (Nasdaq: CLNE) is the largest provider of natural gas fuel  for transportation in North America and a global leader in the  expanding natural gas vehicle fueling market. We have operations in  compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicle  fueling and construction and operation of natural gas fueling stations.



Wholly-owned subsidiaries include BAF Technologies, which provides  natural gas vehicle systems and conversions for taxis, vans, pick-up  trucks and shuttle buses; IMW Industries, Ltd., which supplies CNG  equipment for vehicle fueling and industrial applications worldwide;  NorthStar, which supplies LNG and liquefied to compressed natural gas  fueling system technologies and equipment, station construction and  operations; and Clean Energy Renewable Fuels (CERF), which develops  renewable natural gas (RNG), or biomethane, production facilities in  the U.S. For more information, visit www.cleanenergyfuels.com.



SOURCE 

Westport Innovations Inc.



CONTACT: Westport Media Inquiries:

Nicole Adams

Director, Communications

Westport Innovations Inc.

Tel: 604.718.2011

Email: media@westport.com



Media Inquiries:

Gary Foster

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

Tel: 562-493-2804

Email: gfoster@cleanenergyfuels.com




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