Mack Trucks will follow its sister company Volvo and offer a dimethyl ether (DME) tractor to customers, beginning in 2015.
A Mack Pinnacle Axle Back model will be powered by the MP8 engine running on DME, which is a clean-burning alternative fuel. DME produces no soot, eliminating the need for diesel particulate filter, Mack said, and provides up to a 95% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to diesel when it is produced from biomass or biogas.
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