VANCOUVER (Dec. 17, 2002) — Cummins Westport, which develops and markets low-emissions alternative fuel engines made by Cummins, announced today that the City of Hamilton, Ont., has placed the first order in Canada for the company’s C Gas Plus natural gas engine.

The city’s transit agency, Hamilton Street Railway Co., ordered 20 buses powered by Cummins Westport’s low-emissions 280-horsepower C Gas Plus engine. The 8.3-litre engines will be installed in 40-foot low-floor transit buses manufactured by New Flyer Industries of Winnipeg. The buses will be delivered by May 2003 and will be used to retire older buses operating in the fleet. The Cummins distributor responsible for the order is Cummins Ontario.

“We are pleased that with this purchase the C Gas Plus has found recognition in Canada as a low-emissions alternative to diesel engines. We will continue to focus our attention on other opportunities for powering buses in Canada,” said Cummins Westport president Hugh Foden.

More than 1,200 engines have been ordered for U.S. transit fleets since June 2001, Cummins Westport said, making the C Gas Plus the leading natural gas engine for new transit buses in North America.

The C Gas Plus, introduced last year, is a spark-ignited natural gas engine. It is certified to emit 28% less oxides of nitrogen and non-methane hydrocarbons than the ceilings established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which came into effect in October this year. It also produces less greenhouse gases and is nearly 12 decibels quieter than its diesel equivalent, Cummins Westport said.