PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Q. ROO. – In 2025 and according to what was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) , starting on the first day of next year the NOM-044 on diesel engine emissions will undergo an update, thus, the EURO 6 technology binomial / EPA 10 will be in force for imports and production of heavy units in Mexico.
In this context, the heavy vehicle industry must work to generate certainty in the market and work to achieve the adoption of new technologies, according to Jorge Machuca, leader of the engine segment for Cummins Latin America. This will have a benefit in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Within the framework of the 24th National Freight Transport Forum , Machuca said that since the modification of NOM-044 has been published, the EURO 5 / EPA 07 binomial will end, and therefore a pre-purchase of the current technology could be experienced by the same natural distrust that is generated by new implementations.
Faced with this scenario, Jorge Machuca said that the X15 Euro 6 engine platform, together with the transmission and axles of its comprehensive offer, translates into achieving an improvement in fuel economy of 5% derived from engine efficiency. , as well as the electronic characteristics of the drive axle, the above is combined with an improvement of up to 35% compared to Euro 5 engine technology.
Within the framework of the National Association of Private Transport (ANTP) event , Cummins launched the HELM ( Higher Efficiency Lower Emissions Multiple Fuels ) platform, which groups together equipment with higher efficiency, lower emissions and a fuel-independent architecture.
Jorge Machuca described that with HELM diesel engines will continue to be the best efficiency option on the market, and their life will be extended in the distant horizon of 20 to 30 years. It is even estimated that this platform will be able to meet the new EURO 7 / EPA 27 emissions regulations.
Cummins introduced the X15N natural gas engine , the first of the Cummins HELM platforms available to customers.
With this platform, up to 20% biodiesel mixtures and up to 100% renewable diesel mixtures can be used, and even with the incursion of hydrogen, where Mexico will be the first country to incorporate it in Latin America, in the United States there is planned to integrate it in 2028.
