Cummins said it would spend about $24m over three years to expand research and development capabilities at its technical centre in North Charleston, South Carolina.

The Cummins Technical Centre would be capable of running a variety of engines and test a wide range of fuels. Plans call for hiring 31 new engineers, mechanical technicians and electrical technicians immediately with more potential hires in the future.

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Jim Trueblood, head of high horsepower engineering said: “The expansion nearly doubles capacity at this site with facilities to enable testing on diesel, pipe line natural gas and non standard gas engines.”

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