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![Westport’s High Pressure Direct Injection display at ACT Expo earlier this month attracted plenty of attention. Westport, which advertises the system for natural gas and hydrogen engines, states on its website that “HPDI with 40% biomethane delivers the same life cycle CO2 reductions as fuel cells using blue/green hydrogen blends, and can deliver zero [well-to-wheels] CO2 with pure biomethane.”](https://img.ccjdigital.com/files/base/randallreilly/all/image/2023/05/Westport_HDPI.6477811b5137f.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
