Jim Nebergall

Jim Nebergall

General Manager of the Hydrogen Engine Business

Jim Nebergall is General Manager of the Hydrogen Engine Business at Cummins Inc. and leads the company’s global efforts in commercializing hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines. Hydrogen internal combustion engines are an important technology in the company’s accelerated path to decarbonization.    

Jim joined Cummins in 2002 and has held numerous leadership roles across the company. Most recently, Jim was the Director of Product Strategy and Management for the North American on-highway engine business. Jim is passionate about innovation and has dedicated his Cummins career to advancing technology that improves the environment. He pushed the boundaries of customer-focused innovation to position Cummins as the leading powertrain supplier of choice, managing a portfolio ranging from advanced diesel and natural gas to hybrid powertrains. 

Jim graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering. In 2007, he completed his Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana University.

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Companies working to achieve their decarbonization goals are increasingly interested in hydrogen engines.

Hydrogen use in the transportation sector initially focused on hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV's).

In the United States, medium and heavy-duty vehicles are responsible for about a quarter of all transportation greenhouse gas emissions.

Hydrogen is poised to take a meaningful role in the world’s sustainable energy landscape.

The pressure on heavy industries to meet decarbonization goals is increasing.

If you manage a fleet of commercial vehicles, you have probably read or heard about hydrogen engines and hydrogen fuel cells.

If you’re a truck or a bus manufacturer that already has a hydrogen fuel cell program, you should consider offering a line of vehicles with a hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) as an option for your customers.

Can an engine run on hydrogen?  Absolutely! How today’s hydrogen engines work is very similar to natural gas and gasoline engines with respect to its working principle and architecture.

The advent of the hydrogen economy infrastructure has been hyped for a long time.

For a long time, it looked like cars with hydrogen engines or fuel cells would one day take over the roads and the transportation sector.

Regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from motor vehicles are tightening around the world.

  How can hydrogen fuel power a vehicle? Using hydrogen to power an engine or motor is more straight forward than you might think.

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