State Of The Art In An Evolving Natural Gas Industry Ron Eickelman President, Agility Fuel Systems June 24 th, 2013

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1 State Of The Art In An Evolving Natural Gas Industry Ron Eickelman President, Agility Fuel Systems June 24 th, 2013

2 Agility Fuel Systems Overview Leading provider of natural gas fuel systems for commercial heavy-duty vehicles Origins dating back to 1996 Strong market position First mover in rapidly expanding market Highly engineered solutions have become industry standard Exclusive, long-term supplier relationships with leading OEMs and fleets +250 employees 6 facilities across the U.S. and Canada 2

3 Scaling To Serve North America Kelowna, BC OEM systems for trucks R&D Expanding to new facility Fontana, CA Installations West Custom system fabrication Trucks Recently expanded facility Mira Loma, CA Nashville, TN Regional sales office Warranty and service Anniston, AL Santa Ana, CA Headquarters OEM systems for trucks and buses Recently opened, doubled manufacturing capacity Installations East System fabrication Buses and trucks Recently expanded facility for truck installation and fabrication 3

4 CNG and LNG on-board fuel systems for Refuse Trucks Transit Buses Medium / Heavy Duty Trucks Complete and proven product line 4

5 Leading Supplier to OEM and Fleets Heavy Truck Refuse Bus / Transit End-Users 5

6 Highly-Engineered Solutions Technical Challenge = CNG 3600psi or LNG -260 F Features Cost Weight Package Aesthetics Constraints / Considerations Piece to Piece (Static) Mounting plates Ground clearance Wheelbase Paint matching Changes Over Time / Mileage (Dynamic) Trailer swing Load Vibration / shock Suspension travel Neighboring Subsystems Heat transfer 1. Design a Product Electrical interference Exhaust proximity Performance Fill Rate Fuel Rate Range 3. Across a Wide Range of Conditions 2. To Consistently Deliver These Results External Environment Temperature Humidity Salt Dust Chemicals Debris UV Customer Usage & Duty Cycle Terrain Traffic Maintenance Fuel quality Safety Reliability Install Time Fueling infrastructure Cycle life Fatigue Engineering Processes Required for Tier 1 OEM Certification FEA (Finite Element Analysis) DFMEA (Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) DVP (Design Validation Plan) ERGO (Ergonomics) DFM (Design for Manufacturing) PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) PSW (Part Submission Warrant) Validation Testing 6

7 State of the Art Visit our booth # 537 at ACT Expo to see our latest technology 7

8 New CNG Rail Mounted System Available in neck or strap mount (with patented rubber isolators) Protective side impact structure built into covers Protective break away steps Composite covers provide excellent strength to weight ratio Integrated Fuel Management Module Drop & Go brackets for ease of installation Large capacity systems to offer best DGE per inch of frame rail 29 to 63 Diesel Gallon Equivalent (DGE) per tank 8

9 New Back of Cab Mounted System 120 DGE System can deliver a 500 mile range The industry s best DGE per inch of frame rail Only 31 inches of frame rail space required Less than 88 inches in width maintains vehicle aerodynamics 3 cylinders size 26 X80 Weight: 2,600 pounds Integrated Fuel Management Module Best placement with entire system above the frame rail Can be combined with rail mounted systems to maximize fuel on board System includes patent pending ignition disconnect fuel caps 9

10 Industry Safest Area Pressure Relief Valve A whole-tank PRD, protects even long tanks from localized fire with a single PRD Providing improved safety, better packaging and lower costs This technology captures a much larger heat affected zone than current point PRD technology Agility s exclusive Fail Open PRD will cause tank to vent in case the trigger wire is compromised 10

11 Neck Mounted Frame Rail System Largest Capacity of any Natural Gas systems in the industry 63 DGE per tank Integrated Fuel Management Module Neck Mounted cylinder not affected by chassis dynamics Perfect solution for large sleeper cabs 11

12 In Cab Display Vital system information to be available in our new in-cab display Including fuel level, miles to empty, average MPDGE and NG station locator Using popular tablets and utilizing information from Agility system ECU 12

13 Innovation In Progress Filtration Different compositions of oil drop out at different locations in the fuel delivery system Sometimes oil is from compressors, other times the source appears to be upstream of the stations. Filter maintenance seems to be on the rise = Higher duty cycle, or possibly dirtier fuel Cold Weather Performance Currently undergoing cold chamber testing Adding heat to the fuel and filters would help mitigate the effects Challenging for O-rings to perform at temp extremes very cold to very hot. Low tank pressure seems to exacerbate poor cold weather performance Fill Experience Fast or full? 13

14 Agility Offers a full Product line and has Thousands of Units In Operation

15 Contact Information For more information about our products contact: Sales Department at (949) Web site: Confidential 15

16 Thank you!