Volvo Car Group Unveils V60 Bi-Fuel Car With Westport Natural Gas Fuel System at NGV 2013 Gothenburg

Vancouver, British Columbia (ots/PRNewswire) -

Westport Innovations Inc. , the global leader in natural gas
engines, today announced that Volvo Car Group unveiled its new Volvo
V60 Bi-Fuel car in conjunction with the NGV 2013 Gothenburg event
being held from June 11 to 13 at the Swedish Exhibition Centre in
Gothenburg, Sweden ( https://www.media.volvocars.com/se/enhanced/se-s
e/Media/Preview.aspx?mediaid=49384). Sales for the new product will
start in October 2013 in Sweden.

"Demand for natural gas vehicles in Sweden is expected to increase
in response to the pending extension of the Government of Sweden
alternative fuel tax incentive program," said Ian Scott, Executive
Vice President, Westport. "The launch of this product provides a new
option for corporate and municipal fleet customers."

The new Volvo V60 Bi-Fuel car, with excellent green credentials,
runs on either compressed natural gas (CNG)/biomethane or petrol
(gasoline), and is a sporty estate car. With a powerful 213
horsepower engine, the Bi-Fuel system offers a total driving range of
1,120 kilometers and when renewable CNG (biomethane) is used as a
vehicle fuel, greenhouse gas emissions are significantly reduced
compared to petrol. The new V60 will expand Volvo Car Group's Bi-Fuel
product line.

Westport and Volvo Car Group are currently in discussions to
expand the Volvo V60 Bi-Fuel car into other markets.

Since 2009, Westport - the sole supplier of natural gas fuel
systems to Volvo Car Group - has developed and installed natural gas
systems for the Volvo V70 estate car at a facility located inside
Volvo's main production centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. Natural Gas
Vehicles, a Global Strategic Business Report, projects that the
number of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in Sweden will triple between
2010 and 2018, from 31,179 to 92,657.

About Westport Innovations Inc.

Westport Innovations Inc. is a leading global supplier of
proprietary solutions that allow engines to operate on clean-burning
fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas
(LNG), hydrogen, and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuels such as
landfill gas and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Westport
technology offers advanced LNG fueling systems with direct injection
natural gas engine technology for heavy-duty vehicles such as highway
trucks and off-road applications such as mining and rail. Westport's
joint venture with Cummins Inc., Cummins Westport Inc. designs,
engineers and markets spark-ignited natural gas engines for North
American transportation applications such as trucks and buses.
Westport is also one of the global leaders for natural gas and
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel systems technology, design, and
components in passenger cars, light-duty trucks and industrial
applications such as forklifts. To learn more about our business,
visit our website or subscribe to our RSS feed at
http://www.westport.com, or follow us on Twitter @WestportDotCom
[https://twitter.com/@WestportDotCom ].

Note: This document contains forward-looking statements about
Westport's business, operations, technology development or the
environment in which it operates, which are based on Westport's
estimates, forecasts and projections. These statements include
specifically, statements regarding the timing for initial sales of
the new V60 Bi-Fuel car and and estimated future number of NGVs in
Sweden. These statements are not guarantees of future performance,
are based on a number of assumptions and involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, or are beyond
Westport's control including the development of competing products
and technologies, availability and supply of natural gas, price and
supply of gasoline, timing of execution of agreements with
distributors and other counterparties, and other risk factors and
assumptions that may affect our actual results, performance or
achievements. Consequently, readers should not place any undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, these
forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made.
Westport disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise except as required by
National Instrument 51-102. The contents of any website, RSS feed or
Twitter account referenced in this press release are not incorporated
by reference herein.

For further information:

Investor Inquiries:
Darren Seed
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications
Westport
Phone: +1-604-718-2046
Email: invest@westport.com

Media Inquiries
Nicole Adams
Director, Communications
Westport
Phone: +1-604-718-2011
Email: media@westport.com

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