Cespira™ is the fuel system specialist behind HPDI™ technology for heavy-duty engines. We enable OEMs to decarbonize with LNG/BioLNG today, retain the diesel engine cycle, and extend engine platforms to other renewable fuels as markets develop. A joint venture between Volvo Group and Westport, Cespira operates independently with strong industrial backing.
Built to scale HPDI™ technology across the heavy-duty industry.
Non-exclusive mandate
Established as a Joint Venture between Volvo Group and Westport, Cespira operates independently with a non-exclusive mandate to serve heavy-duty OEMs worldwide.
Specialist focus
Dedicated to its proprietary HPDI™ fuel system technology for demanding applications, with focused engineering, investment, and program delivery.
Proven capability
Decades of HPDI™ development, automotive-grade processes, and established manufacturing capacity support OEM programs from integration through production.
How
we started
Cespira™ HPDI™ heritage spans more than 20 years, with roots in the University of British Columbia. Engineers set out to make heavy-duty transport cleaner with renewable fuels while retaining the diesel cycle and its operational attributes. That purpose still drives us today.
Our Mission
To make renewable fuels work where performance, efficiency and reliability cannot be compromised, making HPDI adoption practical across markets — advancing decarbonization at scale.
Vision
A future where demanding applications no longer have to choose between performance, economics and emissions reduction.
Ready before the market was
HPDI was ahead of its time, developed before the conditions for broad adoption were in place. Today, fleet demand, renewable fuel availability, and proven OEM deployment are aligning for broader adoption. Cespira brings extensive technology refinement and real-world experience to accelerate it.
Global engineering. Proven deployment.
HPDI ™ powered trucks in 30+ countries
Built by leaders who’ve taken technology from concept to scale.
Our leadership team brings decades of experience across the automotive industry, fuel-system development, OEM integration, industrialization and global business, taking complex technologies from concept to scalable, commercially viable programs.
Carlos González
Carlos González is President and CEO of Cespira™, leading the company’s growth and global adoption of HPDI™ technology. He brings 25+ years of executive experience across P&L leadership, business development, global key accounts, operations, and supply chain. Before Cespira, he spent 12 years at ZF Group, most recently as VP and Global Key Account Executive for a major global truck OEM.
His career also spans WABCO, General Dynamics ELS, Continental, Siemens VDO, and Lear Corporation. Carlos holds an MBA from Duke University, executive education from INSEAD, IESE Business School, and IESE’s Programa de Alta Dirección de Empresas (PADE).
Scott Baker
As CTO at Cespira™, Scott leads the development of HPDI™ technology. With 25+ years in advanced fuel-system development and commercialization, Scott started at Westport, working across demanding commercial-vehicle applications.
Scott’s career includes 13 years in the former Cummins Westport joint venture, where he was responsible for application engineering, product planning and management. Other roles include global engineering, purchasing, supplier quality, and heavy-duty business leadership. With deep expertise in OEM integration and industrialization, Scott believes that “leadership means making the right engineering choices before the market fully converges,” a philosophy that continues to guide the evolution of HPDI technology.
Christian Fife
Christian Fife is CFO at Cespira™, leading financial strategy, governance and performance as the company scales the global adoption of HPDI™ technology. He brings a unique international perspective, having lived in 11 countries and speaking seven languages.
His extensive experience includes GE, Wabtec and WABCO (ZF Commercial Vehicle Systems), with CFO and senior leadership roles across commercial vehicles, industrial technology, treasury, capital markets, investor relations, audit and business transformation.
Christian combines financial discipline with strategic business perspective, shaped across US-listed and private equity environments, bringing expertise in M&A, value creation, performance improvement, and navigating complexity across global markets.
Our locations
Cespira™ combines a global R&D center in Vancouver, Canada, with manufacturing in Brescia, Italy, offices in Sweden and a broader international presence.
Sweden
Address line 1
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Sweden
Canada
Vancouver
Address line 1
Canada
Canada
Cespira Canada Limited Partnership
1691 West 75th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6P 6P2
Italy
Cespira Italy S.r.l.
(Brescia Plant)
Via Giovanni Bormioli 19
25135 Brescia, Italy
Sweden
Cespira Sweden AB
Bror Nilssonsgata 16
417 55 Göteborg, Sweden
