Five years ago, Volvo Trucks launched its first trucks that can run on liquified biogas, often called bio-LNG, which is a renewable fuel that can be produced from many types of organic waste, including food scraps.
Daniel Bergstrand, product manager for gas-powered trucks at Volvo Trucks, said: “Biogas is a great complement to electric transport solutions, helping hauliers with their sustainability ambitions and aims towards climate neutral transport.”
The new gas-powered Volvo FH and FM are getting a higher power level of 500 hp, joining the previous 420 and 460 hp engines.
“Our efficient gas-powered trucks have a performance comparable to their diesel equivalents. Fuelling up is almost as fast as a diesel truck and the growing network of more than 600 fuel stations for both bio-LNG and LNG in Europe makes them ideal for long-haul work,” Bergstrand added.
The strengthened gas-powered line-up fits well with Volvo Trucks’ three-path roadmap to reach zero emissions: battery electric trucks, fuel cell trucks and combustion engines that run on renewable fuels like biogas, hydrotreated vegetable oil or green hydrogen.
“Several technical solutions are needed because the availability of energy and fuel infrastructure differs greatly between countries and regions, and also because the requirements for each transport assignment can vary,” Bergstrand concluded.