Gasrec welcomes Volvo’s new spark-ignition gas truck 27 August 2014

Liquefied biomethane (Bio-LNG) producer and distributor Gasrec has welcomed Volvo Trucks' announcement of a new gas version of its Volvo FE truck.

The Volvo FE CNG (compressed natural gas) has been primarily developed for operations involving back-to-base operations, with short driving cycles and repeated starts and stops, such as refuse collection and local distribution.

It is equipped with a new 9-litre Euro 6 gas-powered engine and Volvo's automatic transmission.

"With the Volvo FE CNG, we can now offer companies that drive a lot in urban environments a truck with a far lower environmental impact," states Christina Eriksson, business manager alternative drivelines at Volvo Trucks.

"Many cities the world over are looking for alternatives to diesel-powered trucks," she continues.

"In the field of refuse handling in particular, renewable fuels are often a requirement for securing a purchase contract."

"We are already seeing a growing take-up of heavy goods vehicles using dual fuel on our motorways and trunk roads, particularly as the strategic gas refuelling network expands," comments Gasrec chief executive Rob Wood.

"But it is very welcome news to see Volvo introducing this Euro 6 gas powered truck, which is ideally suited to urban environments where air quality issues have become so critical.

"I have no doubt that such trucks represent the future of low emission urban and city deliveries."

Wood says that the last year has shown strong growth in the use of road gas and biomethane in particular, with a record numbers of new vehicle trials by "a logistics industry that now understands the environmental and cost benefits of gas fuel".

"Without doubt Volvo's new FE truck will help bring about further change and improvements in our urban air quality and inevitably bring us closer to a tipping point, where exponential growth of road gas fuel becomes unstoppable."

Author
Brian Tinham

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