The project, led by CMP and Engie Chile, contemplates the modification of two 220-ton mining extraction trucks (CAEX), in a period of six months, from the diesel system to a dual fuel system, which will mostly be operated with natural gas. The pilot will be carried out at CMP’s Los Colorados Mine located in the Atacama region.
The 170G21 bus was presented at an event held at the Iveco plant located in the province of Córdoba, within the framework of the Sustainable Mobility Week. It is designed for short and medium-distance urban and interurban transport, a segment where the bus market in Argentina is currently concentrated.
The 13-liter engines offer 420 and 460 hp and between them they cover most of the high-power demand of the European truck market, including long-haul vehicles. The interest for locally produced biomethane for trucks is rapidly increasing, stimulated by the ambition to decarbonize road transport and abandon fossil fuels.
The motivations behind this collaboration entail supporting Western Canadian companies in the reduction of their fuel costs and their emissions, including GHG, while filling the gap in the transition to zero-emission vehicles. ICOM’s target client base includes mining, energy, transportation and service companies, as well as mills, municipalities and transit systems.
