Allison Transmission announced that, for the first time, Organización SUMA S.A.S. and Consorcio Express S.A.S., among the largest transit operators in Colombia, are receiving 263 new Scania F280 buses powered by CNG with Hexagon Agility fuel systems and equipped with Allison Torqmatic® Series fully automatic transmissions.
According to the plan, at full speed the new facility will employ 100 highly specialized people working lines equipped with the most advanced Industry 4.0 technologies. The production volume will be 1,000 vehicles per year: high-tech buses with zero-emission propulsion (including hydrogen fuel cells) and low-emission propulsion (including CNG and biomethane).
Walmart will debut the first North American—and the first of five— 15-liter CNG engine that will be incorporated into its private fleet. The X15N™ engine is supplied by Cummins and fueled by Chevron with CNG linked to renewable natural gas. The Walmart truck will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, making stops to refuel at Chevron stations.
There is a strong expansion in the use of alternative fuels -CNG, LNG, biogas/biomethane and hydrogen- where Peru is positioned as the fastest growing market in Latin America and one of the Top 3 in the world. Hand in hand with this trend, Lima will be the capital of clean fuels and the venue for AltFuels Peru 2023, on 20-22 April at Villa Complejo Ferial.
Tourmaline Oil Corp. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced a $70 million Joint Development Agreement to build and operate a network of natural gas stations along key highway corridors across Western Canada. Through their 50-50 shared investment, Tourmaline and Clean Energy expect to construct and commission up to 20 CNG truck stations over the next five years.
The new facility, which has been modernized in accordance with Shell’s quality and safety standards applied throughout Europe, will supply trucks with LNG, and in the future with bio-LNG, as well as support to other countries, e.g. freight traffic to Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Slovenia or Slovakia.
Liberty launched Liberty Power Innovations (LPI), an integrated alternative fuel and power solutions provider for remote applications. LPI’s initial focus is on CNG supply, field gas processing and treating, and well site fueling and logistics. Liberty was an early driver in the industry shift from diesel to natural gas, deploying their first dual fuel fleet 10 years ago.
Maruti Suzuki presented its upgraded light commercial vehicle, Super Carry, which is now powered by its 1.2L Advanced K-Series Dual Jet, Dual VVT engine. With this launch, Maruti Suzuki has also introduced a new natural gas-powered Cab Chassis variant. The mini-truck is also still available in CNG Deck, Gasoline Deck and Gasoline Cab Chassis variants.
NGVAmerica and the CoRNG Coalition announced that 69% of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2022 was renewable natural gas, surpassing the previous year’s record-breaking level. Biomethane use as a transportation fuel grew 17% over 2021 volumes, up 218% from 2018 levels.
Delivered in October 2022 by French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique, MSC World Europa is MSC Cruises’ largest vessel and the first to be powered by LNG, the cleanest marine fuel currently available at scale. It is also the best performing large cruise ship operating in the world in terms of CO2eq emissions per passenger.
