The new three green hydrogen buses, which are part of five acquired by EMT, are another step in Palma’s commitment to sustainable mobility and new fuels. This makes Palma the second Spanish city, after Barcelona, to have a fleet of vehicles powered by green hydrogen fuel cells. The five 12-meter buses were manufactured by Solaris.
Scania Argentina completed the test of one of its CNG vehicles in Mar del Plata, together with the bus company Peralta Ramos and the Municipality of General Pueyrredón. Peralta Ramos, which operates part of the local urban transport lines, trialed for a month the K280 of the Green Efficiency Line, with results extremely satisfactory for all parties.
The natural gas vehicle brands with the highest number of registrations in January 2023 were: Scania, FAW, Shacman, Sinotruk and Dongfeng, with market shares in the order of 42.9%, 32.3%, 15.0%, 6.0% and 3.0% representing 90.2% of the total number of dedicated CNG vehicles registered in the first month of the year.
Despite their large dimensions (6.36 m long, 2.15 wide and 3.26 high), the two new CNG vehicles have high mobility and great performance in the task of mechanical sweeping. They are also equipped with a water application system to reduce the dust that is generated and humidify the sweeping brushes.
Periféricas Lazcano received a fleet of 33 C12 Foton natural gas buses. The new vehicles will be used to operate the two tenders that the transit operator obtained in the Metrorrey Massive Transportation System for the next 10 years on the TransMetro lines. Each unit has a capacity for 100 passengers, Cummins CNG engine and Allison transmission.
Spezzano Trasporti’s new vehicles, equipped with a 460 HP Cursor 13 engine, will be used for the transport of food at controlled temperatures throughout the Italian and European territory. Biomethane is the only technology capable of achieving carbon negativity with a range of 1,600 km, a refueling capacity comparable to diesel and a higher payload.
Forty-four new buses were added to the Victoria Regional Transit System in the last quarter of 2022, helping secure safe and efficient transportation for transit riders. The new arrivals include 15 medium-duty and 21 heavy-duty natural gas buses to replace diesel buses at the end of their service life. This brings the total number of NGVs operating in Victoria to 101.
Hexagon Agility has received new 2023 orders from UPS, totaling USD 19 million, to deliver its CNG fuel systems for the shipping & logistics company’s trucks, which will power these vehicles with biomethane. Hexagon Agility is enabling the adoption of this renewable fuel to cost effectively combat climate change.
ULEMCo has been awarded a major fleet-wide contract by Aberdeen City Council for its hydrogen dual-fuel utility vehicle conversions. The agreement, initially for 35 vehicles, shows Aberdeen’s commitment to a hydrogen-based strategy. ULEMCo has supplied heavy duty vehicles to the city previously, and these have been running successfully on the roads for over a year.
It is the P280 model of the Scania Green Efficiency line, distinguished not only for being agile and operational but also for being the first of its kind in Mendoza to run on CNG. With this, Guaymallén becomes the first city in the province to carry out this experience, which means another contribution to its commitment to protect the environment.
