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.
As in 2021, FPT Industrial’s presence at this important event was primarily focused on sustainability. Here, for the second year, Fontanafredda’s precious Nebbiolo grapes are grown and harvested with the aid of a New Holland TK Methane Power tractor with biomethane-fueled FPT Industrial F28 Natural Gas engine, and thus with net-zero carbon footprint.
The company’s LNG trucks, designed and tested in accordance with demanding Indian transport industry’s duty cycles, will be powered by FPT Industrial engines, which are BSVI compliant. The market entry of the new long-haul, heavy-duty vehicles will start with the introduction of 5528 4×2 tractor as the first model.
The vehicle, part of the brand’s Green Efficiency Line, was tested for a month in real operating conditions to collect garbage in the Patagonian city. Since tourism is the main economic activity of the city, waste collection is an essential activity that the Municipality must optimize from all factors. The trial was completed through Scania’s DemoTrucks program.
Available in the 28 and 19 ton nodes, all-new Signa CNG trucks offer the optimal combination of low operational costs, high durability and multiple-use applications resulting in higher profitability. These environmentally-friendly vehicles offer a driving range of up to 1,000km and dual nozzles for fast filling.
IVECO BUS participated in LAT.BUS 2022 with a range of mobility products and solutions, with an emphasis on vehicles powered by alternative energies and services developed to maximize results in passenger transport operations.. They announced the launch of the 17-210 G chassis powered by CNG, which can also run on biomethane.
Powered by the advanced 1.2L K-series Dual Jet, Dual VVT engine, the new Swift S-CNG delivers a peak power of 57kW (77.49PS) @6000rpm and max torque of 98.5Nm@4300rpm. It also features incredible fuel efficiency of 30.90 Km/kg, making it India’s most powerful CNG hatchback and the most fuel-efficient CNG premium hatchback.
Through thorough R&D, the AVTR UF3522 has been validated to work on optimal capacity for the Indian operating conditions. The truck also provides an option of double LNG tank, providing highest ever mileage of 1500 plus kilometers in a single fill, and can be further expanded for multiple purposes and applications ranging from 19 ton to 42 ton.
The new vehicle boasts of unmatched range of up to 400km with best-in-class mileage of 35.1 km/kg. When combined with its industry-leading load carrying capacity of 650kg, it is ideally positioned to boost profitability and deliver improved prosperity to the customers. It has been developed to cater to the evolving last-mile connectivity and logistics needs of transporters.
