The pictures we published last week of the new, and heavy camouflaged Iveco trucks show a nice detail. We didn’t notice but one of our readers pointed at the LNG tank in combination with what seems to be a diesel tank on the chassis. That diesel tank is too big for the nightheater. Does this…… Continue Reading
A German fan of iepieleaks sent us this photo of a Scania G410 with CNG tanks. The licence plate holders say the truck is a G340 CNG but the type badge is clear about that, this is a G410. Scania officialy launched the new generation of gas trucks but the focus was mainly on LNG.…… Continue Reading
The Volvo Methane of LNG trucks promise a range up to 1000 km on LNG. Volvo has tested the technology in the heat and in the cold and says they have the best solution on the market. The Volvo LNG trucks only come with the I-Shift transmission and with almost all the cabs from the…… Continue Reading
On the day Iveco was presenting their new 460 Hp LNG trucks we found these photo’s of the Volvo LNG trucks. Just like the Iveco’s they are up to 460 Hp and have a fully automated transmission. Iveco uses the new ZF Traxon gearbox where Volvo uses their own I-Shift. A difference is that Volvo…… Continue Reading
Scania is testing the new generation trucks on LNG. This test truck was caught at a LNG gas station somewhere in Sweden. Question is if Scania is comming with higher output engines for LNG and automated transmissions. Iveco now has LNG trucks up to 400 Hp, and Volvo will come soon with dual-fuel LNG trucks…… Continue Reading
When Volvo decided it would compete in the new class of LNG trucks, which is being dominated by Iveco and Scania, they wanted engines which deliver the same performance as their diesel siblings. It seems that Volvo has succeeded. Volvo unveils a thirteen litre LNG engine which is based on the current diesel block and…… Continue Reading
In the ambition to further reduce CO2 emission, Vos Logistics introduced LNG trucks, (trucks operating on Liquefied Natural Gas) in the international mega trailer network back in 2015. For this purpose, truck manufacturer Iveco developed five LNG low deck prototypes equipped with double fuel tanks allowing for a range of up to 1,000 kilometers. These trucks…… Continue Reading
FPT Industrial, market leader and innovator of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines, extends its range of on-road alternative fuel solutions with the first real 9 liter diesel equivalent at the Beijing Bus and Truck Show, from the 23rd to the 26th of May, 2016. The new Cursor 9 CNG, based on the Best in Class…… Continue Reading
At the Auto Expo 2014 in New Dehli Tata introduced the Tata Prima 4032 LNG. This truck runs on Liquified Natural Gas and it is powered by a Cummins ISLG 320 LNG Engine. This engine gives 320 hp at 2,100 revs and 1,365 Nm of torque at 1,300 revs. The transmission is a 9-speed manual gearbox. The truck is…… Continue Reading
More and more operators are looking for an alternative for diesel. In Holland Schouten Rolande is rebuilding Iveco CNG trucks in to LNG. With this liquefied biogas the the trucks have a longer action radius than with compressed CNG. The Iveco trucks come from the factory with an Iveco gas engine, so this is no…… Continue Reading
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