Scania and Volkwagen, in an arrangement supported by the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, will move VW product using more than 100 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) powered Scania trucks. Read more »
Scania Launches XT Truck Range, Natural Gas Included
Scania Truck Range: S 500, R 730, G 410 and P 280
Scania has launched the XT truck range, tailor-made for the construction industry. The XT guise is compatible with all engine & powertrain configurations, including natural gas. The new construction range is the second stage in Scania’s introduction of new generation trucks, the fruits of more than ten year’s development with an investment exceeding EUR 2 billion (USD 2.39b). Read more »
Scania Mexico Demonstrates CNG 18m Bus in Monterrey
A Scania vehicle with Marcopolo-built bodywork is the first compressed natural gas (CNG) articulated bus operating in the City of Monterrey, Mexico. The 18-metre Scania bus, fitted with a Euro 6 engine generating 320 horsepower, is being demonstrated by Scania Mexico. Read more »
Scania Cuts Emissions for McDonalds Supply Chain
HAVI, a global supply chain specialist and Swedish truck manufacturer Scania are actively addressing global climate goals by collaborating on sustainable transport and logistics solution. They are implementing a five year roadmap aimed at making a significant carbon footprint reduction in transport operations to and from McDonald’s restaurants in several European countries. Read more »
Scania Adds Transmission Option for Natural Gas Trucks
Scania is now providing buyers with the option to combine its 9-litre natural gas engine with Scania Opticruise, its in-house automated manual transmission (AMT) system, instead of either a manual or an automated transmission.. This gives more customers the opportunity to choose compressed (CNG) and liquefied (LNG) natural gas solutions, for example in long-haulage transport. Read more »
Scania to Supply New CNG Buses for Paris Routes
Île-de-France transport operator RATP (Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) recently launched a tender for the supply of natural gas powered buses to replace part of its Paris fleet. Among the different consulted manufacturers, Scania France was chosen as one of two lots constituting the tender, to deliver Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to the authority over four year period. Read more »
Nobina Norway Buys First Scania Euro 6 Buses
Swedish vehicle manufacturer Scania has broken into the natural gas bus market in Norway, marked by the delivery of 36 gas-powered buses to passenger transport company Nobina. The new Scania OmniExpress 3.20 LE Euro 6 buses are replacing older buses operating in the Ski area, southeast of Oslo. Read more »
Cartagena Buys 147 Scania Euro 6 CNG Buses for BRT
Swedish heavy duty truck and bus manufacturer Scania is to supply the Colombian city of Cartagena with 147 Scania Euro 6 natural gas buses for its new transport system. The deal is Scania’s largest for South America for vehicles using Euro 6 gas technology. Cartagena has selected Scania as the exclusive provider for two trunk lines for the city’s brand new Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system, called Transcaribe. Scania will provide 147 Euro 6 gas buses to the city as well as service and maintenance contracts. Read more »
Volkswagen Unites MAN and Scania to form Truck and Bus GmbH
Volkswagen is creating an integrated commercial vehicles group, thereby putting in place a structured framework for business with mid-sized and heavy trucks and buses. Truck & Bus GmbH is to become the new Volkswagen Group holding for the MAN and Scania commercial vehicle brands which encompasses a range of natural gas vehicle (NGV) models. Read more »
Community of Madrid Adds Scania CNG Buses
Public transportation company Francisco Larrea has introduced 5 new suburban buses with Scania chassis and bodywork by Castrosua, to the town of Moralzarzal, located in the Sierra de Guadarrama in the Community of Madrid, Spain. The 13m buses are equipped with compressed natural gas (CNG) technology.
