Caracas, Venezuela
Chinese company Great Wall of Venezuela, has announced completion of its first two bi-fuel model conversions to natural gas, for the Pick Up Deer and Hover CUV. The announcement was made by Jesus Arreaza, Operations Manager of Great Wall of Venezuela, who asserted that, “in compliance with requirements laid down by the Joint Resolution of the Program of Incentives for the Use of Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) in its Article 3, as of September 12, 2007, two of its models have the certificates issued by the Division of Natural Gas Vehicle Conversion and Management of Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA).
Automotriz reports Arreaza emphasising that, “in order to preserve the cargo spaces in both models, the cylinders were located at the bottom of the chassis, and do not represent any risk.” The Hover is equipped with a Mitsubishi 4G engine, 4-cylinder in-line, 16 valves with 125 hp, and meets the standard Euro-III emission target. The Pick Up Deer is a utility with a 2.3L engine, 4-cylinder in-line, 16 valves with 110 hp and 190 Nm of torque.
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