Tesco is conducting a major biomethane trial using 25 Iveco EcoDailys.
As part of a major order for Iveco Daily light commercial vehicles, Tesco’s online shopping subsidiary, Tesco.com is to trial compressed biomethane (CBM) in 25 EcoDailys, reports TransportEngineer in the UK. The biomethane will be supplied from the Gasrec plant at SITA UK’s Albury landfill site in Surrey. Dino Papas, fleet transport manager at Tesco.com, is reported as saying, “The scale of the CBM trial will allow us to assess the performance of the natural gas vehicles comprehensively.”
“It represents one of the most important trials we have ever run and, if it proves successful, it could have a major impact on our future transport strategy”, he added.
Compressed biomethane not only offers a renewable alternative to fossil fuels, which generate harmful Green House Gases, but also burns more cleanly and quietly than diesel, with a 90% reduction in PM10 particulate, a 60% reduction in Nitrous Oxide, a 50% reduction in Sulphur Dioxide and a 30% reduction in noise.
Each of the vehicles is to remain in operation for five years and will clock up an average 25,000 miles per year.
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