XPO Logistics, Inc., a leading global provider of transportation and logistics solutions, has made a significant new investment in sustainability with the purchase of 100 Stralis Natural Power Euro VI tractors from IVECO. The new tractors will be dedicated to the company’s less-than-truckload network in France, serving customers in the Greater Lyon and Paris areas and the South West and Northern regions. Read more »
UPS To Add More than 6,000 Vehicles to its Natural Gas Fleet
UPS has announced plans to purchase more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks beginning in 2020 and running through 2022. This three-year commitment represents a $450M investment in expanding the company’s alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle fleet as well as supporting infrastructure. Read more »
Do gas trucks reduce emissions? YES says NGVA Europe
Volvo FH LNG at Gasum filling station
The paper Do gas trucks reduce emissions? recently published by T&E (Transport & Environment) has provided NGVA Europe the opportunity to rectify some aspects and complement with educational elements and details about gas in transport. T&E’s conclusions are mainly based on a set of emissions measurement campaigns run by TNO (the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research). However, while reports from TNO are scientifically well proven, NGVA Europe notes the conclusions drawn by T&E are misaligned with the measurements reported. Read more »
Solaris Sells 40 Urbino CNG Buses to Sweden’s Vy Buss
Solaris has signed a contract for the supply low emission buses to bus operator Vy Buss AB. This Swedish carrier has decided to buy 40 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-fuelled vehicles: 24 Solaris Urbino 12 CNG and 16 articulated Solaris Urbino 18 CNG. These buses will take up operations in Gävle, the capital of Gävleborg County. Read more »
Ireland’s First Public CNG Station Launched
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) and Circle K, have launched Ireland’s first publicly-accessible, fast-fill CNG station at Circle K’s Dublin Port premises. The project is co-financed by Gas Networks Ireland and the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility as part of Gas Network Ireland’s Causeway Project. Read more »
Egypt Plans Major Drive for Vehicle Conversions to CNG
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek Al-Mulla, on August 21st witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the oil sector and the National Service Projects Agency to add the activities of supplying and transferring cars to bi-fuel operation (gasoline/natural gas) in the stations of the National Company for Petroleum Products and Distribution belonging to the Authority. Read more »
Maruti Suzuki Offers India’s Only MPV with Factory-Fitted CNG
Maruti Suzuki India has followed up the November 2018 launch of its Next Gen Ertiga urban MPV by announcing the launch of the new factory-fitted CNG-powered Next Gen Ertiga. The factory-fitted CNG option will be available for customers in VXI variant, offering impressive mileage of 26.20 km/kg thereby minimizing the cost per kilometer. Read more »
Gas Networks Ireland Opens Second Round of Natural Gas Vehicle Fund
Gas Networks Ireland has opened its second round of the Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Fund. The Fund supports the purchase of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered commercial vehicles including trucks, buses and vans. Grants to support the purchase of 33 vehicles have already been awarded to 18 transport companies in Ireland as part of this scheme. Read more »
PIZZORNO Environnement Opens CNG Station in SE France
The management committee of PIZZORNO Environnement and the leaders of the Beltrame Group have inaugurated the first fueling Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicle fueling station in Var, a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in Southeastern France. The station was opened on Thursday, July 4. Read more »
Bielsko-Biała Commissions 26 Solaris CNG Buses
The city of Bielsko-Biała in southern Poland will soon be home to 26 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered Solaris Urbino 12 buses following an order placed by fleet operator PKS Bielsko-Biała SA. It is the second-biggest order for CNG-fuelled vehicles secured by Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. in Poland. Read more »
