Liverpool New CNG refuse trucks and What is happening with VW CNG models
The city of Liverpool premieres it’s CNG refuse truck fleet and Volkswagen gives a very dramatic announcement regarding its natural gas models.
What’s going on on the Natural Gas Vehicle World?
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News of the Week
1. Liverpool unveils ‘UK first’ CNG refuse trucks
- The UK’s biggest eco-friendly fleet
- 20 strong fleet will help to radically cut Liverpool City Council’s CO2 footprint.
- each new truck will cover more than 150,000 miles a year.
- Mercedes-Benz Econic chassis with Faun Zoeller Variopress body, a load capacity of up to 10.5 tons and a rear steering axle to easily maneuver narrow streets.
- Liverpool Streetscene Services Ltd (LSSL), has invested £3.4 million in the new trucks, which will help reduce
2. VW will not develop new natural gas vehicles as it shifts aggressively to e-cars
- VW CEO Herbert Diess says the company will no longer develop new CNG models
- two years after predicting that cars fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) could eventually account for up to 10 percent of the European fleet
- They sold 10.8 million cars in 2018. World #1 passing Toyota
- Strategic decision of course after the 2015 scandal looks honest path, after 30billions in costs and fines
- Expect to be 50%EV production by 2035, close to 100% in 2050
- Instead, the company will focus on battery electric vehicles (BEVs).
- VW sold just 110,000 CNG-powered cars worldwide last year, too few to justify its current investment,
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/vw-will-not-develop-new-natural-gas-vehicles-it-shifts-aggressively-e-cars
3. ENGIE and IVECO Inaugurate a New Natural Gas Refueling Station in Turin Italy
- ENGIE Italia, aand IVECO, a commercial vehicles brand have opened a new state-of-the-art gas refueling station in Turin, in the North West of Italy, following the agreement signed in 2017.
- 5 thousand square meters
- The 2017 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Engie and Iveco aims to expand the various joint projects:
- from France, passing through the United Kingdom, to Romania.
- Italian soil continues: Engie is working on three other L-CNG station projects in northern Italy
Great CNG Content of the Week
- Agility Blue iQ Explained. Smart Gauge dashboard has Vehicle Range Monitor to determine how far drivers can go with the gas on board,
https://youtu.be/06yg0Zc5jRU
- Seat Arona Testing Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDDIdGGYjqM
- Peter Eaton CNG station drone footage.