Volvo Trucks India Flag Off Commercial Trial Of LNG Truck

Globally renowned truck and bus manufacturer, Volvo Trucks India has decided to take the leap towards a new future by initiating the switch towards alternate fuels. The brand has commenced the trials of its liquified natural gas (LNG) powered, best-in-segment FM 420 4X2 Tractor. With this, the brand aims at delivering alternate fuel-powered trucks for long-distance haulage applications.

The commercial trial was flagged off from Nagpur in the presence of senior executives from the brand Dehlivery, an Indian logistics and supply chain company, based in Gurgaon, BLNG -the suppliers of LNG, Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) and Volvo Trucks executives.

In this regard, B Dinakar, EVP and Business Head of Volvo Trucks - VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd, said, “Our BS VI compliant Volvo FM 420 4x2 tractor-trailer solution is already the industry benchmark for express cargo clocking over 25,000 Kms every month with exceptional uptime.

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This LNG-powered Volvo FM 420 4X2 solution will help our customers to reduce vehicle emissions and improve fuel efficiency levels in their operations even further. We are particularly proud to be introducing such solutions at a time when the Government of India has defined its vision for modernizing logistics in India, as laid out in the recently released National Logistics Policy and Gati Shakti program.”

As for the vehicle, it is an advanced tractor (truck) which utilises the diesel cycle to run the LNG engine unlike the commonly seen practice of using a petrol cycle with spark plugs to initiate combustion. The brand has leveraged the efficiency of a diesel cycle which is 15 to 20 per cent better than a petrol cycle making this Volvo FM 420 4X2 super efficient.

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“The LNG-powered Volvo FM 420 4X2 is the next step in Volvo Trucks continuing endeavour to introduce innovative transport solutions that set new standards for Productivity, Safety & Uptime in India. Furthermore, delivering on Volvo Trucks' core value of Safety, the Volvo LNG FM 420 4X2 truck offers advanced driver assist functions like lane departure warning and Automatic Emergency Braking System,” concluded Jonas Nilsson, VP of India & Indonesia- Volvo Truck Corporation.

Thus, this is the latest news regarding the LNG-powered Volvo FM 420 4X2. Tell us what you think about the truck in the comment section below.

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