Volvo Trucks and Shell have agreed to cooperate globally on the introduction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for commercial heavy duty trucks. Based on Volvo’s new MethaneDiesel concept whereby LNG can be used in diesel engines, and Shell’s LNG expertise and infrastructure investments, the two companies will coordinate their activities and actively [...]
A new heavy-haul tractor, a 13-litre engine running on liquefied natural gas (LNG), the introduction of Volvo I-Shift as standard throughout the product range, and services that boost uptime. These are some of the new features that Volvo Trucks in North America is now presenting at the renowned Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Kentucky, [...]
Volvo Group said that, under the Mack brand, the range of trucks powered by natural gas will be expanded by a further two models during 2013, Mack Pinnacle and Mack Granite. The expansion entails that the Volvo Group will be also able to offer North American customers trucks powered by natural gas in the distribution [...]
Volvo Trucks announced plans to launch its own 13-liter liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for North America in 2014. The engine’s advanced high pressure diesel ignition technology will provide significant fuel efficiency gains compared with current natural gas products. Combined with the company’s previously announced offering of compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Volvo VNM and VNL [...]
![Volvo Trucks Presents New Volvo FM MethaneDiesel in Berlin (Germany)]()
On 7-9 June, Volvo Trucks took part in the NGV Berlin 2011 Fair in order to present the recently launched Volvo FM MethaneDiesel. The participation in this show is also part of Volvo Trucks commitment to establish “blue corridors” in Europe. These transport corridors are designed to increase the availability of gas on European [...]
![Volvo Trucks Launches New Volvo FM MethaneDiesel (Sweden)]()
Volvo Trucks is enhancing its focus on alternative fuels with the launch of the new Volvo FM MethaneDiesel. This truck is powered by up to 75 percent gas. Thanks to its fuel-efficient technology – which extends the vehicle’s operating range – it can considerably reduce CO2 emissions from heavy and long-distance transport operations. “The [...]
![Sweden: Volvo Trucks Initiates Field Testing of Liquid Gas]()
Today, Volvo Trucks will initiate public field testing with methane diesel trucks that can run on liquefied methane gas. At the same time, Sweden’s first filling station for liquefied methane gas will open at Stigs Center in Göteborg. This is a revolutionary step in the development of gas use in heavy vehicles, since trucks running [...]
