Volvo Trucks unveils 'Blue Power' natural gas strategy for North America

摘要

Volvo Trucks has announced it will launch its own 13-litre liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for the North American market in 2014, claiming "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 model daycabs, the new diesel ignition engine provides Volvo with a range of natural gas-powered transportation solutions. Volvo is also testing another fuel that can be produced from natural gas, DME (dimethyl ether), which Volvo executives believe has the potential to become an attractive alternative for the North American market. "Our focused strategy is not to put all our eggs into one basket. In the future, there will be regional differences and we don't know which way alternative fuels will go. We want to keep our options open," said Olof Persson, president of AB Volvo and CEO of the Volvo Group.