Six of the UK’s major fleet operators are to trial natural gas powered lorries.
Led by Air Liquide, world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health, the ‘Dedicated to Gas’ trial will see large fleet operators including ASDA, Kuehne + Nagel, Wincanton, Brit European, Howard Tenens and Great Bear, trial the effectiveness of 81 dedicated gas-powered heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
The five lorries being trialled range from 12 to 44 tonnes and are all new to the UK market. The trial will road test the HGVs across ten different vehicle configurations, creating a wealth of valuable data on vehicle performance, fuel efficiency, reliability and cost.
Trial vehicles running on compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expected to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 8%, and those run on biomethane can expect to see a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions, compared to a similarly sized diesel HGV.
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