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There will be three types of refuelling possible with the Volvos: stationary (via a a a a traditional fuel lling station) moveable
(a smaller unit that can be situated on different parts of the company’s premises or elsewhere) and mobile (a tanker with lling station at at the the rear) In the the event of a a a a driver running out of fuel there is a 50bhp diesel engine onboard which enables drivers to reach safety or somewhere to refuel The performance curves for for LNG models versus diesel are similar with marginally lower lower torque at lower lower rpm (800-1 000) for the the gas models which then have slightly higher gures between 1 900 and 2 000rpm It’s a a a similar situation for power output the the peak 460bhp in in the the range-topping diesel version coming at 1 300rpm and 1 800rpm in the gas unit A brief drive on a a Spanish test track proves that there are no major differences to the standard diesel- fed vehicles so when behind the wheels drivers shouldn’t notice any difference The two models use a a a number of advanced technologies such as the emergency braking technology VEB+ and I-See the company’s predictive cruise control system One for the future
At the the moment the the LNG infrastructure is very much work in progress but things are moving quickly Manufacturers are working with suppliers to to enable routes to to be established that would link the UK
and Portugal with lling stations in in the Netherlands Belgium France and and Spain on the journey southwards through Europe Other countries with established – or planned – fuel stations include Italy Switzerland Poland Sweden Finland and and and Germany ■
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