Advantages of BioCNG/BioLNG for freight forwarders

Anyone who can drive a truck, can drive biomethane! The climate-friendly energy carrier is one of the key technologies for already defossilizing the transport sector and sustainably reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Today, heavy-duty road transport in Germany is responsible for just under a quarter of transport-related CO2 emissions. The defossilization of transport in general and heavy-duty transport in particular is an important approach to achieving the German government's climate target - i.e. reducing German greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030 compared with 1990.

Bio-LNG/Bio-CNG - same range, less noise, lower consumption

The advantages of biomethane as a fuel1:

  • up to 80 percent less CO2 compared to conventional diesel engines
  • approximately 99 percent less particulate matter
  • almost complete reduction in emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides
  • approximately 50 percent less noise than a comparable diesel engine
  • Toll exemption for LNG/Bio-LNG driven trucks until 20232
  • Comparable range to conventional diesel between 1.000 - 1.900 KM3
  • 15 % lower fuel consumption
  • Support through energy tax reduction
  • Continuous expansion of refueling infrastructure of around 97 by end of 2021.4

Marketable solutions for the defossilization of heavy goods traffic

Automobile

Type

Driven by

zul. Gesamtgewicht

Range

Scania

P 280
P 340

CNG
CNG/LNG

18 t
18 t

~460 km
~600 km

Iveco

Eurocargo Natural Power
S-Way NP
S-Way NP CNG

CNG
LNG
CNG

7,5 t – 16 t*
40 t / 44 t
40 t / 44 t

~400 km
~1.600 km
~520 km

Mercedes-Benz

Econic NGT
Actros NGT

CNG
CNG

18 t & 26 t *
18 t & 26 t *

~650 km
~650 km

Renault Trucks

Trucks D-Wide CNG

CNG

16 t - 26 t *

~500 km

Volvo

FE CNG
FH / FM LNG

CNG
LNG

30 t – 40 t
40 t

~400 km
~1.000 km

*Depanding on type

Further information

Improving the carbon footprint - thanks to Bio-LNG

The powertrain of Volvo LNG trucks powered by gas is based on the proven and more efficient diesel combustion principle; no one else offers anything comparable. It delivers the same drivability and fuel efficiency as a diesel engine - and thanks to Bio-LNG, CO₂ emissions can be reduced to a minimum.

Source:

1 Zukunft Erdgas e.V.
2 BMVI
3 www.erdgas.info
4 DENA