The main purpose of this CNG equipments supplying company’s plan, in partnership with Axis and Tecnofábrica, is to spread the benefits and the advantages of natural gas vehicles over the places where they observe a larger circulation of trucks with Mercedes Benz 352 and 366 engines, “the ones most in need of fuel savings,” Basel told NGVJournal.com.
The executive also provided details of the bus model: “It is a Mercedes Benz 352 (11.14) converted with Tecnofábrica’s positive pressure regulator, injectors and valves and line cut, whereas the electronic components have been exclusively development by Axis for Tubojet. With this conversion, we obtained more power and more benefits in terms of consumption.” Finally, he noted that the test drive bus meets Euro3 emissions standard.
