AVTOVAZ together with its partner ATS-AUTO’ has released the 10,000th bi-fuel car, the LADA Vesta CNG sedan. LADA NGV models use both gasoline and CNG as a fuel, which increases the life of the engine and reduces the cost of operating the vehicle: with an average annual mileage of 20,000 kilometers, fuel costs are reduced up to three times. Due to their economy, bi-fuel vehicles are successfully used as working vehicles, for example, about 30% of LADA Vesta NGVs are operated in taxi services.
The LADA Vesta CNG has a 90-liter natural gas cylinder located in the luggage compartment, while maintaining the standard 55-liter gasoline tank. Thanks to this, the car can travel more than 1,000 kilometers without refueling.
In addition, the price of LADA Vesta CNG remained competitive (from 805,900 rubles, or USD 11,000) thanks to the state subsidy Ecogas, introduced at the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
AVTOVAZ Group is part of Dacia-LADA Business Unit within Groupe Renault structure. The company manufactures cars in full production cycle and components for two brands: LADA and Renault.
The LADA brand products are presented in В, В+, SUV and LCV segments and are comprised of 5 model families: Vesta, XRAY, Largus, Granta, and Niva. The brand is leading on the Russian automotive market with over 20% market share.
Source: LADA
