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Robin Meczes for Commercial Motor 6 March 2020 - Ocado extends its investment in CNG
Hatfield (London) UK - Online grocery retailer Ocado has ordered a further 30 IVECO Stralis NP CNG tractors. The move follows an initial investment in 29 Stralis NP 4x2 CNG tractors in mid-2018. Ten of the latest blended biomethane-powered trucks have already gone into service, with the remainder due to follow this year.
The Stralis NP 400 4x2s, powered by a Cursor 9 Euro-6 gas engine, deliver the same output of 400hp and 1,700 Nm of torque as diesel equivalents, according to IVECO. Each vehicle emits 50% less NOx and 95% less particulate matter than current Euro-6 limits, as well as 95% less CO2, it says.
The performance of the first batch of Stralis NPs has been great, commented Graham Thomas, fleet operations manager at Ocado Group. We’ve now clocked up more than 4,000,000km under gas power, and we know we can comfortably cover a 550km (350mi) range when operating longer routes with our single-deck trailers.
We didn’t order any new diesel trucks in 2019. Indeed, since our investment in the refuelling site in Hatfield and our first 29 CNG trucks, we have reviewed the market carefully and looked at where the various manufacturers stand in terms of natural gas technology. We are fully confident we are heading in the right direction – hence the order for a further 30 IVECOs.
In January last year, Ocado self-funded the purchase of an onsite CNG refueling station at its Hatfield Customer Fulfillment Center, which was designed and built by Gasrec to have two dispensers. A second phase to be completed 3Q 2020 will add more storage and an additional compressor.
https://www.commercialmotor.com/news...investment-cng
Hatfield (London) UK - Online grocery retailer Ocado has ordered a further 30 IVECO Stralis NP CNG tractors. The move follows an initial investment in 29 Stralis NP 4x2 CNG tractors in mid-2018. Ten of the latest blended biomethane-powered trucks have already gone into service, with the remainder due to follow this year.
The Stralis NP 400 4x2s, powered by a Cursor 9 Euro-6 gas engine, deliver the same output of 400hp and 1,700 Nm of torque as diesel equivalents, according to IVECO. Each vehicle emits 50% less NOx and 95% less particulate matter than current Euro-6 limits, as well as 95% less CO2, it says.
The performance of the first batch of Stralis NPs has been great, commented Graham Thomas, fleet operations manager at Ocado Group. We’ve now clocked up more than 4,000,000km under gas power, and we know we can comfortably cover a 550km (350mi) range when operating longer routes with our single-deck trailers.
We didn’t order any new diesel trucks in 2019. Indeed, since our investment in the refuelling site in Hatfield and our first 29 CNG trucks, we have reviewed the market carefully and looked at where the various manufacturers stand in terms of natural gas technology. We are fully confident we are heading in the right direction – hence the order for a further 30 IVECOs.
In January last year, Ocado self-funded the purchase of an onsite CNG refueling station at its Hatfield Customer Fulfillment Center, which was designed and built by Gasrec to have two dispensers. A second phase to be completed 3Q 2020 will add more storage and an additional compressor.
https://www.commercialmotor.com/news...investment-cng
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