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NEW LAUNCHES PRODUCTZONE

Blue Energy Motors Launches India’s

First LNG-Fuelled Green Trucks

The 5528 4x2 trucks were Blue Energy Motors launched India’s first diesel engines. With 280hp power and
launched by Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled green truck 1000Nm torque, it is one of the most powerful
Anirudh Bhuwalka, CEO, at its recently inaugurated plant in Chakan, natural gas trucks on the Indian market and is
Blue Energy Motors, in the Pune. With a keen focus on developing LNG as compatible with CNG, LNG, and biomethane.
an alternate-fuel, Blue Energy Motor’s heavy-
The 5528 4x2 truck has the industry’s first 990-lt
presence of Gerrit Marx, duty and long-haul trucks powered by LNG fuel tank which provides the range of up to
CEO, Iveco Group, and are set to pioneer the green trucking revolution 1400 km in a single fill. Given this long range,
Sylvain Blaise, President, in India. issues pertaining to range anxiety are well
FPT Industrial The market entry of the LNG-fuelled trucks taken care of and with the upcoming LNG
is starting with the introduction of the 5528 dispensing network, sufficient coverage across
4x2 truck as the first model. It was launched key routes in the country will be available
by Anirudh Bhuwalka, CEO of Blue Energy without need of frequent refilling.
Motors in the presence of Gerrit Marx, CEO of The company has installed capacity to
Iveco Group, and Sylvain Blaise, President, produce 10,000 trucks / annum which can be
FPT Industrial. augmented further as the eco system mature
His Excellency Vincenzo de Luca, Ambassador and demand ramps up.
of Italy to India, also graced the launch Speaking on the occasion, Anirudh Bhuwalka,
ceremony. CEO, Blue Energy Motors, said, “India’s first
Blue Energy Motors trucks are created and LNG truck, which we launched today, is
tested to meet the rigorous duty cycles of the our first step towards pioneering the green
Indian transportation sector. Through the FPT trucking revolution. We
Industrial cutting-edge technology in the field at Blue Energy Motors
of Natural Gas, these trucks provide best-in- aim to decarbonize
class TCO with unparalleled riding comfort & the environment
safety for drivers throughout lengthy hauls. by providing an
The Blue Energy Motor’s 5528 truck uses immediate solution
FPT Industrial multipoint stoichiometric and breaking the
combustion engine to ensure best-in-class barriers of economic returns”. He added, “It
fuel consumption and lower noise than is designed not only as an environmentally

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