Natural gas Volvo V60 now available in Belgium and Luxembourg

Westport Innovations Inc. announced the launch of Bi-Fuel Volvo cars in Belgium and Luxembourg in connection with Volvo Car Belux. Unveiled for the Belgium market at the 94th European Motor Show in Brussels, the 2016 Volvo V60 Bi-Fuel car will be available for order at participating Volvo dealers in the region from January 2016.

“Using CNG brings several advantages including lower emissions, less engine wear due to reduced residue production, and lower fuel consumption compared to a traditional petrol engine. This car is future forward, reducing CO2 emissions from 149g to 116g, and when operated using biogas, the emissions fall further to 38g. We won a ‘Tour de Belgique New Energy’ award in November 2015 based on the car’s low fuel consumption,” said WimMaes, Managing Director of Volvo Car Belux.

“Following on the success of Volvo Bi-Fuel cars in Sweden, this is the first export market for the vehicles and has attracted interest from fleets, dealers, and governments who support the reality of cleaner vehicles,” added Per-Inge Kruse, Customer Director for Westport. “Bringing Bi-Fuel Volvo cars to new markets will add value to customers who seek the environmental benefits of compressed natural gas, but also want the performance, premium quality and safety that Volvo brings.”

Belgium currently boasts 43 CNG stations with 40 more planned for 2016. The number of NGVs vehicles on the road increased from 650 to 2,600 between December 2013 and December 2015. Through tax incentives and other initiatives, Belgium’s Flemish Region plans to increase its natural gas vehicles to 40,000 units and the number of stations to 300 by 2020.

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