New Delhi: Blue Energy Motors, the Zero emission truck technology company, rolled out on Friday its 100th LNG truck from its smart manufacturing facility at Chakan in Pune in the presence of the company CEO Anirudh Bhuwalka, and its senior leadership team, the company said in a media release.
“No longer should sustainability be an option, but rather a way of life. Our trucks were conceptualized and built with the conditions and demands of the Indian duty cycles in mind. They are the most effective immediate viable solution for the pollution issue that the heavy-duty truck industry produces. We are sure that we will motivate more participants in the logistics ecosystem to embrace sustainable mobility and join the green trucking revolution,” Bhuwalka said.
BE 5528+ truck was introduced in the market as the first model in November 2022, marking the beginning of Blue Energy Motor’s entry into the LNG-fuelled truck industry. Since its introduction BE 5528+ has successfully lowered the logistics carbon footprints of the cement and steel sectors. The truck uses FPT multipoint stoichiometric combustion engine technology and delivers best-in-class TCO and quieter operation than conventional fuel powered trucks. With 280 horsepower and 1000 Nm of torque, it is the most powerful liquified natural gas truck available for the Indian market, the release said.
The truck has the industry’s first 990l fuel tank which provides a range of up to 1400 km in single fill, ensuring adequate coverage across important routes of the nation as the LNG dispensing network is only coming up. Spacious driver cab of BE5528+ equipped with air-suspended seat and automatic climate control offers a refreshing environment to the driver, making long hauls comfortable. The truck parameters are continuously monitored with state-of-the-art AI and ML enabled proprietary telematics to ensure class leading productivity, supported by BEM own network touchpoints, the release said.
Blue Energy Motors has recently concluded the strategic investment by FPT Industrial, the global Powertrain brand of Iveco Group, wherein FPT Industrial has acquired a minority stake in the company. The partnership between the companies further strengthens the LNG trucks’ application in India and will focus on jointly developing the next-generation heavy-duty Electric (BEV) truck platform in future.
With the 10,000-truck installed capacity, which can be expanded further as the market develops and demand increases, Blue Energy Motors has established itself as a market disruptor in the clean energy heavy duty trucking space, the release added.
