Focusing on alternatives that accelerate the sustainable transformation of heavy transport (buses, trucks, etc.) in cities is essential. One way to do this is through ‘retrofitting’, which consists of making modifications to vehicles already registered to make them more sustainable at a lower cost. A service offered by companies such as BeGas, a manufacturer of ecological engines, through a unique service in the European market: the replacement of the most polluting diesel engines with BeGas AVG engines powered 100% by autogas or biopropane.
With this exchange, BeGas promotes the use of fleets intended for urban passenger and goods transport with the installation of an engine that is awarded the Eco-DGT environmental badge. An operation that entails a lower cost than the complete renewal of the vehicle. And for the purchase price of a new urban truck, it can be re-motorised up to five times. Thus, the generation of more than 80,000 kg of waste in a small fleet of five buses is avoided.
The circular economy, key to building a new urban transport model
Following the company’s purpose of accelerating the decarbonisation of transport and providing new solutions to the heavy vehicle sector, BeGas goes one step further. And it does so by introducing the principles of the circular economy into its business model. Its engines can be powered by biopropane, a renewable fuel, chemically identical to autogas, which reduces CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by up to 80%. Its completely organic origin, composed of waste and vegetable oils, closes the circle in the most ecological way possible.
On the other hand, autogas manages to reduce polluting emissions, such as NOx or suspended particles, by up to 90%. In addition, it reduces noise emissions by half compared to conventional urban heavy vehicles.
Thus, the retrofit service proposed by BeGas is a good option for public administrations, both Autonomous Communities and local entities, to move towards neutral emissions, taking into account the circular economy. The reason is that they promote the use of less polluting alternative energies that, at the same time, allow for energy and economic efficiency in public spending. Thanks to innovative projects such as this, transport service providers with smaller budgets will also be able to renew their fleets without having to make large investments.
