Autogas is positioned as the most suitable alternative for this type of vehicle, with lower CO2 emissions than the most modern diesels.
The decarbonisation of the transport system is one of the main pillars – together with digitalisation and increasing urbanisation – of the Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility Strategy created by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda for 2030, following the guidelines established by the European Union.
In order to achieve this goal, autogas is presented as one of the most suitable fuels for urban waste collection vehicles given its application and cost characteristics. It is a clean energy that already powers more than 27 million vehicles in the world and, since 2014, it has been recognised by the European Commission as an alternative fuel for transport.
The engines created by BeGas, international pioneers in the production of Euro-VI autogas engines, allow for fuel savings of up to 36%.
BeGas, aware of this opportunity, undertook just five years ago an ambitious project that, to this day, remains unique in Europe: the manufacture of 100% autogas engines with Euro-VI Step D approval, the most advanced in the European Union for combustion equipment.
“It is an alternative fuel with a lower cost, which is supplied at service stations and allows, for example, an urban waste collection fleet to save up to 36% on fuel costs,” says Pedro Silva, CEO of BeGas.
The re-motorisation of diesel urban waste collection vehicles allows municipal companies and town councils with smaller budgets to join the energy transition.
These characteristics make autogas the best ally for local administrations to move towards zero emissions, promoting the use of less polluting alternative energies that, at the same time, allow energy and economic efficiency in public spending.
Thanks to the incorporation of autogas in urban waste vehicles, local companies and corporations can join the energy transition thanks to the repowering or re-motorisation of diesel models. A modality offered by BeGas so that “municipal companies and town councils that cannot currently bear the cost of a total replacement of the fleet can move towards a much more sustainable and responsible transport that will not only reduce polluting emissions, but will also improve the air quality of cities,” says Silva.
This service is applicable to heavy diesel vehicles between three and ten years old, thus favouring the reuse of vehicles that can still extend their useful life.
Along with the savings that the installation of autogas engines in urban waste collection vehicles represents, performance is another of its key points. The propulsion of liquid phase autogas does not penalize the engine performance of this type of vehicle and allows fuel control from the tank to the tip of the injector.
In this way, BeGas makes available to city councils a solution in line with their sustainable mobility plans where not only environmental sustainability is considered through the use of clean energy, but also the most economical and cost-efficient, promoting the circular economy.
In addition, due to its characteristics and performance, the BeGas AVG can be installed in trucks and urban buses, thus obtaining the Eco-DGT environmental badge, with the benefits that this badge brings when accessing low-emission zones, which are increasingly common in city centres.
