The X-gas line, presented by Scania in June 26, in Piracicaba (SP) will have versions with powers of 280, 340 and 410 horsepower, and has a range of 900 kilometers, 400 km more than Scania’s debut version in the gas segment.
The longer range was made possible by increasing the number of cylinders that store fuel in the chassis of the vehicles. There are 16 tanks, eight on each side, with a capacity ranging between 118 and 95 liters. In the gas truck previously launched by Scania, there were eight tanks in total.
The manufacturer claims that the model is born out of a demand from customers who, in the wake of the ESG agenda, need to reduce carbon emissions in their long-distance operations. With the X-gas line this becomes possible, considering that the level of emissions of the automaker’s gas propellant is equivalent to that established by the current Euro 6 standard.
Although the issue of autonomy has in theory been solved with the extra cylinders, there are other points of attention regarding Scania’s gas model. One of them is the fact that the X-gas is a rigid chassis model – there would therefore be no physical space in an eventual Tractor version, which limits the amount of cargo to be transported in comparison to a Tractor.
In any case, the carrying capacity of the X-gas is still relevant. In the composition with an implement coupled to the truck, the vehicle is homologated to carry up to 56 tons.
The X-gas enters Scania’s commercial operation from the last quarter of the year, and there is even the possibility that a new version, with a 460-horsepower engine, will be added to the line by the beginning of next year.
Source: Revista Caminhões Read The Article
PSR Analysis. Our team has been in touch with Fleet testing Gas Trucks and facing the limitation of the 400km range. The new launch is not the perfect solution, as it is a rigid truck version while the bulk of Brazil volume is Tractor versions, but it helps to reach other applications segments and increase the penetration according to our long term projections. PSR
Fabio Ferraresi is Director Business Development-South America for Power Systems Research
