Iveco delivers 1,000th Stralis NP truck

Iveco has supplied five Stralis NP trucks to Verbio Logistik GmBH, which makes Iveco reach the milestone of 1,000 natural gas-powered Stralis NPs delivered.

Verbio Logistik GmbH is a subsidiary of Verbio Vereinigte BioEnergie AG, which will run the new vehicles on biomethane generated from straw, taking a significant step towards CO₂neutral transport in heavy goods vehicles.

The five truck will be fuelled by biomethane produced in Verbio’s own plant in Schwedt, achieving a 90 per cent reduction in CO₂, as well as a significant decrease in particulate matter and NOx emissions compared to conventional diesel trucks.

With these vehicles, Verbio is launching Germany’s first CO₂ neutral heavy transport fleet.

Pierre Lahutte, Iveco brand president, said: “Verbio is a key customer for us in the area of alternative traction with natural gas, because their fuel comes from a renewable source.

“We strongly believe that biogas is the new hydrogen! Verbio’s choice of the Stralis NP for their fleet clearly shows that, with biogas, heavy transport can be carbon-neutral and profitable today.”

To match its plans for the five Iveco Stralis NP trucks, Verbio has selected the 400 hp mono-fuel CNG version.

With two fuel tanks containing 920 litres of CNG or biomethane, this configuration has a range up to 570 km. The new Stralis NP vehicles have been equipped with high-performance hydraulics that make it possible to seamlessly integrate them into an existing trailer fleet with moving floor technology.

The Stralis NP trucks have the double advantage of their excellent environmental performance together with extremely quiet operation, as their noise level is 50 per cent lower than their diesel counterparts, both while driving and in power take-off (PTO) mode.