How are the Iveco trucks (gas and connected) ordered by Amazon
Iveco delivered the first batch of S-Way Cng trucks to Amazon, part of an order of over a thousand units. These are compressed natural gas vehicles, which can be integrated with Alexa. All the details
Iveco, the commercial vehicle company of the CNH Industrial group (controlled, in turn, by John Elkann's Exor ), has delivered the first batch of 216 S-Way CNG trucks to Amazon, which will use them for its logistics operations in Europe.
THE SECOND LOT
Amazon's order covers 1064 vehicles in all: the second batch, consisting of 848 units, will be delivered starting in mid-2022.
THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The Iveco S-Way CNG is a compressed natural gas heavy truck, equipped with FPT Industrial Cursor 13 engines and extremely large 1052-liter fuel tanks, which guarantee a range of 620 kilometers between refueling.
THE EMISSIONS
Gerrit Marx, CEO of Iveco, said the company has been "at the forefront of natural gas propulsion technologies for 25 years". “Collaboration with global leaders such as Amazon”, he adds, “is a testament to the capabilities of our innovative products and our tenacious commitment to the goal of decarbonising the transport sector by 2050”.
According to Marx, Iveco is "the forerunner in combustion engines fueled with renewable fuels, the only viable solution already available on a large scale on the market for reducing emissions". The issue of reducing emissions from the heavy transport sector is particularly relevant for the purposes of achieving climate goals, because these vehicles – unlike lighter ones, such as cars – cannot be as easily electrified and powered by batteries for reasons techniques and costs.
Marx said that "a compressed natural gas truck powered by biomethane", that is a fuel derived from biogas, in turn made from organic residues, "can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 95 percent" over the entire well cycle. -to-wheel : that is, from the well (the gas field) to the wheel (the vehicle on the road).
The European Biogas Association had estimated that an increase in renewable gas in the road transport fuel mix would lead to a 55 percent reduction (compared to traditional fuels) in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
THE IVECO DRIVER PAL ASSISTANT
The 848 units that will be delivered to Amazon next year will be equipped with the Iveco Driver Pal digital driving assistance system, which can be integrated with Amazon's Alexa. As explained by the company, the combination of Driver Pal and Alexa “allows the driver to interact with the vehicle, the control systems, the Iveco Control Room and all fleet management functions using voice commands”.
Truck drivers will therefore have the opportunity to "activate the controls inside the cab and use the infotainment systems, but also use the navigation system to plan the route, check the status of the vehicle and consult the Driving Style Evaluation score". They will also be able to exchange messages and useful information with other drivers who are traveling on their same route or who are close to their destination.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/iveco-amazon/ on Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:53:35 +0000.