Landi Renzo and Leggett & Platt to partner on CNG vehicles for North American Market
08 March 2011
Landi Renzo USA (Landi Renzo) has partnered with Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (L&P CVP) to implement alternative fuel systems using compressed natural gas (CNG). Landi Renzo is a global leader in alternative fuel systems design, manufacture, installation and service with more than 40% global market share.
L&P CVP, along with Landi Renzo, is displaying a Ford E250 commercial van upfit with a dedicated CNG alternative fuel system at the 2011 Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
As a Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) of Ford vehicles, L&P CVP will install Landi Renzo’s CNG fuel system at its Ford ship-thru facility in Elyria, Ohio and will offer three and four tank options for installation on Ford’s E-250 and E-350 Cargo and Passenger Vans.
The 21 and 27 gasoline-gallon-equivalent tanks are part of a system that complies with the Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Standards and Regulations,is certified by the EPA, and is 50-state compliant through the California Air Resources Board. The L&P CVP/Landi Renzo CNG conversion system allows NGVs to perform just like gasoline vehicles, can be serviced by local dealers, and will be backed by a warranty.
Seems like CH4 is the future of commercial vehicles in the USA, considering the ease of conversions and the abundance of relatively inexpensive domestic supply. The price advantage of natural gas over gasoline/diesel is only going to grow.
Posted by: Nick Lyons | 08 March 2011 at 05:45 PM