This engine offers dynamic qualities and driving comfort on a par with that of a Diesel engine, while at the same time providing higher torque (1,356 N·m, 1,000 lb-ft) and lower noise levels.

The Renault Trucks D Wide CNG Euro 6 features a fully automatic Allison series 3200 gearbox, adapted to refuse collection applications. Like the Diesel version, the D Wide CNG has a gearbox which automatically switches from neutral to driving mode and vice versa. This allows the driver to activate the tipper without having to manually change into neutral.

The Renault Trucks D Wide CNG is available with a choice of two fuel tank capacities: 600 L of gas compressed to 200 bars (90 kg of gas in six tanks) or 800 L (120 kg of gas using eight tanks). For fuelling, the D Wide CNG offers connections to the NGV1 and NGV 2 standards in order to meet the requirements of gas suppliers in Europe. Operating range is up to 400 km (249 miles) in urban environments.

These steel tanks have been designed to resist a pressure of up to 500 bars, which is 2.5 times higher than normal and remain operational for more than 20 years.

Like Renault Trucks’ Diesel vehicles, the D Wide CNG is produced at Blainville-sur-Orne in the Calvados Département of France. The vehicle is also serviced and maintained by the Renault Trucks network throughout Europe.

The gas sector is now supported by the European Union which, in September 2014, adopted new regulations designed to ensure that an adequate number of gas fuelling stations would be set up to cover the whole of Europe.