October 2, 2022. To celebrate Sustainable Mobility Week, Iveco held an event at its plant in Córdoba, Argentina, in which the first compressed natural gas (CNG) bus produced in the country was launched.
The vehicle will have a capacity for 48 passengers, with great comfort, and is designed for short and medium-distance urban and interurban transport, a segment where the bus market in Argentina is currently concentrated.
With a 6-cylinder CNG FPT Industrial NEF engine and a capacity of 80 liters each tube, it has a range of 250 km. The 170G21 reaches a maximum power of 204 hp and has a torque of 760 Nm, achieving a maximum speed of 94 km/h. On the other hand, its silent motor reduces noise pollution and makes the bus ideal for night services.
The first CNG bus manufactured in the country will also be an export product for Latin America. “By incorporating the 170G21 bus into the Iveco product portfolio, we not only think about the local market, but we also set ourselves the objective of exporting it to Colombia, Chile, Peru, the Dominican Republic and other importers in the region,” said Danilo Fetzner, Commercial Director of Iveco Bus in Latin America.
