May 20, 2022. Iveco will participate in the European Truck Racing Championship (ETRC) 2022 as technical sponsor of “Die Bullen von Iveco” – the partnership between Team Schwabentruck and Team Hahn. The team’s pilots will compete on the new S-WAY-R racing trucks which have been upgraded to enhance their trademark powerful performance and further reduce their emissions.
Iveco is the official partner of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship for the 2022 season, following the agreement signed last year with European Truck Racing Association (ETRA) to extend their longstanding partnership until the end of the 2023 season. The brand will contribute to the ETRA’s sustainability goals to reduce its carbon footprint with the environmentally friendly S-WAY LNG, the first ever Pace Truck with alternative traction in FIA-ETRC. In the path to the target of net zero by 2038, FIA ETRC is implementing actions across its operation, including the switch to 100% sustainable fuel for all competitors. Beginning with the first Truck Grand Prix of the year at the Misano circuit in Italy on 21-22 May, the S-WAY LNG Pace Truck will be on duty.
The S-WAY LNG Pace Truck will be powered by bio-LNG stored in its two 540-litre tanks that hold at least 390kg of liquid bio-LNG, giving it a range of up to 1,600 kilometres. With this fuel, it will generate significantly lower nitrogen dioxide and 95 percent less CO2 emissions in comparison with a diesel truck. It has been prepared for its important role at the ETRC with a stylish, specially designed livery and several custom parts such as two yellow rotating beacons, a light bar with LED headlights, an illuminated three-piece bull bar and LED flashers required by FIA-ETRA technical regulations.
