May 10, 2024. Volvo Peru has delivered its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractor units on the South American continent. These vehicles have been acquired by HAM Cryogenic Peru and are characterized by having high pressure direct injection (HPDI), which plays an important role in sustainable solutions for the decarbonization of transportation.
High-pressure direct injection is a fuel system technology applied in vehicles with internal combustion engines to replace fuels that emit greenhouse gases, such as diesel, with carbon-neutral alternatives, such as biomethane, significantly reducing CO2 emissions.
The HAM Group of companies (Spain, France, Italy and Peru) is introducing these highly efficient and reliable vehicles as the main truck in its fleet, reaching more than 100 Volvo HPDI units this coming year, since their performance, innovation and quality are aligned with the values and objectives of the group.
For more than three decades, the HAM Group has been betting on natural gas vehicles (NGV) and biomethane, a real, safe and ecological alternative, with the aim of achieving the decarbonization of its fleet, as well as reducing greenhouse effect on the environment. LNG allows CO2 emissions to be reduced by between 15% and 100%, nitrous oxides by 35% and fine particles by 95%; resulting in higher air quality.
