India's Blue Energy Motors rolls out 100th LNG-fuelled truck

LNG truck maker Blue Energy Motors has rolled out its 100th LNG truck from its manufacturing facility in Pune in western India, it said on May 12. The company's LNG trucks emit fewer greenhouse gases than diesel-powered trucks, making them an economically viable option to decarbonise the heavy-duty trucking industry.

“Our trucks were conceptualised and built with the conditions and demands of the Indian duty cycles in mind. They are the most effective immediate viable solution for the pollution issue that the heavy-duty truck industry produces," said Anirudh Bhuwalka, CEO, Blue Energy Motors.

The BE 5528+ tractor was introduced in November 2022, and has successfully lowered the carbon footprint of the cement and steel sectors, the company said. The truck has a fuel tank of 990 liters, providing a range of up to 1,400 km in a single fill, and uses FPT multipoint stoichiometric combustion engine technology.

Blue Energy Motors has a 10,000-truck installed capacity that can be expanded further as the market develops and demand increases.

Blue Energy Motors has recently concluded the strategic investment by FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group, wherein FPT Industrial has acquired a minority stake in the company. The partnership between the companies further strengthens the LNG trucks' application in India and will focus on jointly developing the next-generation heavy-duty electric (BEV) truck platform in the coming future, it said.