February 9, 2022
Blog Admin
The CV major Ashok Leyland has on Tuesday it entered the CNG CV goods carrier space with the launch of the E-Comet Star ICV (intermediate CV) CNG truck range.
The CNG trucks the company launched are available in two GVW options—16.1-tonne and 14.25-tonne—and three CNG cylinder options (360/480/570 litres).
“The maximum driving range is up to 700 km,” Sanjeev Kumar, head, MHCV, Ashok Leyland, told BigGaddi “As the transition towards cleaner mobility solutions is progressing, Our CNG range will strengthen our portfolio, helping us improve our market share in the fast growing CNG space.”
As per latest data from the SIAM, CNG trucks form about 10% of the market (the remaining 90% being diesel); VECV and Tata Motors are the major players in CNG goods carrier space.
By May 2022, the company is planning to launch the 11-tonne CNG truck.
There has been a surge in demand for CNG goods carriers over the last couple of years, because of two reasons—rising prices of diesel fuel, and a steady increase in the number of CNG outlets .There are about 3,100 CNG outlets in 250-odd cities right now, up from 2,207 at the beginning of FY21.