CNG News: 03 September, 2010

Mercedes-Benz Celebrates Milestone With Citaro G CNG

After just twelve years of production, the 30,000th Mercedes-Benz Citaro has now been delivered. The Citaro G CNG sporting silver metallic paintwork offset with traffic orange is fitted with an environmentally friendly natural gas engine. The M 447 (h)LAG engine rated at 240 kW (326 PS) complies with the EEV (Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle) emissions standard without a particulate filter. Customers have been able to order the alternative CNG drive from the modular system for their Citaro ever since 1998. The voluntary EEV emissions standard defines the most stringent European emission levels at present, with limits set below those of the Euro 5 standard. The majority of the 30,000 Citaros produced to date originate from the Mercedes-Benz bus factory in Mannheim, where the Citaro has been built since 1998. G.E.T. Worldwide Ltd: CNG turnkey station - CNG consultancy