A Volvo FM. But 20% less CO₂

Gas-powered Volvo FM

A truck for heavy regional operations. That drives and performs just like the Volvo FM you know. But with a smaller footprint plus the potential for lower fuel costs. And there’s no need to compromise on either driveability or productivity.

Euro 6 step D ● 420 hp/2100 Nm or 460hp/2300 Nm ● I-Shift ● Tractor or rigid ● 4×2, 6×2 or 6×4 ● Operating range up to 1000 km

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Top five reasons to choose the Volvo FM LNG

There’s no other truck like this on the market. Check out what makes it unique, and why it’s an excellent choice for your business and the environment.

Stand out from your competitors

Do your customers demand sustainable transport? Good. The Volvo FM LNG offers an immediate 20% reduction* of CO₂ emissions. And you don’t even have to compromise on load capacity or productivity. Or competitiveness, for that matter.

Get a solid solution

The engine is the heart of any truck. The gas-powered engine is based on our state-of-the-art D13K engine. But we took it even further, with innovative solutions to run on gas. The result? The G13C engine with efficiency on a par with diesel. And you can expect the same service intervals, reliability and performance.

Downsize your footprint

The same transports at the same speed. Yet with a 20% smaller CO₂ footprint*. If your environmental ambitions are high, the gas-powered Volvo FM LNG will give you a head start. And if you aim higher, you can run on bio-LNG and reduce your emissions by 100%*. A big step towards zero CO₂ emissions.

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Lower your fuel costs

Volvo’s gas-powered trucks offer the same fuel efficiency as our diesel-powered equivalents. However, since LNG is often cheaper, there’s a good opportunity to reduce your fuel costs.

Drives and performs like a diesel

The powertrain in our gas-powered trucks is based on our renowned engine technology. Nobody else offers anything like it. It delivers the same performance – but with 20% less CO₂ emissions*. The gas-powered Volvo FM LNG drives and performs just like the Volvo FM you know.

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* This covers the emissions from the vehicle during usage, so called “tank to wheel”.

How does it work?

Liquefied Natural Gas - LNG

Natural gas has a huge potential as a substitute for diesel in trucks. There’s a good supply globally and the CO₂ emissions are considerably lower in comparison. When cooled down to low temperatures, the gas liquefies (LNG) and reduces in volume. This means you can have enough fuel onboard to drive regional transports.

LNG and a little diesel

The G13C engine is based on Volvo’s diesel engine technology. But instead, it uses around 90–95% of LNG and around 5–10% diesel to ignite the LNG. The proportions of fuel depend on the driving conditions. Just like Volvo’s other Euro 6 trucks, the Volvo FM LNG uses SCR technology with Adblue and a particulate filter for exhaust after-treatment.

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Tanks and range

The operating range is usually critical for gas-powered heavy vehicles. Our engine’s efficiency, combined with the LNG, ensures an operating range suitable for regional transports. Choose between three different tank sizes to optimise the truck for an operating range of up to 1000 km.

Filling and access to fuel

Filling LNG is a different procedure, but once you learned it, it’s neither complicated nor time consuming by comparison. Some safety precautions when filling are needed due to the low temperature of the liquid fuel. The network of LNG filling stations is constantly growing throughout Europe and there are EU initiatives supporting this expansion.

Heavy regional operations

The gas-powered Volvo FM LNG is perfect for heavy regional transports. The kind of assignments where you take cargo from one hub to another and return on the same day. As the LNG filling station network continuously expands, the possibilities to use our gas-powered trucks are growing.

Using gas-fuelled vehicles would not only help the environment greatly. It would also benefit our company by cutting direct and indirect costs.

Domenico Monge

Managing director Monge & C Spa shares his great plans for the future.

Society demands cleaner alternative fuels. LNG offers potential as both an immediate and long term solution with a considerably lower climate impact.

Tobias Bergman

Director Press Test & Vehicle Coordination

Towards Zero Emissons

Energy efficiency and alternative fuels are essential in our strategy moving towards sustainable transports. The gas-powered Volvo FM LNG offers an immediate 20%* reduction of the CO₂ footprint. And the possibility to run on bio-LNG means a potential reduction of 100%*. This truck opens up long-term possibilities to move into renewable fuels – making us less dependent on fossil energy sources.

These are all important steps towards our vision of zero CO₂ emissions and transports that are sustainable – both for the environment and your business. Learn more about our ambitions with alternative fuels.

* This covers the emissions from the vehicle during usage, so called “tank to wheel”.

Learn more about our ambitions with alternative fuels

Downsize your environmental footprint

Our Footprint calculator lets you see how much you can reduce your negative impact on the planet with our LNG engines, while still having a performance on par with a diesel.