• 21 Mar 2017

Transordizia, a European road transport company operating out of Guipúzcoa, a province in Spain’s Basque Country, has acquired 5 units of the New Stralis NP (Natural Power) and will add 15 more throughout this year.

In a ceremony held at the premises of Transordizia in Irun, José María Chamizo, director of IVECO Gas Development, presented the first 5 units to Paco Cobo, CEO of Transordizia.

In July last year, Transordizia became the first European company to cross the continent with an LNG-powered vehicle, an IVECO Stralis, refueling only at LNG stations in Madrid, Olaberria (Guipúzcoa) and Antwerp (Belgium).

These trucks are powered by an Iveco Cursor 9 engine natural gas Euro VI 8.7 liters, which develops an output of 400 horsepower and maximum torque of 1,700 Nm. The New Stralis NP is also the first truck of natural gas with 12-speed automated transmission, thanks to the Eurotronic transmission, which ensures lower fuel consumption and higher driving comfort. Larger LNG fuel tank capacity enables the Stralis NP to travel 1,500 km. Since it was launched in June 2016, IVECO has received more than 1,100 orders for the new Stralis NP.

Currently, in Spain there are 22  points of public refueling LNG, which makes it the European country with more stations for liquefied natural gas, and one more under construction.