Gaz CNG Buses to Join Moscow Fleet
2013-06-03
Russian vehicle manufacturer GAZ Group has tendered successfully to provide traditional-fuel and compressed natural gas (CNG)-fuel buses to Moscow’s Department of Transport. Equipment will be delivered to the customer by the fall of 2013. Buses will be involved in the urban transport system of Moscow.
The natural gas buses include 16 LIAZ-5292 and 4 LiAZ 6213 buses. Emissions comply with Euro V. The 18m lomg articulated LIAZ 6213 bus is powered by a Cummins CGe4-280 engine and has CNG storage of 420 kilograms.
The 12m LiAZ-5292 bus is powered by a ZMZ-40529.10 engine (manufactured by OAO Zawolzhsky Motorny Zawod) and has CNG storage of 190 kilograms.The CNG buses have three degrees of gas protection equipment — for pressure, temperature and humidity — and are equipped with gas detection sensors.
