EcoGas efficiency proved by gas-fueled KAMAZ

The Africa Eco Race 2017 concluded in Senegal on January 14, 2017. The gas-fueled KAMAZ led by Sergey Kupriyanov finished among the top ten in the final standings.

The 6,500-kilometer rally consisted of 12 stages. The timed sections such as the rocky plateaus of Morocco, the sands of Mauritania, and the savannas of Senegal made up most of the route, namely 3,800 kilometers. Far from every one of the 52 participating vehicles managed to cross the finish line, but the gas-fueled KAMAZ proved up to the challenge.

It was the third African rally for the crew led by Sergey Kupriyanov. The gas-powered KAMAZ is the only truck of its kind that runs on EcoGas, an NGV fuel. Thanks to the addition of gas as a vehicle fuel, the gas-fueled KAMAZ speeds up faster and reaches its maximum power at lower rpm, which is extremely helpful in the heavy sands of Africa

Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo's mobile filling station provided the truck with NGV fuel. Together with the technical support vehicles of the KAMAZ-Master team, the mobile filling station traveled the entire route, consistently refueling the truck at the finish line of each stage. With its engine operating in a combined gas and diesel cycle, the truck could cover 600–700 kilometers on a full fuel tank.

“Russia has the world's largest natural gas reserves. The use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel is gaining popularity around the globe. The gas-fueled KAMAZ demonstrates that natural gas is a cost-effective, safe and environmentally friendly vehicle fuel,” said Sergey Kupriyanov, pilot of the gas-fueled KAMAZ