Westport and Volvo Car Expand V90 Bi-Fuel into Belgium and Luxembourg

Westport AB, a Westport Fuel Systems company, announced that Volvo Car will expand the bi-fuel version of its new V90 station wagon in Belgium and Luxembourg.  Unveiled at the 95^th European Motor Show in Brussels on January 14, 2017, the Volvo V90 Bi-Fuel is now available for order at participating Volvo dealers and deliveries are scheduled for May 2017.

Based on Volvo Car’s four-cylinder T5 petrol engine and equipped with an 8-speed automatic transmission, the V90 Bi-Fuel configuration provides premium performance and environmental benefits while running on CNG and RNG.

“Belgium currently has 5,400 natural gas vehicles on the road and a developed infrastructure network that includes 73 CNG stations,” said Didier Hendrickx of Natural Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA) Belgium. “Through tax incentives from the authorities and gas network operators, the Belgium market has the opportunity to grow its natural gas vehicle population to 10,000 vehicles and 100 stations by the end of 2017.”

The Volvo V90 Bi-Fuel is produced at the Volvo Car factory in Gothenburg, Sweden. Final installations are done at a Westport facility located at the Volvo Car assembly plant in Gothenburg.