Green milestone: Dacia sells 1,000,000th Autogas car

08 October 2024

Green milestone: Dacia sells 1,000,000th Autogas car

Dacia announced that it has recently reached the 1 million LPG vehicle milestone (in all its host countries combined). The company has sold bi-fuel petrol/LPG powertrains since 2010, and is the only carmaker to offer ECO-G100 powertrains across its line-up – on Sandero, Stepway, Logan, Duster and Jogger.

Dacia is also the leader on the European Autogas market with a 67% share at end-July 2024; almost 40% of the brand’s customers have chosen LPG-powered vehicles.

The company’s bi-fuel system, which it renamed ECO-G100 in 2020, provides up to 170 Nm of torque starting at 2,000 rpm. According to Dacia, this powertrain is more powerful than the petrol version (with 10 more hp and 10 more 10 Nm), consumes 10% less and emits 10% less CO2. Its carbon footprint is smaller and it releases 90% less fine particles.

Dacia has tried, tested and fine-tuned the technology behind the ECO-G100 powertrain for 14 years. The vehicles are designed and built to run on LPG, and the tank is in the compartment that houses the spare wheel in other cars, so it does not take up any room in the petrol tank or boot. The Autogas models come with the same 3-year or 100,000 km guarantees as every other vehicle in the line-up.

It is worth recalling that the ECO-G100 technology entitles owners to tax breaks (lighter environmental penalties, incentives to switch, total or partial exemptions from registration taxes depending on the area, etc.), and has a record-breaking range of up to 1,500 km.

Source: Dacia

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