Gas-fueled KAMAZ getting ready to conquer Africa

For the first time a gas-fueled KAMAZ sports truck customized with the support of Gazprom and VTB Bank – the official partner of the team, will take part in the competition on the KAMAZ-Master team.

Sergey Kupriyanov, Press Secretary of the Gazprom Management Committee Chairman will pilot the gas-fueled KAMAZ. His crew comprises the KAMAZ-Master team members – navigator Alexander Kupriyanov and car mechanic Anatoly Tanin.

The special KAMAZ model running on natural gas will demonstrate the potential of eco-friendly and efficient vehicle fuel. A mobile gas filling station (MGFS) of Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo will provide for refueling the car during the rally race.

“We worked on the design of this vehicle for two years. Our team took part in Russian competitions where the efficiency of the gas-fueled KAMAZ was proven. Now, we can say for sure that it is ready for the extreme conditions of the African rally,” said Sergey Kupriyanov.

The rally route will include 12 stages covering a total of 6,000 kilometers. Half of the route will be represented by special sections: the rocky mountains of Morocco, sands of Sahara, dunes of Mauritania, savannahs of Senegal. The teams will come to the finish on January 11 in Dakar (Senegal).

The gas-fueled KAMAZ is a special model of a sport truck powered by natural gas. The truck was customized in 2013 by the KAMAZ-Master team with the support of Gazprom and VTB Bank. The project is aimed at demonstrating the potential of natural gas as a vehicle fuel.

Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo is the single operator of the Russian NGV market. The company was set up by Gazprom in 2012 with a view to promote natural gas use as a vehicle fuel, which is more eco-friendly, efficient and safe as compared to conventional fuels.