Who wants to be cost-effective on the road with natural gas vehicles, which should keep away from older models of Volvo, BMW, Fiat and Opel. As the “Auto Bild” warns they lose after 15 years of the license and must be renewed for a lot of money.
Has the tank system of NGVs an expiration date? If one believes the now emerging issue of “Auto Bild”, this is the case with older models of the manufacturer BMW, Opel, Fiat and Volvo. Their tanks do not meet the standard international automotive directive ECE R 110 for drive systems with compressed natural gas (CNG), according to the journal. Instead, they were only in the context of already detached German pressure vessel regulations (DruckbehV) allowed, providing for renewal of the tank system after 15 years.
Older gas mileage can be a cost trap
Are the models whose tank system represents only the pressure vessel regulation, not be renewed after 15 years, stop operation. And the renovation can be costly. The “Auto Bild” According to the owner of the natural gas vehicles has then only the opportunity to officially deliver the TÜV, the natural gas system and without the CNG drive to continue to use the vehicle. But this is anything but economical because the heavy tank system still located on board.
Manufacturers offer so far little help to
The trademarks, the older models are affected, help customers previously little. BMW denies loud “Auto Bild” even that the approval of the tanks after 15 years expires. Fiat expressed so far also not to a possible solution of the problem. Volvo declaration to the journal that the tank system is already designed only for a period of 15 years. Only Opel offers its customers to create a pattern by individual approval report in accordance with the current directive ECE R 110th What should this cost, however, is not known.