VOLVO BI-FUEL

VOLVO BI-FUEL
A PRODUCT OF A SUCCESFUL OEM PARTNERSHIP
Anders Johansson
Senior Director Research and Development, Westport Sweden
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Volvo V60 Bi-Fuel
Sport estate car with a powerful, eco-friendly engine
Full range of equipment level
Fantastic handling and excellent green credentials
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Volvo V70 Bi-Fuel
Full-size estate car with excellent green credentials
Full range of equipment level
All the comfort, driving pleasure and highway performance you would expect from a Volvo
One of the safest cars in the world
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Volvo V60 and V70 Bi-Fuel
Vehicles:
V60 and V70
Engine:
2.0l turbo engine, 213 bhp, 300 Nm
Driving Range:
1.200 km
CO2:
47 g/100km [biogas], 152 g/100km [CNG]
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VOLVO CAR GROUP
» Volvo Car Product Portfolio
» Volvo Car Bi-Fuel History
» Volvo Car Environmental Line-up
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Volvo Car Product Portfolio
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Volvo Car Bi-Fuel History
1984
1994
1996 1997 1998
Volvo
240
Volvo
940
Volvo
850
Engine
I4, 2.0
I4, 2.0
I5, 2.0
I5, 2.4
Power
90
115
125
Sold
-
25
Markets
-
1
2001
Volvo
S70/V70
2009 2013
Volvo
S60/V70/S80
Volvo
V70
Volvo
V60
I5, 2.4
I5, 2.4
I5, 2.5/2.0
I5, 2.0
125
140
140
231/213
213
250
400
800
>2.000/year
1000/year
1500/year
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Volvo Car Environmental Line-up
Bi-Fuel variants fits in the environmental vehicle range
Adding value to the existing Volvo product portfolio
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WESTPORT / VOLVO CAR
PARTNERSHIP
» Westport – an OEM Partner
» OEM Integration
» Customer Expectations
» Volvo Bi-Fuel
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Driving a Shift to
Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel
» Energy transitions are enormously difficult
» Natural gas is emerging as the first significant new transportation fuel in a
century
ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSPORTATION
• Gas exploration & production
• Distribution & utilities
• Fuel station owners/operators
• Renewable fuels
• Market-spanning experience
• Expansive IP portfolio
• Capital light business models
• Engine & vehicle OEMs
• Fleet operators
• Shippers, transportation users
• Consumers
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Strong Intellectual Property Heritage
Positions Westport as the Global Leader
» Originated at University of British
Columbia
» Strong global patent portfolio pivotal to
market leading position with OEMs
» Worldwide, Westport and its affiliates
have filed over 825 patent applications
Westport Patent Portfolio
Technology Breakdown
Combustion
41%
Electronics
7%
Fuel Storage
& Delivery
31%
Components
& Fuel
Systems
21%
Top 10 Companies with
Natural Gas Engine Related Patents*
327
Westport
201
CAT
154
Ford
GE
Siemens
Toyota
Honda
GM
Cummins
Bosch
102
99
85
82
65
62
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* As of February 24, 2014 and based on the patent search results of publicly available data within the
International Patent Classification F02, meeting the search term criteria: one of ("engine" or "combustion"
or "injector" or "injection valve") and ("natural gas" or "methane" or "gaseous fuel") and in the claims, not
("fuel cell" or "turbine"). This chart includes issued or granted patents from: Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Ceuta and Melilla, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, European Patent
Office Grants, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, OAPI grants, Philippines, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, USA, USSR, Yugoslavia, and pending
published patent applications from: Canada, China, the European Patent Office, USA, and the World
Intellectual Property Office.
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Why Westport? Integrated Know-How
» Westport translates unique IP and expertise into an entire
spectrum of technologies and products
Intellectual Property
Expertise
Design
engineering
OEM process
alignment
Supply chain
management
Testing and
analysis
Precision
manufacturing
Vehicle
integration
Technologies / Products
Combustion
Fuel Storage &
Delivery
Components &
Fuel Systems
Electronics
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OEM Integration
» High integration level with Volvo Cars R&D
» Vehicle and engine - tailor made for CNG propulsion
» Sales and marketing through Volvo dealer network
» Included in the VDS (”build your car”) on the Volvo Car webpage
» Broschures and information material
» Location inside Volvo Factory area
» Service and aftermarket according to normal Volvo Car procedures incl.:
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Spare parts
Training of service technicians
Warranty
Hotline
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Customer Expectation
» Customers expect OEM quality level
» Integration with OEM dealer support
» OEM warranty
» Full range of equipment level
“Volvo Car Company has
always stood for safety,
performance and durability.
AFV’s expertise combined
with Westport’s global
leadership in natural gas
technologies will be able to
capture the growing market
opportunity.”
Jan Bengtsson,
VP Vehicle Line Management,
Volvo Car Corporation
» Volvo Bi-Fuel a succesful taxi vehicle
 Proven durability
 World-class safety
 Excellent comfort
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Volvo Bi-Fuel
» Volvo Bi-Fuel, on the market since five years
» Excellent customer satisfaction
» Visit your local Volvo dealer for more information
» Display in NGV 2014 at booth D11 and test track
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Thank You For Your Attention!
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