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Cool. Solutions saves on fuel with Euro-5 Volvo FH 460s
EUROPEAN COLD STORAGE distributor Cool Solutions is recording a 0.5mpg saving on its five recently purchased Euro-5 Volvo FR 460s with SCR technology.
Trevor Underwood, company director at Cool Solutions, says: "We were worried that using AdBlue might have an effect on fuel consumption, but this latest engine has really impressed.
"We went straight from Euro-3 to Euro-5 because our assessment suggested that Euro-4 would be a 'ghost' specification with no real benefits."
Underwood adds that the AdBlue issue shouldn't cloud opinion when purchasing, and that usage has to be made as simple as possible: "You need to look beyond the AdBlue issue and focus on the vehicle and what it can do. AdBlue is a necessity; and the simpler you make it to use, the less A will interfere with your operation."
Current usage for the company is put at 30 litres per truck per week over 2,500km. The business, which mainly operates in the Benelux countries, Germany and Northern France, is set to take on another five 460s in September, with a further five in October.
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