Seat will develop CNG technology for the Volkswagen Group

At the 6^th GASNAM Congress in Madrid, Spain, Seat President Luca de Meo announced that the Seat Technical Centre, which employs more than 1,000 engineers, is going to develop CNG technology for the Volkswagen Group, making it a Technology Centre on an international level. 

De Meo defined this energy as 'a sustainable, profitable alternative to traditional fuels and the electric vehicle'. "The good thing about CNG technology is that it already exists, which means that there is no need for major investments and it can be widely offered to customers," he said. Its major benefits include refuelling time, which is fast and clean; and that its cost is similar to diesel of petrol powered cars. For this reason, 'CNG is not just a bridge technology, but a real long-term alternative'.

During his keynote speech, Luca de Meo explained the Spanish industry's ability to innovate and adapt to new challenges, such as mobility in urban centres and the emergence in the use of renewable energies. Precisely on this subject, de Meo affirmed that 'vehicular natural gas has great business potential both for the automotive industry and for the gas industry itself'.