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World premieres at IAA Commercial
Vehicles fair
Held every two years in Hanover, Ger-
many, the IAA Commercial Vehicles fair is
the most important innovation and trend
forum for commercial vehicle manufac-
turers. In 2012 MAN presented a total of
twelve innovations from the truck, bus,
engine, and service sectors. The crowd-
puller and most-photographed vehicle
at this key fair was the Concept S proto-
type truck. The streamlined semitrailer
combination – featuring an especially
aerodynamic semitrailer manufactured
by Krone – has the same load volume
as a conventional truck but an extremely
low drag coefficient at the level of a pas-
senger car. This leads to a drop in fuel
consumption of up to 25 percent and
thus to a corresponding reduction in
CO
2
emissions. Zero local emissions and
particularly quiet operation in all-electric
mode are characteristics of the MAN
Metropolis truck. Its lithium-ion battery
is simply plugged into an electric socket
for recharging. A car diesel engine serves
as a range extender, providing security
for longer distances.
MAN also premiered its new, Euro VI-
compliant TG family of trucks as well
as its NEOPLAN Jetliner buses and MAN
Lion’s Coach EfficientLine at the trade fair.
These vehicles also drew tens of thousands
of visitors to the Company’s stand who
were interested in solutions that promise
significant improvements in efficiency.
Growing demand for low-emission
marine engines
In 2012 MAN Diesel & Turbo present-
ed its products at SMM (shipbuilding,
machinery, and marine technology),
the world’s largest maritime trade fair,
which was held in Hamburg, Germany.
At this event, too, customer interest was
focused on boosting efficiency – not
least because starting in 2013, all newly
built ships must meet the criteria of the
International Maritime Organization’s
(
IMO) Energy Efficiency Design Index
(
EEDI). This states how many grams of
CO
2
a shipmay emit per ton of cargo and
nautical mile. MAN’s emission-reducing
innovations already meet these require-
ments today. These include the G-type
two-stroke engines, which by decreasing
the speed of a vessel – an approach
known as “slow streaming” – cut the
ship’s fuel consumption.
A dual-fuel large-bore diesel engine was
the highlight on the MAN stand at the
SMM fair, where it was displayed as part
of a 14-meter-long drivetrain consisting
of engine, clutch, transmission, and
propeller. The engine can be run on oil
or natural gas. In gas mode it already
meets the IMO’s Tier III emission stand-
ards, which will become mandatory for
international maritime shipping in 2016.
In certain coastal areas, the standards
require an 80 percent reduction in emis-
sions of oxides of nitrogen compared to
MAN
More than 70 percent of our customers call for environmentally compatible and
resource-efficient solutions. They are also willing to pay more for such prod-
ucts. This was shown in a survey of 276 truck customers and 79 bus customers
conducted at the IAA Commercial Vehicles fair in September 2012. In addition,
97
percent of participants believed that MAN is responding to climate change
responsibly and developing appropriate solutions.
Customer survey at 2012 IAA Commercial
Vehicles