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Citroën is building on its green light commercial vehicle (LCV) credentials with the UK launch of the new Berlingo 1.6i Dual Fuel (petrol/LPG) and the Nemo LX 1.4HDi SensoDrive vans.  This latest move comes as Citroën celebrates winning the prestigious GreenFleet LCV Manufacturer of the Year 2009 award – while the Citroën Nemo also became International Van of the Year 2009 in the last few months.

The technically advanced and very reliable NME dual fuel conversion fitted to the Citroën Berlingo 1.6i Dual Fuel van has already been proven in some 2,000 Nemo and Berlingo First Dual Fuel vans.  The new Berlingo conversion includes a 59 litre LPG tank mounted in place of the spare wheel, with the LPG filler mounted alongside the petrol filler and under the standard fuel filler flap.  Berlingo 1.6i Dual Fuel vans have the same performance characteristics as the petrol engined vehicle and meet both the new European standard R115 and the existing European standard R6701 and is fully European On Board Diagnosis (EOBD)-compliant. 

The Citroën Ready to Run Dual Fuelvans all deliver major fuel cost savings and meet Powershift Band 4 emissions standards and are thus exempt from London Congestion Charge Zone charge, giving additional savings of up to £1,696 p.a.  The range now consists of:-

• Nemo 1.4i X Dual Fuel van priced at £8,395 + VAT
• Berlingo First 1.4i Dual Fuel van priced at £7,995 + VAT
• New Berlingo X 1.6i Dual Fuel van priced at £9,845 + VAT
• New Berlingo LX 1.6i Dual Fuel van priced at £10,245 + VAT

NEW Nemo LX 1.4HDi SensoDrive van
The compact, high cube Citroën Nemo range – just voted International Van of the Year 2009 – has been expanded with the launch of the Nemo LX 1.4HDi SensoDrive van, priced from £10,195 + VAT.  SensoDrive, Citroën’s clutchless, automated manual transmission provides a conventional automatic transmission’s two-pedal driving convenience with the fuel economy and low CO₂ emissions of a manual gearbox.

Significantly, all 1.4HDi-powered Nemos have CO₂ emissions below the critical 120g/km level – however, the new Nemo LX 1.4HDi SensoDrive has a 116g/km CO₂ rating, 3g/km lower than the five-speed manual Nemo 1.4HDi.  In addition, the Nemo LX 1.4HDi SensoDrive , which costs just £400 + VAT more than the 5 speed manual version,  provides up to 3.6 per cent better fuel economy. 

Citroën has further enhanced its green credentials with the standard fitment of Trafficmaster Smartnav with Dynamic Traffic Management in virtually every new Berlingo, Dispatch and Relay panel van. By constantly re-evaluating the optimum routing and automatically redirecting the driver as necessary in response to changing traffic conditions, the Trafficmaster-equipped Citroën van gets from A to B as efficiently as possible, saving time and fuel and minimising driver stress. Trafficmaster’s environmental role was also recognised as GreenFleet IT Product of the Year.

It has also recently introduced its new LCV Airdream programme.  All Citroën LCVs carrying the Airdream logo meet CO₂ emissions of less than 120g/km, are fitted with the diesel particulate filter system (DPFS) or meet Powershift Band 4 standards. Airdream also means that vehicles are manufactured in an ISO 14001 certified factory and designed to be 95% recoverable at end of life.

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