A Panda fuelled by natural gas equipped specifically by Fiat Automobiles for Telecom, has been delivered to the representatives of the Telecommunications Company in the Fiat Centre in Rome.

A Panda fuelled by natural gas equipped specifically by Fiat Automobiles for Telecom, has been delivered to the representatives of the Telecommunications Company in the Fiat Centre in Rome, the event was attended by Mr. Dario Esposito, Rome City Councillor for the Environment.

The vehicle, a Fiat Panda Panda Van, is painted in “Telecom red” livery, complete with the Company's logo on the sides, and is equipped with a ladder and ladder carrier roof rack, while the interior storage areas contain all the equipment necessary for emergency and maintenance services.

This unique vehicle will be tested by Telecom and with the prospect of renewing its vehicle fleet, can open up the possibility of using ecological vehicles with positive impacts for the environment.

The vehicle is equipped with a 1.2 litre engine providing 52 BHP, has a dual natural gas-petrol fuel supply and is able to cut CO2 emissions by approximately 23% and reduce particulate emissions virtually to zero. The vehicle has a double fuel tank, ensuring a range of 310 kilometres (extra-urban driving cycle) when only fuelled by natural gas and a total range that exceeds 700 kilometres when also using petrol.

Fiat Panda Panda has set itself the target of being a reference point in the scenario of vehicles already on the market designed to achieve sustainable urban mobility. Almost 35 thousand vehicles have been registered from the beginning of the marketing phase, in January 2007: therefore, no less than one Panda in five of the total vehicles sold is equipped with this dual fuel supply solution, reflecting a trend that is growing constantly.

Fiat is confident that at present natural gas fuelled engines are the most appropriate technological solution available to overcome the pollution problems in urban areas. This is because using natural gas has a positive impact both in terms of environmental benefits and from the economic aspect. Fiat Group Automobiles is the leader in this technology and is the first car manufacturer to offer a broad range of vehicles with a natural gas-petrol dual fuel supply in the "Natural Power" ecological line, able to meet the mobility needs of a vast category of users, including the professional trade, handcraft and cargo transport sector: from the Doblò to the Punto, from the Multipla to the Panda.