Fiat was also "Bronze" sponsor of the event. This was a way of reasserting the company's commitment to sustainable mobility, contributing to disseminating the culture of methane and introducing the most eco-friendly solutions on today's market to the general public.

A leader in the methane car and commercial vehicle sector, Fiat exhibited two vehicles at its stand: a Qubo Natural Power and a Doblò Natural Power. Also on the stand was the 1.4 16v Fire T-Jet with CNG bi-fuel configuration, designed by Fiat Powertrain from the beginning with various special features with respect to a normal petrol-only engine.

Fiat believes that methane engines are the most appropriate technological choice for the immediate future to contribute to solving the problem of pollution in cities because methane it is the cleanest fuel currently available. Fiat has been a pioneer of this technology for more than 10 years, leads the field in Europe for vehicles with factory-fitted methane systems (OEM) with nearly 400,000 units sold to date. We should not forget that Fiat is the first and only manufacturer to offer, in its Natural Power range, a total of 10 models of cars and commercial vehicles designed to meet the mobility requirements of a truly broad public, including transport professionals.

Today, the Natural Power range is the main pillar of Fiat's environmental protection strategy, a strategy which has led to its undisputed European leadership. In fact, according to analyses carried out by the independent institution Jato Dynamics, in the last 4 years Fiat has been the most environmentally-friendly brand of the top-selling main car brands in Europe, with an average CO2 emission level of 123.1 g/km compared to the market average of 140.9 g/km.

It is also important to point out methane's strategic role for the diffusion of renewable sources as fuel in the transport sector, being the bridging technology for laying the foundations to develop a solution even more ecologically sustainable: bio-methane. The eco-friendly solutions offered at the Berliner event were concrete demonstrations of Fiat's contribution to mobility which is simultaneously sustainable and accessible for all vehicle types: from small cars and professional vehicles to industrial vehicles and buses.

Fiat and Fiat Powertrain also took part in some important workshops that were staged during the event Marco Verrienti, Marketing Manager of Fiat Germany, was at the session dedicated to the "European Challenges vs. Global Opportunities, The Perspective of International OEMs on CNG" topic while Andrea Gerini, Program Manager Alternative Fuels of Fiat Powertrain and Antonio Fuganti, Trento Branch Director Centro Ricerche Fiat, spoke at the round table dedicated to "Biomethane: Concrete, Affordable and Deployable-Now Solution for a Wide Sustainable Mobility."

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The Fiat Qubo Natural Power equipped with 77/70 HP 1.4 Fire Evo II bi-fuel (Euro 5) engine which records reduced CO2 emissions (just 114 g/km). In this way, the vehicle can be driven in all urban areas subject to traffic restrictions (linked to excessive pollutant emissions) and can even be parked in multi-storey car parks. Developed with special attention to performance and fuel consumption, the 1.4 Fire EVO II bi-fuel engine with power of 77/70 HP (57 kW and 51 kW respectively on petrol and methane) at 6000 rpm and a maximum torque of 11.7 kgm (115 Nm) on petrol and 10.6 kgm (104 Nm) on methane, at 3250 rpm. So when it is matched with a 5-speed manual gearbox, the Natural Power engine is brilliant (maximum speed is 150 km/h), but at the same time it guarantees remarkable savings: in the combined cycle, it consumes between 6.5 and 6.4 l/100km, depending on whether it is fuelled by petrol or methane. The Qubo Natural Power therefore proves itself to be a winning product that arises out of a simple yet revolutionary concept: to go beyond the concept of an MPV toward the idea of a free space car that is able to meet very different mobility needs due to its strong personality and attributes of practicality and versatility unique for its category.

The Doblò Natural Power is the minimum environmental impact version fitted with a special Euro 5 120 HP 1.4 16v Fire T-Jet bi-fuel (petrol and methane) engine, made by Fiat Powertrain and specifically designed for maximum integration of the two independent petrol and methane systems (natural gas - CNG). The Doblò Natural Power offers an excellent compromise between performance and fuel consumption: it is agile in traffic but at the same time brilliant on long hauls, considerably cutting running costs in all cases.  The Doblò Natural Power is the ideal answer for mixed use, and reasserts Fiat's undisputed world leadership in the field of cars with original equipment (OEM) dual-fuel petrol/CNG engines. The Doblò Natural Power delivers excellent performance: the maximum torque is supplied at lower speeds (206 Nm at 2,000 rpm), the maximum power (120 HP at 5,000 rpm) and the maximum speed (172 km/h). This remarkable performance corresponds to a significant reduction in fuel consumption and emissions: 134 g/100km of C0₂ and 4.9 kg/100 km of methane on the combined cycle.

Also present on the stand was the innovative 1.4 16v Fire T-Jet engine in the bi-fuel CNG configuration, designed by Fiat Powertrain from the beginning with a large number of special features with respect to a normal petrol-only engine. The twin shaft four-cylinder engine supercharged by a turbocharger with intercooler is equipped with hydraulic tappets and intake and exhaust valves with their housings on the head made with special geometry and materials optimised for methane operation. The injection system has a rail/gas injector system integrated directly on the intake manifold while the catalytic converter has a specific design. The maximum power of 120 HP (petrol and methane) is delivered at 5000 rpm while the maximum torque at only 2000 rpm reaches 206 Nm. The 1.4 16v Fire T-Jet bi-fuel CNG fitted on the new Fiat Doblò Natural Power is the engine that best combines respect for the environment and cost-effective running, without sacrificing performance: the available high power and torque levels and the considerable prompt response, guaranteed by the low inertia of the turbocharger, ensure great driving flexibility and brilliant take-off even with a full load.