EcoFuel: Today’s Brother Love Traveling Salvation Show

The EcoFuel World Tour is a six-month, six-continent adventure to educate the global community on natural gas as a clean, economic alternative fuel for vehicles. Thirty-six year-old Rainier Zietlow is the organizer and leader of this around-the-world odyssey, traveling in a modified natural gas-powered Volkswagen Caddy.

Sponsored by the Swagelok Company which manufactures fluid system components, the EcoFuel Tour kicked off October 2006 in Cologne, Germany. Zietlow’s team includes a support vehicle with a mechanic, a cameraman and a photographer. They have wound their way through Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South America, covering about 28,000 miles, with the North America leg of the tour starting April 6th in Toronto.

“This is a tough challenge and we wish Rainer and his team great success,” said Peter Ehlers, alternative fuels manager for Swagelok. “The tour’s goal is to demonstrate the long-term quality and viability of engines using a compressed natural gas (CNG) engine and its components, as well as to highlight the growing use of natural gas-powered vehicles worldwide.

“We are very pleased that Volkswagen has chosen Swagelok tube fittings, valves, tubing and hoses for its vehicles,” Ehlers added. “So, along with co-sponsoring the tour, Swagelok technology is providing the tour with a valuable contribution.”

In addition to highlighting the growing use of natural gas, the EcoFuel World Tour is raising funds for the charity SOS Children’s Village in Bangalore, India.

Sponsors include:
Volkswagen
OMV Gas International
Walker brand of Tenneco, Inc.
Endress+Hauser
TUV Rheinland
Adnoc Distribution
Landi Renzo
Swagelok Company
Staubli
LuK
Faufoss Fuel Systems
Michelin
Panasonic
Nikon

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