Monthly Archives: July 2009

New Golf Plus BiFuel at Present Obtainable for Order In Germany

The Golf Plus at present is also available with LPG alternative. This utilization of alternative fuel has led to a decrease of about 10% in CO2 expelling and fuel preservations of €6.10 per 100 kilometers. This is because of the cut down German fuel tax which will be vogue till 2018.

The new Golf Plus along [...]

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AT&T to Change Over 600 of its Vehicles to CNG

On the 30th of June AT&T along with BAF Technologies a Dallas-based company declared the switch of vehicles bought by AT&T to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). BAF Technologies, a supplier of natural gas vehicle, will convert 600 Ford E-Series vans to CNG technology in 2009.
AT&T has plans to spend an anticipated $350 million to buy [...]

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Toyota RAV4 Acquires plutonic rock

Toyota is extending a unique variant RAV4 called Granite. This vehicle comes with rock-solid quality. It is fitted with 17-inch 9 spoke alloy wheels and Pirelli tyres. It also includes chrome back light shielders and chrome sidebars. In addition to this  the vehicle contains special carpet mats, aluminum drag plates and a 6 disc record [...]

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Two Natural Gas Cars Tops at the24-hour Endurance Race

Two natural gas Volkswagen Scirocco race cars reached the top and were honored in the alternative-fuel class of the 24-hour endurance race. The race was not tough for the two Volkswagen because they were the only cars belonging to the category. One of the two cars took the 17th place in the overall race and [...]

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Surtis change over to CNG

The zooming mercury has contributed to a new gush in demand for CNG changeover kits in the city of Surat, India. The number of car owners switching over to CNG has more or less doubled in the last two months. The climb in the demand is comprehensible. With CNG evidencing a cheap alternative against petrol, [...]

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NGV Industry of Italy is Aiming for Stimulating its Economy

The Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) manufacturers are promoting a range of standards for natural gas fuel technology and infrastructure growth to stimulate the economy. These proposals have been put forward in a landmark meeting with Italian government representatives which was arranged by NGV System Italia.
The NGV System Italia Director and EU Affairs Manager for the [...]

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Natural Gas Vehicles For Houston

CNG-NGV Solutions have entered into a green partnership with the 63 year old Houston company for offering compressed natural gas fuelling systems and compressed natural gas vehicle transitions to the Houston- Galveston region government and business fleet operators.
CNG-NGV Solutions is the primary company in Houston to put into operation the environment friendly utilization of natural [...]

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Municipalities are Ordering Vehicles of Alternative Fuel

Mack Trucks, Inc. has brought out the MACK TerraPro Low Entry model truck with weighty-duty natural gas engines provided by Cummins Westport, Inc. (CWI). The truck was set in motion by Mack at the WasteExpo 2009, in reaction to the rising need for less discharge alternative fuel vehicles. The TerraPro Cabover model will be obtainable [...]

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Maruti to Set in Motion CNG Models by 2010

Maruti Suzuki, which is India’s top car manufacturer, has declared that it will break off working on its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) versions and would launch the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) versions of its total collection by early 2010.

Maruti Alto, which is otherwise known as the bread and butter car for Maruti is going to [...]

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Indraprastha Gas Ltd Increases its CNG Prices by Rs. 2.10

Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), the only provider of CNG in the national capital of India, increased the price of CNG by Rs. 2.10 to Rs. 21 per kg.
One of the company official stated that “The revision in prices would result in an increase of Rs. 2.10 per kg in the consumer price of CNG, increasing [...]

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