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Two public stations for CNG will be available from next summer in Omaha

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:25:35 +0000

Two community stations where fomites fueled by compressed natural gas can fill will be accessible next summer in Omaha, which patrons expect will build thrust for the clean-burning fuel.

The Metropolitan Utilities District is teaming up with Happy Cab to unfold what will be two of only three public fill stations in Nebraska or Iowa. Kelly Gilbert, regional coordinator in Kansas City, Mo., of the Clean Cities coalition said, “We’re still on the leading edge of all alternative fuels.”

Tom Wurtz, president of MUD, said “interest in natural gas vehicles tends to rise and fall with the price of gasoline. A dedicated fleet of vehicles like Happy Cab’s in Omaha could provide more stability to the latest effort. “We’re hoping the stars are aligning right now.”

The main factor is the cost either to buy a CNG vehicle or even to convert the normally operated car to CNG. The only mass-produced commuter fomite presently built to run purely on compressed natural gas is the Honda Civic GX. The price of this vehicle is about $6,000 to $10,000 more than a gasoline-powered prototype. It costs around $10,000 to change a car to natural gas and $58,000 to change a big diesel truck.

Production of Civic GX natural gas vehicles Started by American Honda

admin — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:09:41 +0000

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC started production of the natural gas-powered Civic GX, at its plant in Greensburg, Indiana. The Civic GX has been awarded with top environmental awards and the awards include the American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy’s “America’s Greenest Car” award for 5 successive years. Honda is known for its extended history of environmental leadership.
America’s first hybrid the Honda Insight was also built by Honda. The only natural gas vehicle, the Civic GX is produced by a main automaker in the U.S. The Civic GX has the lightest inner ignition vehicle and it is certified by the EPA as 90% cleaner than other gasoline driven cars.

The Civic GX was previously created at Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio plant. The car has a mean series of above 220 miles, and has exceptional fuel economy at 24 MPG within the city limits and 36 MPG on the highways.

Natural Gas: The Cleanest Alternative Fuel

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:19:08 +0000

As a substitute fuel, natural gas has many constructive attributes. Natural gas vehicle functions using compressed gas stored in a fuel tank. The tube like shaped tank is normally attached to the back, top or undercarriage of a vehicle and is filled again in a manner similar to a normal gasoline tank.

To run competently, a natural gas powered engine needs many modifications from its gasoline counterpart. Some natural gas vehicles are bio-fuel vehicle which means that they can run on either gasoline or natural gas thus increasing the available range of travel.
A main restraint to using natural gas powered vehicles is their restricted range between fill-ups and also a readily available refueling infrastructure is at present not in place.
Honda has produced one of the best natural gas vehicles presently available in the market. The 2008 Honda Civic GX NGV is an outstanding example of what the future may hold for natural gas vehicles.

Volkswagen Tries Out Renewable and Synthetic Fuels

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:15:34 +0000

Volkswagen and Archer Daniels Midland have agreed to work together for further development and use of biodiesel in the auto industry. This is a noteworthy step forward for biofuels.

Biodiesel is a cleaner burning fuel mixture which is made by blending formal diesel fuel with natural or inexhaustible resources such as canola or soybean oil. Advantages to the environment include considerably decreased carbon monoxide and emission of particulate matter like soot.
The synthetic fuel can be utilized in today’s engines and mingled with formal diesel fuel. It’s also well-suited with obtainable fuel allocation and storage systems. The fuel will support advanced power plants like the company’s combined combustion system (CCS).
All this means an important step toward a hydrogen fuel cell. The feedstock for such a synthetic fuel may be biomass and it will have the benefit of dropping greenhouse gas emissions.

Honda Civic GX NGV

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:31:12 +0000

Honda intruduced their newest vehicle on natural gas. Their technology is called NGV that stands for Natural Gas Vehicle. This means this car rides on the cleanest fuel their is, CNG or Compressed Natural Gas.

The suggesting starting price of this car will be around $25.090 and will be available in 2009.

More info about this car can be found on the website of Honda. Click here to go to the website of the Honda Civic GX NGV.