Category Archives: CNG - Compressed Natural Gas

California Bus Co. Finishes Conversion to CNG

Omnitrans which is a public transportation agency helping the San Bernardino Valley, California, is finishing its changeover to a 100% alternative-fuel-led fleet. Deliverance and commissioning of 27 new 40-foot low-floor CNG buses constructed by New Flyer Inc. of Canada will conclude the transition stage which had commenced in the year 1997.
Durand L. Rall  who is [...]

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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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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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Maruti Trying out cars on CNG platform

Cars on the CNG platform is being tried out before launching them commercially by the car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited. It is likely that the CNG platform car will be sold commercially in the next 2-3 years. At present only 11 cities in India had CNG facilitated cars. This was the reason for [...]

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10% Rise in Iowa Gas Prices during May

Iowa gas prices increased by 10% in May. The average increase was about $2.16 per gallon for 10 % ethanol combined states a state survey undertaken on May 15. Natural gas prices augmented in the most recent monthly survey by 51 cents per MMbtu (decatherm) to $3.08 per MMbtu on May 14 this year.
The reason [...]

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Line of Australian HD OEMs Natural Gas Trucks

Heavy Duty OEMs in Australia have started using natural gas trucks and these trucks have been put up in the centre stage at the Brisbane Truck Show this week. This was in response to the increasing interest from fleet operators on both sides of the country.
Mack, Kenworth, Isuzu and Iveco all boasted compressed or liquefied [...]

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Production of Civic GX natural gas vehicles Started by American Honda

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 [...]

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Is Natural Gas Powered Vehicle Dependable?

CNG or compressed natural gas is a nationally accessible, inexpensive clean burning, substitute fuel source for vehicles.
Instead of burning gasoline or diesel fuel, a consumer would like to fuel his/her vehicle with natural gas. To provide sufficient range, the gas is packed in and stored in the vehicle in hassled tanks which has the capacity [...]

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CNG cars for Texas

CleanFuel Conversions has formed an allotment agreement with Altech-Eco to add Ford Focus cars furnished to run on gasoline and compressed natural gas, or CNG, to Texas consumers. The plans for the future include offering natural gas retrofits for a broadening assortment of bigger sedans and trucks for fleets and consumers.

The CNG Ford Focus can [...]

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