NGV Global

Peru

The demand for new low-cost NGVs in Peru has increased 350 percent in just one year, said Jorge Mongilardi, general manager of Ecolinea, the Peruvian distributor of the Volkswagen Gol sub-compact NGV.   According to Mongilardi, demand is being driven by the lower cost of CNG as a vehicle fuel and the increased concern about air pollution.  According to the Natural Gas Vehicle Peruvian Chamber (CPGNV), in 2008 to date, over 51,000 vehicles have been converted to CNG, and 100,000 are projected for 2009.

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USA, Portland

Daimler Trucks North America has held events celebrating delivery of 132 new natural gas (NG) -fueled tractors to drivers who contract with California Cartage Company and 100 new NG trucks for the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles’ Clean Truck Program. Marking an innovative partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Southern California Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and California Cartage, a private company committed to building a clean drayage fleet, the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles appear well on their way to becoming two of the “greenest” ports in the country.

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USA, Seal Beach, CA

Administrative Services CO-OP (ASC), the largest taxicab cooperative in the Western United States, has begun procuring new, clean-burning CNG-powered taxis for deployment by ASC member Long Beach Yellow Cab. “ASC taxi fleets will soon include at least 100 clean-burning CNG cabs, and, over the next four years, we expect to replace up to 100 more of our conventional gasoline-powered cabs with fuel-efficient models, including the more desirable CNG models, which will help us reduce our carbon footprint,” said Bill Rouse, General Manager, Long Beach Yellow Cab.

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USA, Dallas

BAF Technologies (natural gas vehicle upfits) says it has been chosen by Landi Renzo (natural gas and propane vehicle fuel systems and components) to be one of its cooperative options for testing and marketing bi-fuel vehicle conversions and systems in the United States. The two companies will work together to secure EPA certification for several sedan models through a joint effort between their engineering and manufacturing teams. BAF will market and sell the bi-fuel vehicle conversions as well as provide fuel systems and training to their authorized conversion partners and dealers. “With the current fueling infrastructure in the US, a bi-fuel vehicle is a terrific option,” says John Bacon, BAF’s president. “Our goal is to offer a bi-fuel vehicle conversion for less than $10,000. By making converted vehicles more affordable, we increase market adoption which in turn will increase demand for more CNG fueling stations resulting in more options for the consumer. That’s when real change will happen.” Research and development on the new system is beginning immediately and the first EPA-certified, sellable units are expected in the first quarter of 2009.

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