Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) drivers in Sweden have been presented another option with the launch of a new compact minivan. The Ford C-Max is able to operate on biomethane or natural gas and qualifies for the tougher clean car standards; operating on pure biomethane the C-Max carbon emissions will be as low as 29 g/km. Read more »
AGA Systems CNG Bi-Fuel Platform Earns EPA Certification
AGA Systems, which designs and manufacturers proprietary CNG bi-fuel systems, has received full U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification for its DuraDrive® proprietary compressed natural gas (CNG) bi-fuel system. DuraDrive is available now for 2013 General Motors and Isuzu adaptable chassis platforms powered by the 6.0L gaseous prep engine for both above and below 14,000 GVW vehicle classes. Read more »
Audi Releases More Details for A3 Sportback g-tron
Audi A3 Sportback g-tron
- A3 Sportback g-tron is powered by the CO2-neutral Audi e-gas
- CO2 emissions of 30 grams per kilometer (48.28 g/mile)
- Total range of 1300 km (807.78 miles)
Audi’s A3 Sportback g-tron, a compact five-door car, due to make its debut at the end of the year, is powered by the CO2-neutral fuel Audi e-gas. The fuel will be produced in the power-to-gas plant in Werlte, Germany. This new car innovatively combines ecological balance, economy and high-tech solutions. Read more »
Landi Renzo USA Delivers Chrysler 300 5.7L Hemi V8 CNG Bi-Fuel
Landi Renzo USA Chrysler 300 5.7L Hemi V8 CNG Bi-Fuel
A joint development venture between Detroit-based car manufacturer Chrysler and Landi Renzo USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Italy’s alternative fuel system manufacturer Landi Renzo SpA, has delivered a bi-fuel luxury passenger vehicle operating on both gasoline and compressed natural gas (CNG). The Chrysler 300 will be used to promote the use of alternative fuels as an option to reducing environmental footprint while saving on fuel consumption and using a domestic fuel. Read more »
ZAP Jonway Hybrid CNG SUV Targets Alt-Fuels Market
ZAP Jonway A 380 SUV
ZAP Jonway, a new energy vehicle technologies company headquartered in Santa Rosa, California is launching its first HYBRID CNG vehicle with Jonway Auto’s A 380 SUV. This new CNG SUV, named CN 380 is focused on the accelerating growth in CNG vehicles in many developing countries and in the United States. The HYBRID CNG engine in the CN 380 seamlessly allows the driver to utilize the regular gasoline engine when the CNG fuel is depleted, and also automatically uses the gasoline as fuel to run the engine when it is in a cold start state and the engine is warming up. Read more »
Landi Renzo Extends Distribution of CNG Product in Partnership with Canada’s National Energy Equipment
Landi Renzo USA, developer of CNG fuel system components for motor vehicles, and National Energy Equipment, Canada’s largest energy equipment distributor, have entered into a Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) partnership, creating a distribution agreement that covers the complete line of Landi Renzo USA CARB and EPA certified Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) systems for various vehicle platforms.
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VW Golf TGI BlueMotion (CNG) Premiers at Geneva
VW Golf TGI BlueMotion
Range of more than 1,300 km
Consumes just 3.4 kg natural gas per 100 km
The VW Golf TGI BlueMotion powered with natural gas (CNG) will makes it debut alongside other new Golf models on the shores of Lake Geneva. At the same time, Volkswagen is renaming its so-called “EcoFuel” natural gas models as “TGI BlueMotion.” The new Golf TGI BlueMotion will be launched as the classic hatchback version in the summer and as an estate car in the autumn. Read more »
Fiat Introduces March Incentives for Natural Gas Vehicles
Fiat Panda bi-fuel Natural Power
Fiat Group Automobiles (FGA) has developed and implemented a comprehensive strategy to render mobility green through a combination of human and technological factors. One of those factors, the first in line for FGA is to introduce incentives for the month of March, for the purchase of Fiat Group compressed natural gas or LPG-fuelled commercial vehicles and cars. Customers will be able to buy Fiat and Lancia bi-fuel cars, besides the commercial vehicles of Fiat Professional, with an incentive at least equivalent to that set by the government.
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Chrysler Delivers Bi-Fuel Pickup Trucks to Oklahoma State
Ram 2500 CNG unloading in Oklahoma
Chrysler Group LLC has commenced delivery of 242 new 2013 Ram 2500 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pickup trucks to the state of Oklahoma, the Company’s largest customer order since production of the natural gas fuelled trucks began in October 2012. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) will use the Ram CNG pickups primarily as service trucks on the state’s roads and highways. Read more »
Westport to Launch Ford F-450 and F-550 with Bi-Fuel Westport WiNG™ Power System at NTEA Show
Westport Innovations Inc.s proven Westport WiNG™ Power System, a compressed natural gas (CNG) bi-fuel system, will be available for order on the Ford F-450 and F-550 Super Duty Chassis Cab trucks starting April 1, 2013. The trucks will make their debut at next week’s National Truck Equipment Association Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Indiana. Read more »
GAZ Group Plans Production of Bi-Fuel LCVs
GAZelle LCV
In the Northern autumn of 2013, GAZ Group, Russia’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles, will begin mass production of bi-fuel light commercial vehicles (LCV), running on gasoline and compressed natural gas (CNG). At the Gorky Automobile Plant (‘GAZ’), the key plant of the Group, 10 pre-production “GAZelle Business” LCVs were transferred into trial operation by the company. Division Director of light commercial vehicles for GAZ, Mr. Vadim Sorokin, explained that the company will have production capacity of 25 to 30 vehicles per shift. Read more »
Landi Renzo USA Adds 2013 Ford F-450 and F-550 Bi-Fuel System to Line-Up
Landi Renzo USA, a Ford Motor Company Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) and subsidiary of Landi Renzo SpA, has extended the company’s lineup of natural gas vehicles available in 2013 with the addition of a bi-fuel system for Ford F-450 and F-550 Super Duty trucks with the 6.8L engine. The 2013 F-450 and F-550 bi-fuel trucks will be available in Q2 for ship-thru by a Landi Renzo preferred (QVM) body company or through a Landi Renzo authorized installation partner. Read more »
Natural Gas Vehicles Declared “Auto TEST Winners in Green 2013″
Zafira Tourer 1.6 CNG Turbo ecoFLEX
German environmental research institute ÖkoTrend has published its annual ranking of the greenest vehicles available in Europe. Natural gas vehicles, including models from Mercedes-Benz, Opel and Volkswagen, feature amongst the list of top-placed environmental performers. Specialist journal Auto TEST has therefore honoured these cars with the title of “Auto TEST Winner in Green! 2013″. Read more »
AGA Systems’ Bi-Fuel Systems Certified by US EPA
AGA Systems, formerly known as AutoGas America, has received full U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification for its proprietary compressed natural gas (CNG) bi-fuel systems that are available now for the complete line of 2013 General Motors trucks, vans and SUVs configured with 6.2L, 6.0L, 5.3L, and 4.8L engines. Read more »
Lancia Opens Bi-fuel Ypsilon Ecochic Methane Order Book in Italy
Lancia Ypsilon Metano
86g/km CO2 emissions and consumption of 3.1kg/100km in the combined cycle
Lancia opened its order books for the Ypsilon Ecochic Methane in Italy mid-December. Equipped with the 80HP 0.9 TwinAir Turbo bi-fuel engine, the new Ypsilon delivers reduced CO2 emission levels (86 g/km) and low fuel consumption (3.1 kg/100 km in the combined type-approval cycle) when running on compressed natural gas (CNG). Lancia plans an ‘open door’ event for 19 and 20 January at Lancia dealerships in Italy to début the new model. Read more »
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