A CNG fueled cutaway bus recently completed the demanding Altoona Bus Test without any unscheduled maintenance or repairs to the CNG fuel system. Built on the Ford E-450 chassis, the cutaway bus is 25′ in length and has a passenger capacity of twenty one. The proprietary compressed natural gas fuel system was designed and installed [...]
Tag Archives: CNG conversion
Energtek Joins Filipino NGV Program
March 3, 2010 – 3:47 pm
Philippines, Manila
Energtek Philippines Inc., a fully-owned subsidiary of Energtek Inc., a developer of Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, has been certified as a duly accredited participant in the Filipino Natural Gas Vehicle Program for Public Transport (NGVPPT). The company’s CNG Lite(TM) system for small vehicles is particularly suitable for tricycles, one of the most popular forms [...]
New Chevrolet Aveo CNG Continues GM India’s Drive for Market Share
February 23, 2010 – 12:04 am
Source: Amit Bhawani
The new environmentally friendly and cost efficient Chevrolet Aveo CNG, launched at the recent 2010 India Auto Expo, is expected to be well received by the growing city-based NGV community in that country. Introducing more CNG models is part of GM India’s stategy to increase market share in the aftermath of the ‘trage of the [...]
NGV 2010 Program Published – NGVs Creating Revolution in Transport
February 18, 2010 – 9:27 pm
More than 70 speakers
25 poster presentations
Early bird registration March 15th
IANGV and NGV System Italia, hosts for the NGV 2010 conference and exhibition in Rome this June, have released conference program details for the event running from June 8-10. Presented under the theme ‘Creating a Revolution in Transport’ the conference will focus on marketing and strategic [...]
Baytech Certified for GM 2010 Vans and Pickups
February 18, 2010 – 8:06 am
USA, California
EPA and CARB Certified
Conversion kit supplier, Baytech Corporation has obtained Model Year 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions certifications for Baytech’s dedicated (mono-fuel) compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled General Motors full-size vans and pickups. The vans are certified to Nationwide Bin 5 standards, including 0.07 g/mi NOx which is [...]
Altech-Eco Adds 2010 Ford Transit CNG Conversion EPA-Certification to its Growing Portfolio
February 9, 2010 – 6:18 pm
Source: EON
USA, Ashville NC
Altech-Eco Corporation, the conversion facility for Transeco Energy Corporation, has obtained a Certificate of Conformity (COC) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — the first of its kind from the EPA for a taxi — for their bi-fuel 2010 Ford Transit Connect compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion system. The announcement comes in parallel with [...]
Melchers-Singapore to Deliver 1000 CNG Taxi Conversions
February 9, 2010 – 3:55 pm
Singapore
Trans-Cab aims for 3000 CNG taxis by mid-2011
C. Melchers GmbH Singapore branch is to provide Trans-Cab Services Pte Ltd with 1,000 Italian-made OMVL kits and German-made Xperion Cylinders for the conversion of their new Toyota Wish 2.0 litre vehicles to CNG bi-fuel taxis. The cylinders are delivered in two sizes (90 liter and 39 liter [...]
Ford Offers CNG Prep-Package for Transit Connect 2011
February 9, 2010 – 1:06 am
Source: USA, Chicago
Ford CNG prep package “marks a new era in ‘green’ transit.” (Mark Fields, Ford’s president of The Americas)
Ford Motor Company will introduce engine prep packages on all Transit Connect models – base and taxi – allowing conversion to efficient, clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG, or liquefied petroleum gas). The standard model comes [...]
Peruvian Expectations High for NGV Growth in 2010
February 8, 2010 – 1:32 am
Source: Andina
Peru
Peru’s cities of Lima and Callao are expected to increase the number of natural gas fuelling stations from the 94 recorded at end 2009 to 130 by the end of this year, according to the general manager of the Peruvian Chamber of NGV (CPGNV), Jorge Juarez. “Right now there are 30 Gasocentro under construction, so [...]
Colombian GASCOP Enters Peru CNG Market
February 3, 2010 – 3:05 pm
Source: Andina
Peru
The Peruvian Chamber of Natural Gas Vehicles (CPGNV) reports that a group of Colombian private investors have created a new company, Gas Comprimido del Perú (Gascop) with plans to build a natural gas compression plant and CNG service stations in northern Peru, in the cities of Piura and Chiclayo, according to information published by Andina.
Landi Renzo Enters US CNG Conversions Market – Forms Subsidiary
January 29, 2010 – 12:40 pm
Italy, Cavriago
Two years ago, Stefano Landi, Vice President of Italian entity Landi Renzo S.p.A., acknowledged in an interview reported by Italtrade that his company was keeping an eye on the “potential business developments” in the area of alternative fuels in the USA. Recent US policy and investment incentives and the increasing receptivity to natural gas as [...]
Rio’s NGV Numbers Set to Escalate in 2010
January 27, 2010 – 5:40 pm
CEG Rio, part of the Gas Natural Group, has forecast growth of 7% of net sales of CNG in 2010, based on improved price differentials between petrol, alcohol and CNG. In Rio de Janiero, the number of conversions to natural gas increased from 2,300 per month in the first half of 2009 to 5400 in [...]
Altech-Eco Gains 2010 EPA Conformity Certificate for Ford Focus CNG Conversion in US
January 26, 2010 – 10:39 pm
Source: The Auto Channel
USA, Ashville NC
2010 Certificate of Conformity builds on 2008 and 2009 achievements
Altech-Eco Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina has obtained a Certificate of Conformity (COC) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their Dedicated 2010 Ford Focus compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion system. This is the only EPA certified 2010 CNG system for the 2010 Focus worldwide, [...]
Tanzania Govt Masterplan to Shift State-Owned Vehicles to Natural Gas
January 24, 2010 – 2:16 am
Source: The East African
Tanzania
The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has reportedly decided to adopt natural gas as the fuel of choice for all state-owned vehicles, and has developed a masterplan to implement the project, according to an item published in The East African. The master plan, which includes considerations for infrastructure and refuelling stations, will make it mandatory [...]
ISO Fuelling Station Standards Progressing
January 22, 2010 – 12:38 pm
The NGV industry wasted no time at the beginning of this year, getting down to business in the first week in Zurich, Switzerland for a preliminary meeting on the establishment of ISO standards for natural gas fuelling stations for vehicles (including CNG and LNG). The meeting was the continuation of a process initiated by the [...]
