A currently operating MARTA CNG bus (Image: NGVAmerica)
New Flyer Industries Inc., manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the United States and Canada, has been awarded a contract for 265 30-foot and 40-foot heavy-duty buses with compressed natural gas (CNG) propulsion by Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). The contract contains a firm order of eight Low Floor Restyled CNG 30-foot buses and 80 Xcelsior™ CNG 40-foot buses with options for an additional 177 Xcelsior CNG or hybrid 40-foot buses to be exercised at a later date. Read more »
Argentoil S.A., manufacturer of INFLEX cylinders, has been developing a lightweight type 4 cylinder over the past three years and has now gained NGV2:2007 certification, inspected and issued by the international certification entity, Bureau Veritas. The volume of the cylinders initially ranges from 60wl up to 155wl – equivalent to 13.7 GGE and 12 DGE, and will be extended to 250wl – equivalent to 22 GGE and 19.3DGE – in the short term. 
Indian car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Limited (Maruti) has launched the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) variant of it’s award winning 7-seater utility vehicle, the Ertiga. Badged as the ‘Ertiga Green’, the MPV will be available in LXi and VXi variants. Maruti says Ertiga is the only factory fitted CNG vehicle in its segment with the CNG system fitted on the conventional assembly line. 
Iveco has used the 60th UITP World Congress and Mobility & City Transport Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland as a venue to introduce the change of name of its passenger transport business from Iveco Irisbus to Iveco Bus and to launch its latest passenger vehicle complete with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) option — the Iveco Urbanway. 
Brazilian gas company Companhia Potiguar de Gás (Potigás), responsible for distribution of gas in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, has launched a new initiative designed to revitalise the natural gas vehicle (NGV) fuel market in the state. The initiative’s objectives will be achieved through promotion of the wide distribution of advantages and demystification of the fuel. The Promotion “TÔ NO GAS” will commence on 12/05/2013 and will end on 09/12/2013. 
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