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 »
At the ‘Techno Buzz’ session of the Mobilis 2011 conference held mid-November in Belfort, France, a new natural gas – electric concept car was presented. This vehicle, a partnership between GDF Suez (CRIGEN), FAM Automobiles and France Craft, is said to be the first natural gas / biomethane to electric traction vehicle. Its design can be adapted for use as a pick-up (see image) or to carry four people. 
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled the nation’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) hybrid bus, the ‘Blue-City’. Fully developed in Korea, the bus delivers fuel efficiency with lower emissions by using a CNG engine and an electric motor. The hybrid bus is equipped with a G-CNG Engine that offers 177kW (240ps) and a 6-speed automated manual transmission, while its 60kW (82ps) electric motor and 3.8kWh lithium-polymer battery enable safe driving and efficient charging. 
Together, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the California Energy Commission (CEC), and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) will invest up to USD 13.5 million to support the development of natural gas engines and vehicles. 
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