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Tag Archives: OEM

Fiat Automobiles Dominates European CO2 Emission Reduction Rankings

March 4, 2010 – 5:13 pm | | Italy

Lowest average value CO2 emissions for Fiat Brand and Group in 2009
New Doblo Natural Power builds Fiat’s NGV stable

Among Europe’s best-selling automotive brands and for the third year running, Fiat Automobiles has logged the lowest average value for CO2 emissions of cars sold in 2009: 127.8 g/km (it was 133.7 g/km in 2008). The accomplishment [...]

Categories Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Emissions, Technology, Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: Compressed Natural Gas, emissions, GHG | 6744Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/fiat-automobiles-dominates-european-co2-emission-reduction-rankings-0304Fiat+Automobiles+Dominates+European+CO2+Emission+Reduction+Rankings2010-03-04+07%3A13%3A01NGV+Global

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter NGT Now Available in Australia

March 4, 2010 – 5:11 pm | | Australia

For the first time, Mercedes-Benz Australia is offering a factory-fitted bi-fuel natural gas alternative to the Australian marketplace – the EU5-compliant Sprinter NGT. The bi-fuel vehicle (which operates on both petrol and natural gas, alternating at the push of a button) is available as the 316 NGT (Mid-Wheelbase and Long-Wheelbase van and cab-chassis) [...]

Categories Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Market Developments, Vehicles, Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: bi-fuel, Compressed Natural Gas | 6602Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/mercedes-benz-sprinter-ngt-now-available-in-australia-0304Mercedes-Benz+Sprinter+NGT+Now+Available+in+Australia2010-03-04+07%3A11%3A17NGV+Global

Eco Mobiliste 2010 – NGVs Galore

February 26, 2010 – 7:11 pm | | Switzerland, Geneva

One third of top eighty cars are natural gas / biogas vehicles
NGVs achieve 1st place in four categories

The 2010 edition of  Eco Mobiliste (Ecomobiliste 2010 de l’ATE), published in time for the Geneva Motor Show, is once again populated with large numbers of natural gas / biogas vehicles. Among the ten best vehicles, five are [...]

Categories Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Emissions, Events, Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV), Technology, Upcoming, Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: biogas, Compressed Natural Gas | 6698Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/eco-mobiliste-2010-ngvs-galore-0226Eco+Mobiliste+2010+-+NGVs+Galore2010-02-26+09%3A11%3A30NGV+Global

Natural Power Fiat 500 Concept Car Will Feature at Geneva Motor Show

February 10, 2010 – 3:44 pm | Source: salon-auto | Switzerland, Geneva

Natural gas/biogas consumption: urban 5.5 kgs/100km, rural 3.3 kgs/100km
CO2 Emissions: Natural gas (90%) / Biogas 10% – 98 g/km
Fiat S.p.A. will introduce the Natural Power Fiat 500 concept car, with its 1.4 litre turbo engine (115 h.p.), at the 80th International Geneva Motor Show (4 to 14 March 2010). Together with a selection of other [...]

Categories Biomethane, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Concept Vehicles, Event News, Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV), Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: biogas, Compressed Natural Gas, Concept Vehicles | 6311Comments (1)http://www.ngvglobal.com/natural-power-fiat-500-concept-car-will-feature-at-geneva-motor-show-0210Natural+Power+Fiat+500+Concept+Car+Will+Feature+at+Geneva+Motor+Show2010-02-10+05%3A44%3A39NGV+Global

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 [...]

Categories Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Engines, Market Developments, Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV), Technology, Vehicles, Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: CNG conversion, Compressed Natural Gas, Fleets, Taxis | 6276Comments (2)http://www.ngvglobal.com/ford-offers-cng-prep-package-for-transit-connect-2011-0209Ford+Offers+CNG+Prep-Package+for+Transit+Connect+20112010-02-08+15%3A06%3A57NGV+Global

Fiat Achieves ‘Best Relative Improvement’ for Sustainability Within Automotive Sector

February 5, 2010 – 1:51 pm | | Italy, Turin

Fiat SpA has received the Sector Mover and Gold Class distinctions from SAM, the Zurich-based sustainability-focused investment group which analyses the 2,500 largest quoted companies globally to determine their eligibility for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability indexes. For 2009, Fiat was best relative improvement in sustainability performance within the Automobile sector (SAM Sector Mover) [...]

Categories Business, Market Developments, Technology | 6296Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/fiat-achieves-best-relative-improvement-for-sustainability-within-automotive-sector-0205Fiat+Achieves+%27Best+Relative+Improvement%27+for+Sustainability+Within+Automotive+Sector2010-02-05+03%3A51%3A21NGV+Global

Toyota Launches Corolla Altis CNG at India’s Auto Expo 2010

January 13, 2010 – 6:31 pm | | India, New Delhi

Toyota India has launched the Corolla Altis CNG at the Auto Expo 2010. Adding to the Innova release in 2009, the launch expands Toyota’s range of vehicles factory-fitted with certified CNG kits.  Expectations are that the eco-friendly and economical Altis CNG version, which meets Bharot Stage IV emission norms, will help the company continue to [...]

Categories Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Market Developments, Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV), Vehicles, Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: CNG conversion, Compressed Natural Gas | 5849Comments (1)http://www.ngvglobal.com/toyota-launches-corolla-altis-cng-at-indias-auto-expo-2010-0113Toyota+Launches+Corolla+Altis+CNG+at+India%27s+Auto+Expo+20102010-01-13+08%3A31%3A38NGV+Global

Electric Plug-in CNG Hybrid Bus Unveiled by Ashok Leyland

January 13, 2010 – 2:01 am | | India, New Delhi

Ashok Leyland Ltd, India’s second largest commercial vehicle maker, has unveiled the HYBUS, the country’s first electric plug-in CNG hybrid bus, at New Delhi’s Auto Expo 2010. The series-hybrid HYBUS concept vehicle combines a conventional CNG engine with an electric propulsion system. The engine is operated at optimal efficiency to drive the generator for charging [...]

Categories Alternative Fuels, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Fleets, Market Developments, Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV), Technology, Vehicles, Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: Compressed Natural Gas, fueling stations, hybrid, urban bus | 5858Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/electric-plug-in-cng-hybrid-bus-unveiled-by-ashok-leyland-0113Electric+Plug-in+CNG+Hybrid+Bus+Unveiled+by+Ashok+Leyland2010-01-12+16%3A01%3A16NGV+Global

Mercedes-Benz B 180 NGT Most Environmentally Friendly in Class

December 23, 2009 – 1:02 pm | | Germany, Stuttgart

The natural gas powered Mercedes-Benz B 180 NGT with bi-fuel drive was amongst a number of vehicles selected after analysis by independent environmental institute Öko-Trend as the most environmentally friendly automobiles in their class.

Categories Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV), Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: bi-fuel | 5611Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/mercedes-benz-b-180-ngt-most-environmentally-friendly-in-class-1223Mercedes-Benz+B+180+NGT+Most+Environmentally+Friendly+in+Class2009-12-23+03%3A02%3A14NGV+Global

Spain’s Acotral Gets First LNG-Powered MB Econic Tractor

December 22, 2009 – 4:04 pm | | Spain

Mercedes-Benz has delivered to Compañía Logística Acotral, S.A., inter-providore for Spain’s largest supermarket operator, Mercadona, an Econic GNL — purportedly the first LNG-powered tractor in Spain. Initially, this truck will be used to transport goods to the company’s logistics base, before being incorporated into the distribution channel for urban supermarkets.  Acotral anticipates achieving a storehouse [...]

Categories Fleets, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Market Developments | Also tagged: Fleets, HD Vehicles, LNG | 5682Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/spains-acotral-gets-first-lng-powered-mb-econic-tractor-1222Spain%27s+Acotral+Gets+First+LNG-Powered+MB+Econic+Tractor2009-12-22+06%3A04%3A02NGV+Global

Kenworth Expands Product Line with Cummins Westport Natural Gas Engine

December 22, 2009 – 1:14 am | | Canada, Vancouver BC

Kenworth T800 short hood and W900S models to get Cummins Wesport ISL G natural gas engine
Kenworth Truck Company is expanding its product line in North America with the introduction of the Cummins Westport ISL G natural gas engine for the Kenworth T800 short hood and W900S models. Now available for order, Kenworth’s natural gas models [...]

Categories Business, Engines, Equipment, Market Developments, Technology, Vehicles | Also tagged: HD Vehicles, Liquefied natural gas, LNG | 5656Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/kenworth-expands-product-line-with-cummins-westport-natural-gas-engine-1222Kenworth+Expands+Product+Line+with+Cummins+Westport+Natural+Gas+Engine2009-12-21+15%3A14%3A12NGV+Global

2009 Provides Plenty of Highlights for NGV Industry

December 18, 2009 – 9:04 am | Source: Brett Jarman - Executive Director, IANGV |

The natural gas industry as a whole has been an arena of exciting developments in 2009, delivering in a raft of areas despite the gloomy economic uncertainty that heralded the year’s start.
How that gloom has impacted upon the NGV industry isn’t clear at this point and won’t be until year-end vehicle numbers are collected. Mixed [...]

Categories Editorial & Comment, Market Developments, Vehicles, Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: Alternative Fuels, Biomethane, Compressed Natural Gas | 5552Comments (1)http://www.ngvglobal.com/2009-provides-plenty-of-highlights-for-ngv-industry-12182009+Provides+Plenty+of+Highlights+for+NGV+Industry2009-12-17+23%3A04%3A59NGV+Global

Toledo Buys 10 New NG Buses

December 16, 2009 – 11:35 am | Source: NGVA Europe |

CNG buses now form 25% of UNAUTO’s bus fleet
The municipal transport company of the city of Toledo, UNAUTO, has put 10 new natural gas/biomethane powered urban buses into service, says NGVA Europe. All vehicles are ex factory CNG versions of IVECO’s Irisbus Cityclass line. The purchase of low-pollutant buses is in part driven by the [...]

Categories Fleets, Market Developments | Also tagged: Fleets, fueling stations, urban bus | 5483Comments (1)http://www.ngvglobal.com/toledo-buys-10-new-ng-buses-1216Toledo+Buys+10+New+NG+Buses2009-12-16+01%3A35%3A05NGV+Global

Successful Debut of Econic NGT in Plant Supply Operations at Magna Steyr

December 11, 2009 – 10:06 pm | | Austria, Graz

Certified as an Environmentally Enhanced Vehicle (EEV)
20 percent less CO2, 30 percent less NO2 emissions
Vienna Technical University and the Graz Energy Agency have teamed up with Mercedes-Benz Austria, Magna Steyr, and the shipping company Frikus to find out how much a natural gas-driven Econic NGT reduces noise and emissions of CO2 and pollutants compared to [...]

Categories Emissions, Engines, Market Developments, Marketplace, Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV), Technology, Vehicles, Vehicles & Fuels | Also tagged: Compressed Natural Gas, Fleets, refuse vehicles | 5467Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/successful-debut-of-econic-ngt-in-plant-supply-operations-at-magna-steyr-1211Successful+Debut+of+Econic+NGT+in+Plant+Supply+Operations+at+Magna+Steyr2009-12-11+12%3A06%3A35NGV+Global

Fiat’s Marchionne Muses on a Sustainable Future for the Car Industry

December 8, 2009 – 11:49 pm | Source: The Economist |

“Natural gas is the only real, immediate alternative to petrol.”
Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Group and Chrysler Group, has a vision for a car industry faced with profound economic and environmental issues around the world. Manufacturers and politicians are being compelled to rethink the automotive business model — Marchionne suggests that change must be virtuous, [...]

Categories Editorial & Comment | Also tagged: Compressed Natural Gas | 5429Comments (0)http://www.ngvglobal.com/fiats-marchionne-muses-on-a-sustainable-future-for-the-car-industry-1208Fiat%27s+Marchionne+Muses+on+a+Sustainable+Future+for+the+Car+Industry2009-12-08+13%3A49%3A51NGV+Global
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