General Motors Co. has announced CNG option pricing for Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans. The fully integrated and dedicated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) option, available this fall for Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans, will be priced at USD 15,910 MSRP.
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Mercedes-Benz Celebrates Milestone With Citaro G CNG
August 31, 2010 – 9:59 am
Germany, Stuttgart/Mannheim
After just twelve years of production, the 30,000th Mercedes-Benz Citaro has now been delivered. The Citaro G CNG sporting silver metallic paintwork offset with traffic orange is fitted with an environmentally friendly natural gas engine. The M 447 (h)LAG engine rated at 240 kW (326 PS) complies with the EEV (Enhanced Environmentally [...]
Enhanced Emissions and Fuel Efficiency for HD Methane Engines
August 28, 2010 – 4:34 pm
A report entitled Enhanced Emissions Support and Fuel Efficiency for HD Methane Engines, prepared by AVL MTC Motortestcenter AB for the International Energy Agency – Advanced Motor Fuels, may be of interest to decision-makers considering the introduction of methane fuel HD engines. This literature survey was conducted in order to define the state-of-the-art for methane-fuelled [...]
New York MTA Awards New Flyer Order for up to 475 CNG Buses
August 23, 2010 – 1:08 am
Canada, Winnipeg
The Board of the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has awarded New Flyer of America Inc. a contract for up to 475 buses. The contract is for 135 40-foot compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy-duty transit buses with options for up to an additional 340 CNG buses. This order adds approximately USD $216 million to [...]
IKCO Increases Iran Bi-fuel Car Production 110%
August 16, 2010 – 3:04 pm
Iran, Tehran
Iranian automaker Iran Khodro Industrial Group, the country’s largest auto manufacturer, says it has produced 103,248 units of different types of bi-fuel passenger cars and pickups in the first quarter of Iranian calendar year (March 21 to June 21, 2010) — an increase of 110.3% in this field over last year.
US NGV Industry Upbeat at NGVAmerica Summit Conference
August 16, 2010 – 4:02 am
Source: Fleets&Fuels
USA, Boston
NGVAmerica’s Summit-Conference, held in Boston last week, has confirmed upbeat sentiment amongst industry members with almost universal agreement that the industry is on the verge of a tipping point which should see vehicle and fuelling station numbers increase dramatically in coming years. More than 150 delegates attended a series of meetings and sessions over the [...]
Maruti Suzuki Launches Five Factory Fitted CNG Models
August 13, 2010 – 2:54 pm
India, New Delhi
Introduces Next Generation CNG Technology
India’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki has unveiled its flagship CNG engine technology, ‘intelligent-Gas Port Injection’ or i-GPI on five popular models. The CNG vehicles were unveiled by Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) Environment and Forests in the presence of senior government dignitaries and the Maruti Suzuki [...]
Rome’s ATAC Replaces Polluters with Irisbus CNG-Powered Citelis
August 12, 2010 – 4:16 pm
Source: Adnkronos
Italy, Rome
Old polluting late-nineties ‘jumbo’ buses are being retired in central Rome by ATAC (Azienda Tramvie ed Autobus del Comune di Roma) in favour of new environmentally friendly CNG-powered Irisbus Citelis buses. Vehicle emissions are lower than those required by the EEV standard and are set up to accommodate people with mobility requirements, according to a [...]
VW CrossTouran EcoFuel – Lifestyle with Natural Gas
August 11, 2010 – 2:31 am
Germany, Wolfsburg
Volkswagen will take orders for the new CrossTouran EcoFuel as from 12 August. Volkswagen’s ‘more extrovert’ compact MPV is available from a starting price of €27,700 (USD 35,800). It comes with a modified road kit complete with longer suspension springs, getting 20 millimetres more ground clearance than the standard model.
Fuel Systems Solutions to Acquire Productive Concepts International
August 7, 2010 – 1:24 am
USA, New York
Immediately Expands US Automotive OEM Market Penetration
Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (FSYS), a designer, manufacturer and supplier of alternative fuel components and systems for use in transport applications, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Productive Concepts International LLC (PCI)’s alternative fuel vehicle business for a transaction value of $11.1 million including $975,000 [...]
New Model Fiat Doblò
August 1, 2010 – 2:59 pm
Italy
Fiat has released brief details of its 2010 model New Doblò Natural Power, first announced in November 2009. The seven seater vehicle combines a CNG/petrol bi-fuel supply system and a 1.4 16v T-JET Euro 5 engine, to reach a top speed of 172 km/h and produces 134 g/km CO2 emissions. Fiat says a full tank [...]
Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Fleet to Reach 100% Alternative Fuel
July 30, 2010 – 3:23 pm
USA, Anniston AL
5-year Contract to NABI for CNG Buses
California’s City of Santa Monica has awarded a multi-year contract to North American Bus Industries, Inc. (NABI) and has issued a Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the purchase of nine forty-foot low-floor CNG transit buses with options to purchase up to an additional 58 buses over the 5-year contract [...]
VW Caddy EcoFuel 2011
July 25, 2010 – 2:36 am
Source: Automania
Germany
The Volkswagen Caddy EcoFuel 2011 has been redesigned to increase cargo space when rear seats are removed, reports Automania. The Caddy achieves a load capacity of 3030 litres, while the Caddy Maxi reaches 3880 litres. Both vehicles are powered by a 2.0-liter, 109 hp, EcoFuel natural gas (CNG) engine.
India NGV Market to Heat Up
July 20, 2010 – 12:04 am
Source: The Economic Times (Web Edition)
India, New Delhi
Maruti Suzuki is determined to compete strongly in the very active compact segment of India’s automotive market. According to an Economic Times report, confirmed by Maruti Suzuki, deregulation of petrol and diesel prices has made alternative fuel vehicles even more attractive and the company is responding with pending launches of natural gas vehicles and is [...]
Ford Offers F-Series V10 With CNG Option in the US
July 17, 2010 – 4:29 pm
USA, Dearborn MI
Ford Motor Company has added an alternative fuels engine prep package to its options for the 2012 F-Series medium-duty chassis cab gasoline powertrain (6.8-liter V10), available for order in the fourth quarter of 2011. The conversion option, which will soon be available on F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab trucks that use [...]
