Last week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill 1500, which gives solo drivers in natural gas or pure electric vehicles access to the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in the state until January 1, 2015. HOV is commonly referred to as car-pooling. Explaining the legislation, NGVAmerica says these vehicles qualify because they [...]
Tag Archives: signage
California Extends HOV Exemption for NGVs But Not Gasoline Hybrids
July 10, 2010 – 6:26 am
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More UN Signage Success for NGVs
April 1, 2010 – 2:08 pm
A meeting of the UN Working Party 1 on Road Safety (WP1) in Geneva has resulted in further success for the NGV industry, with the group agreeing to allow Consolidated Resolution (R.E.2) status for LNG fuelling station road signage (see graphic) proposed by the IANGV. The proposal was submitted subsequent to IANGV’s successful efforts to [...]
CNG is NOT for LPG Systems – Safety Bulletin
March 12, 2010 – 6:39 pm
Recent incidents in Sweden have prompted the IANGV to issue a reminder to motorists that compressed natural gas (CNG) is not suitable for cars fitted with LPG (liquefied petroleum gas or propane) systems. As LPG systems are not designed to cope with the pressure of CNG systems, components and cylinders have been known to burst [...]
