Beijing Municipal People’s Government and Petrochina, part of state-owned oil and gas giant China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have jointly signed a strategic agreement to promote the use of LNG in the city’s public transport sector, reports China News. Under the agreement CNPC will provide 100 LNG-powered public transport vehicles to get the project underway, [...]
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Beijing City and Petrochina Unite to Promote LNG for City Transport
February 8, 2012 – 2:39 am
Source: China News
China, Beijing
Pennsylvania Senator Legislates to Speed Transition to Natural Gas Fuel
February 4, 2012 – 3:20 pm
USA, Pittsburgh PA
U.S. Senator Bob Casey has unveiled legislation to speed the transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel to create jobs and sustain much needed economic growth in the US State of Pennsylvania and reduce dependence on foreign oil. “Pennsylvania’s natural gas reserves offer great potential for jobs and economic progress for the region,” said [...]
CNG Bus May Be Best Yet for Reading Buses
January 25, 2012 – 1:49 pm
United Kingdom, Reading
Striving to reduce its carbon footprint Reading Buses, based in Berkshire, has expressed confidence that its latest choice of alternative powered vehicle is even better than its recent batch of electric hybrids. They have commenced a six-week trial with a MAN compressed natural gas (CNG) powered bus. Said James Freeman, Reading Buses Chief Executive Officer: “We [...]
Ivory Coast Uses GDF Suez for NGV Training
January 13, 2012 – 9:06 am
Ivory Coast
Staff of Ivory Coast bus company Société de Transport Abidjanais (SOTRA) and PETROCI (National Society of Petroleum Operations in Côte d’Ivoire) have undergone specialised training on compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles with representatives of GDF SUEZ. The training, which took place in December, allows the 35 participants to obtain the necessary clearance for the operation of [...]
Another Busy Natural Gas Vehicle Week in the USA
January 9, 2012 – 4:02 am
USA
The USA continues it impetus toward claiming natural gas as a primary fuel with several more steps taken over the past week. Here is a small selection: Two more compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations are coming to Arkansas. In Colorado, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is pushing ahead with plans to buy up to [...]
Ashok Leyland Launches the Flat-Floor ‘Jan Bus’ with CNG
January 7, 2012 – 3:28 am
Source: Silicon India
India, New Delhi
Indian heavy vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland has used the 2012 Auto Expo in New Delhi to launch its new low and flat floor bus with front-mounted engine. The five-door bus has been designed as a single-step bus, claimed by the company to be a world first, and is purpose-built for the Rapid Transit System (BRT), [...]
Volvo 8400 CNG Bus Trialled in Navi Mumbai
January 2, 2012 – 12:21 pm
Source: This Week Bangalore
India, Navi Mumbai
Volvo Buses has commenced trials of its Volvo 8400 low floor compressed natural gas (CNG) city bus in Navi Mumbai, a planned satellite city on the west coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra, reports This Week Bangalore. The CNG bus will be operated on the Kharghar-Borivali (via Powai) route with an average running of [...]
China Natural Gas Reports on Success of CNG Business Segments
December 28, 2011 – 3:27 am
China
US-registered China Natural Gas, Inc. (CHNG) is a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel in Xi’an, China. The city of Xi’an has approximately 20,000 taxis, 5,000 buses and 3,000 special purpose vehicles that are powered by compressed natural gas. Profitable CHNG business segments include retail natural gas at company-owned natural gas fueling [...]
Ashok Leyland Acquires 75% Optare for Global Bus Strategy
December 21, 2011 – 4:02 pm
India and United Kingdom
Indian bus manufacturer Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja Group flagship in India, together with its associate companies, will increase its stake in the British bus maker, Optare Group Ltd, to 75.1% (subject to approval by the shareholders of Optare plc). The Company had initially acquired 26% stake in Optare in July 2010 as part of a [...]
Muskegon Transits With CNG Buses
December 20, 2011 – 4:25 pm
Source: White Lake Beacon
USA, Muskegon MI
Muskegon, in the US state of Michigan, continues to replace its older diesel buses with compressed natural gas (CNG) powered buses as part of its assets management program. Operated by the Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS), three new CNG buses entered into service last week, reported the White Lake Beacon, with another to join the [...]
Slovenia Opens First CNG Station
December 18, 2011 – 1:51 pm
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Slovenia’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station has been opened in Ljubljana, the country’s capital and largest city. At the same time the city has welcomed 20 new CNG powered public transport buses. The CNG filling station was co-financed by the European Union under the CIVITAS ELAN project. Ljubljana is one of five cities, [...]
CNY Centro Buys 56 CNG Buses for Syracuse
December 17, 2011 – 12:56 pm
USA, Oriskany NY
Orion Transit Buses, part of the Daimler Buses North America Group, has received an order from Central New York Regional Transport Authority (CNY Centro) for 62 Orion VII transit buses, 56 of which will be compressed natural gas powered (CNG). The buses are being built for operations in the city of Syracuse. Locally manufactured, these [...]
Tata Thailand Launches CNG Truck and Bus
December 16, 2011 – 3:06 pm
Thailand
Tata Motors Thailand has publicly launched its new compressed natural gas (CNG) powered Tata Novus tractor-trailer and Tata Starbus CNG bus at Thailand’s Bus & Truck 2011 event held at the Bitec center, Bangna during December 15-17, 2011. The European standards-compliant Novus CNG model with 6-cylinder Doosan engine and turbo intercooler produces a maximum output [...]
Collins to Build CNG School Buses
December 16, 2011 – 2:19 pm
USA, South Hutchinson KS
Collins Bus Corporation, a subsidiary of Allied Specialty Vehicles, Inc. (ASV) and builder of Type-A school and school activity buses for the North American market, has entered into an exclusive agreement with BAF, a Clean Energy Company, to develop the first Type-A school bus with a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system. BAF is the [...]
TMB’s CNG Bus Fleet Reaches 376 Units
December 14, 2011 – 4:31 pm
Spain, Barcelona
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) has increased the number of compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to 376 units, 35% of all vehicles that serve the city lines and ten surrounding towns. The number has been swelled by the arrival of 80 new CNG buses throughout 2011, consisting of 52 standard models and 28 articulated, which [...]
