China Yuchai International Limited’s main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL) has inaugurated a new project to develop and produce a full portfolio of natural gas powered engines to complement its existing suite of diesel engines. Customers will be offered a greater choice of GYMCL’s engines to meet their needs, especially in the [...]
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Jiaxing Launches First Natural Gas Bus Fleet
February 29, 2012 – 8:46 am
China, Jiaxing
In northern Zhejiang province of Eastern China, the city of Jiaxing has launched its first batch of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered environmentally friendly buses for rural public transportation. These 30 natural gas buses, manufactured by Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd. and procured by Guohong Motor Transport Co., Ltd of Jiaxing, will play [...]
Bolivians To Go Shopping for 500 NGV Minibuses in China
February 28, 2012 – 4:11 am
Source: el Monticulo
Bolivia, La Paz
Bolivia’s Confederation of Drivers (Confederación de Choferes) will next week depart for China with a specific shopping list in hand – 500 compressed natural gas (CNG) powered small buses with sufficient CNG storage capacity and power to handle capital city La Paz’s very steep roads, reports el Monticulo. Commissioned representatives will call on selected manufacturers [...]
Ningbo to Combat Air Pollution with Switch to Natural Gas Vehicles
February 23, 2012 – 7:15 am
Source: Ningbo Evening News
China, Ningbo
In the Chinese city of Ningbo, the port of which has recorded the greatest growth in container business in the world, motor vehicle exhaust emissions has become a major source of urban air pollution; the vehicle population passed 1 million at end 2010. The Ningbo Municipal Development and Reform Commission has set in motion measures [...]
Kamaz Stimulates Demand in Siberia for NGVs
February 13, 2012 – 12:30 pm
Russia
Representatives of RariTEK, the official partner of OJSC KAMAZ producing CNG vehicles, recently made a working trip to several large cities of Siberia, resulting in several positive outcomes for the vehicle manufacturer. In Novosibirsk, discussions with the Deputy mayor focused on issues relating to the use of gas fuel for municipal vehicles and municipal transport [...]
Santa Cruz Metro Gets Ready for More CNG Buses
February 10, 2012 – 6:06 pm
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel
USA, Santa Cruz CA
Santa Cruz Metro is the recipient of a USD 11,010,047 grant from the California Department of Transportation’s Proposition 1B round of funding, which will be applied to the construction of a new Metro Base bus operations center. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports the new facility will improve Metro’s capacity to serve its fleet that includes [...]
Beijing City and Petrochina Unite to Promote LNG for City Transport
February 8, 2012 – 2:39 am
Source: China News
China, Beijing
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, [...]
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 [...]
