When you do the math, NGVs are not only cleaner for the environment but also cheaper at the pump. Sempra, a natural gas utility in Southern California recently did a cost comparison between a 41mpg gasoline/electric hybrid and a 28mpg (gasoline gallon equivalent or GGE) NGV, at current fuel prices…Read more

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Last week, Dallas Morning News reported on an interview with Rex Tillerson, chief executive of Exxon Mobil, during which he expressed reservations about natural gas a vehicle fuel. NGVAmerica Chairman Andrew J Littlefair responded with a letter seeking to correct some misunderstandings… Read more

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Day Three: We arrived around 1000 hours at Tulsa Gas Technologies where we were greeted by the President, a friendly and enthusiastic, Tom Sewell. Tom gave the the full tour of the Tulsa Gas Technologies (TGT) manufacturing facilities. TGT fabricates and manufactures a line of top quality CNG dispensers for end users and other distributors and assemblers. Tom was quick to point out that TGT fabricates all of the dispenser components in house, as well as, producing their own circuit boards and process controls. Read more…

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UPS and AT&T have announced major deployment of natural gas vehicles, and have plans to continue the trend toward alternative fuels. While such efforts do have a positive effect on public relations, their programs are the result of doing the math and seeing that NGVs will lower their fleet costs. Read the full story

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From My Desert.com – Faced with the need to replace an aging diesel ambulance last February, the Palm Desert City Council decided to explore the possibility of purchasing an ambulance powered by an alternative energy source, and determined that compressed natural gas (CNG) would be an ideal option. Read the full story…

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In the past few years, the number and type of vehicles that operate on Natural Gas has proliferated – so long as you don’t need that vehicle in the USA. Mercedes-Benz has NG powered B Series vehicles available in Europe and Canada, a B170 NGT and B180 NGT.
Both models are bi-fuel, meaning they operate on either natural gas or… Read more

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Pike Research, a United States market research and consulting firm that provides in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets, presents a study where anticipates a new period of growth for natural gas vehicles (NGV) sector in many parts of the world. The cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts that the number of NGVs on the road [...]

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Miles talked with gCNG blog about TransEco’s involvement in CNG for transportation, and shared his view of where the market is going in the next year, both in the U.S. and globally. TransEco Energy is dedicated to the development and growth of alternative energy for the transportation sector. Read the Interview

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