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Forget Electric Cars! Think Natural Gas — and Watch These Stocks - MinyanvilleI know it’s a natural-gas version (the Civic GX) because it’s emblazoned with NGV lettering on the side A few companies make kits that run a [...]

Forget Electric Cars! Think Natural Gas — and Watch These Stocks - Minyanville

Forget Electric Cars! Think Natural Gas — and Watch These Stocks - MinyanvilleThere are places to find CNG, but they are few and far between Still, it’s not terribly complicated to convert a car from gasoline to natural gas. A few companies make kits that run a couple of thousand dollars and don’t [...]

CNG fueling stations open; may spur car sales - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

CNG fueling stations open; may spur car sales - Pittsburgh Post-GazettePart of that plan calls for money to be used to build enough public CNG fueling stations that auto manufacturers reach a “tipping point” and begin automatically including CNG options in their vehicle classes. Chesapeake Energy also plans to convert at
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State may have CNG, battery-run vehicles soon - Times of India

State may have CNG, battery-run vehicles soon - Times of IndiaKOLKATA: The city’s transport system might soon switch over to greener, non-polluting source of energy from conventional polluting fuels. A definitive move on this has already been initiated by the state government. Coming week, state transport minister
TFC Recycling Unveils CNG Powered Collection Truck [...]

CNG, Electric Cars to Join ALMS Soon? - Gas2.0

CNG, Electric Cars to Join ALMS Soon? - Gas2.0Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Scott Atherton, CEO of the ALMS, was interviewed by Fox Car Reports over this weekend at the races at Lime Rock (I can’t believe I missed [...]

Libya rebels repel Kadhafi forces, slowed by mines - New African

Libya rebels repel Kadhafi forces, slowed by mines - New AfricanThey said their campaign to attack Tripoli from the east has been slowed by efforts to remove an estimated 45,000 land mines from around Brega, a process hampered by a lack of specialised kit. “We have no choice. We have to clear the sand of [...]

CEO confirms Chevy to sell diesel Cruze in U.S. - USA Today

CEO confirms Chevy to sell diesel Cruze in U.S. - USA TodayAkerson offered some other hints of GM’s powertrain future, citing electric vehicles and those fueled by clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG): “We’re going to introduce battery-only vehicles…CNG vehicles. Stay tuned. This is not the old GM.”
Survey: Consumers prefer gasoline vehicles, EVs come in dead [...]

A missed golden (state) opportunity for Honda - Automotive News

A missed golden (state) opportunity for Honda - Automotive NewsBut with the arrival of the 2012 Civic, Honda proclaimed it would make a more retail-focused natural-gas-powered NGV version. But while most of the Civic lineup was to arrive with the car’s April launch, the NGV wasn’t scheduled to arrive until fall.
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Giant Eagle opens two compressed natural gas fueling stations - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Giant Eagle opens two compressed natural gas fueling stations - Pittsburgh Post-GazetteGiant Eagle Inc. held a press briefing this morning to show off its first two compressed natural gas fueling stations in the region. The stations, at the grocer and convenience store operator’s Crafton distribution center, will be used to fuel Giant Eagle
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Forget About Electric Cars - Moneyshow.com

Forget About Electric Cars - Moneyshow.comI know it’s a natural-gas version (the Civic GX) because it’s emblazoned with NGV lettering on the side A few companies make kits that run a couple of thousand dollars and don’t require a great deal of alteration to your engine. In a few countries
Forget Electric [...]