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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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dairy trucks run cleaner - Refrigerated TransporterQuantum’s ultra-lightweight carbon composite CNG storage system lets Class 7–8 heavy-duty trucks support typical fleet applications while reducing operating costs more than 30% versus diesel fuel. Since natural gas costs at about $2/gallon equivalent
Ford Transit Connect CNG taxis headed to LA, Chicago, Las Vegas and St. Louis [...]
Pakistan, US to hold talks on Islamabad’s defence needs - Newstrack IndiaS politicians . Pakistan, India to discuss CNG bus manufacturing at next Composite Dialogue . Pakistan, India to discuss CNG bus manufacturing at next Composite Dialogue . Australia may offer military advisers to Pakistan, says its Defence Minister
Clean Energy signs $40 million contract - [...]
Natural gas making a comeback? - Globe and MailRemember when gasoline prices spiked in the early 1980s and suddenly taxi-cabs and airport limos and even private cars were converting to CNG (compressed natural gas) as fast as they could. That rush of enthusiasm resulted in more than 20,000 of them on
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Alpine Waste makes big move into compressed natural gas - Birmingham Business JournalAlpine Waste & Recycling Co. is cutting the ribbon Tuesday on a new, 26-pump, compressed natural gas refueling station in Commerce City. The Commerce City-based company ( website ) has eight trucks that run on natural gas. By the end of 2011, the [...]
Eat to your art’s content: win the city’s best dinner party - WA todayThe winner will also enjoy a private gallery tour. With more than 70,000 works in its collection, the NGV has made selection easier, providing a list of 150 works for voters to choose from, spanning the gallery’s 15 decades. Participants are asked [...]
Landi Renzo and Leggett & Platt Announce Strategic Partnership - PRLog (free press release)L&P CVP, along with Landi Renzo, will display a Ford E250 commercial van upfit with a dedicated CNG alternative fuel system at the 2011 Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, IN., from March 7-10. Andrea Landi, President of Landi [...]
Quantum Announces Canadian Order for Ultra Light-Weight Natural Gas Vehicle Storage Systems for Light Duty Vehicles - Yahoo FinanceIRVINE, Calif. , Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWW - News ) announced today that it has secured a new purchase contract from a large Canadian natural gas vehicle integrator, [...]