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Pace of North American NGV Market Slows, Volvo Says

The pace of development of the alternative fuel vehicle market has slowed, prompting Volvo Trucks to cut back on its development efforts in the natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector. Read More

NGV Growth (or Lack of) Claims Debated

Contrary to recent business media reports and auto industry sales research, natural gas vehicle (NGV) growth, at least in the fleet trucking sector, is robust and not the lackluster picture that is being painted, according to officials with NGVAmerica, a Washington, DC-based trade association. Read More

BioCNG Begins to Rock as CNG Rolls On

A wastewater-derived compressed natural gas has rocked into prominence in Grand Junction, CO, for fueling transit bus and waste-hauling fleets, the sixth location... Read More

Weather, President's Remarks Heat Up NGV Talk

Super-frigid temperatures throughout the eastern half of the nation combined with President Obama's boost for natural gas in his State of the Union speech shined an ever-brighter light on the use of natural gas vehicles (NGV). In both cases, alternative fuel transportation advocates got a chance to further state their case. Read More

15-Liter NatGas Engine Delayed, But NGVs Keep Trucking

Citing the need for more fueling infrastructure, one of nation's major makers of natural gas engines, Cummins Inc., has decided to "pause" the development of its 15-liter spark ignition engine for at least the first six months of this year. Industry sources, however, indicate that this should not slow the development of more long-haul trucking moving to natural gas vehicles (NGV). Read More

LNG Preferred for Over-the-Road Trucks, Clean Energy Says

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is the preferred alternative fuel for over-the-road trucks, compared to compressed natural gas (CNG), according to California-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp... Read More

NatGas Truck Market to Hit 1.9M in 2022, Report Says

Citing a growth spurt in the natural gas vehicle (NGV) market for trucks late this year, a new report from Navigant Research projects that 1.9 million NGV trucks and 1.8 million NGV buses will be on the road globally by 2022. Read More

Change Pervades NGV Sector Led by Westport Engine

All the moves point to demand picking up for natural gas transportation. Read More

Ohio Lawmakers Back Tax Credits for Bi-Fuel Vehicles, Conversions

Two state lawmakers in Ohio, home of the Utica Shale play, are preparing legislation that would offer tax credits for five years for converting cars and trucks powered by gasoline Read More

Volkswagen to Build Das Auto Fueled by CNG

Fueling for passenger cars is still a concern, although fleet operators continue to switch. Read More