NGV

Texas Boasts $174M in NGVs, Fueling Statewide

Like other areas of the country with plentiful supplies, Texas is cashing in on natural gas use in vehicles and the fueling infrastructure that goes with them... Read More

Plans Unveiled for Gulf LNG, CNG Transportation Center

Tenaska NG Fuels LLC (TNG Fuels) and Waller Marine Inc. have agreed to develop and operate Louisiana's first natural gas liquefaction and fueling facility along the New Orleans-Baton Rouge corridor of the Mississippi River with access to the Gulf of Mexico, the companies said Tuesday. Read More

New Engine Advances Unveiled for NGVs

Vancouver, BC-based Westport Innovations led a series of engine advances for natural gas vehicles (NGV) that were unveiled in September, introducing its newest proprietary technology, a first generation of an enhanced spark-ignited (ESI) natural gas engine aimed at the medium-duty truck market. Read More

NGVs Roll Both Ways: GM Recalls Vans as More Buses Hit Streets

General Motors (GM) on Thursday said it was recalling 3,196 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans with a compressed natural gas (CNG) option to check for a possible hazard in the vehicles CNG regulator. GM said the recall also includes an additional 13 vehicles in Canada. Read More

NatGas Gives Lift to Diesel, Gasoline in New Partnership

Compressed natural gas will be used to haul supplies of diesel fuel and gasoline under a partnership between Newport Beach, CA-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and energy supply/logistics company Mansfield Energy Corp. Read More

'One by Land, Two by Sea,' LNG or CNG? Both Work

The vision of natural gas becoming more of a player in a broadening alternative transportation fuel sector moved a little closer to reality in recent days with technology, marketing and research funding advances. Read More

Canada Joins U.S. in NatGas Transportation Push

Building on a joint U.S.-Canada government cooperation plan issued at the end of last month, the Canadian Gas Association and the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance have pledged their "full support" for increased cooperation between the two nations on efforts to promote use of natural gas vehicles. 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

Increased CNG Use Prompts Winter Safety Alert

Two natural gas vehicle (NGV) organizations have issued early warnings about severe cold weather and its possible effect on vehicles operating on compressed natural gas (CNG). With more of these vehicles operating on U.S. roadways, the groups are warning CNG providers and operators alike. Read More

Puget Sound LNG Transport Project Advances

Plans by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) to develop a $275 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and transportation facility at the Port of Tacoma south of Seattle moved ahead with the recent approval of a lease by the port's governing board. Construction is slated to begin next year and be completed by the end of 2018. Read More