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Nissan to launch compressed natural gas vehicle for South East Asia
Japanese auto-maker Nissan will enter the natural gas car market with the introduction of a compressed natural gas (CNG) model later this year.
First CNG station for heavy vehicles in the Portuguese city of Bragança
Last April the Portuguese company GoldEnergy opened a refueling station for natural gas vehicle (NGV) in the city of Bragança (Urjais), Portugal, in the presence of the Energy Secretary, Artur Trindade.
Campaign to promote NGV conversions is relaunched in Colombia
Until December 31, 2013 will run the Conversion Incentive program that deals with the promotion of natural gas conversions for vehicles in several cities from the Eje Cafetero, Colombia.
Gas Natural de Juarez donates dual fuel van for firefighters
The mayor of Ciudad Juarez, Hector Murguia Lardizabal, led the loaned delivery of a 2013 model Toyota pickup, capable of running on gasoline and compressed natural gas (CNG), which was donated to the local Fire Department.
Volkswagen delivers its first Passat EcoFuel car fueled by NGV in Qatar
Karwa received the first-ever car in Qatar to be run on compressed natural gas (CNG) manufactured by Volkswagen. The new vehicle is considered a major initiative on the party of Qatar to boost its ongoing campaigns highlighting eco-friendliness.
Reading to host the largest CNG bus fleet in the United Kingdom
Eleven compressed natural gas (CNG) buses will start on routes around the United Kingdom’s town of Reading with a further nine to be added by the end of May, a spokesman for Reading Buses.
Hyundai to market natural gas-electric hybrid buses in Mexico
Hyundai Truck & Bus will start to sell natural gas-electric hybrid buses in Mexico. In fact, the units have already been delivered and soon begin to circulate in Mexico City.
Cusco opens its first compressed natural gas station in September
The first distribution station for natural gas vehicles (NGV) of the city of Cusco, Peru, will open next September, said the Regional Manager of Economic Development, Daniel Maravi.
Bolivian Industrial Association to promote the conversion to natural gas of its afiliated
The National Chamber of Industries has signed an agreement with the Implementing Entity for Natural Gas Vehicles Conversion (EEC-GNV) to promote activities that contribute to the conversion to natural gas vehicles of Bolivia's private fleet.
Gas Natural Fenosa assumes presidency of Spanish Association of Natural Gas for Mobility
Gas Natural Fenosa has assumed the presidency of the newly created Spanish Association of Natural Gas for Mobility (Gasnam), aimed at promoting the use of natural gas in mobility, both land and sea.
UPS accelerates deployment of liquefied natural gas as fuel for its fleet
UPS announced the accelerated growth of its alternative vehicle fleet with plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014.
Costa Rica’s commitment to use hydrogen and natural gas as energy for transport
The government of Costa Rica will propose next week, during a visit to this country of U.S. President, Barack Obama, hydrogen and natural gas as options to replace the use of oil in transportation.
2013 Honda City CNG to be introduced in Indonesia
Honda has plans to introduce the 2013 City powered by compressed natural gas to the Indonesian market in the coming months. The CNG version initially will not be sold there, but it will be a project to study the company’s technology and its feasibility.
Queretaro to convert public transport vehicles to natural gas
As part of the Environmental Sustainability Program of the State of Queretaro, Mexico, about 285 taxis and 20 buses of public transport in the metropolitan area converted their systems of gasoline and diesel to natural gas.
Gazprom and Petrovietnam to cooperate in NGV fuel production and use
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company's Management Committee, and Phung Dinh Thuc, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Petrovietnam State Oil and Gas Corporation.
Scania bets on liquefied natural gas as an alternative to diesel in the long distance
The Spanish City of Rivas has been the scene of a conference organized by Scania to advance the advantages of the application of natural gas vehicles, both liquefied and compressed, in the long distance trucking.
Iveco delivers 20 natural gas Stralis to Bulgarian oil company Arena IT
Iveco has delivered 20 units of the Stralis model fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG) to the Bulgarian oil company Arena IT Ltd, a subsidiary of NIS Petrol EOOD, based in Plovdiv, which is the second largest city in the country.
Tesco to fuel its trucks using landfill gas and anaerobic digestion in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom supermarket giant, Tesco is to fuel 35 of its Mercedes dual fuel vehicles using Bio-LNG, a mixture of landfill gas, biogas from anaerobic digestion facilities and natural gas.
DINA markets its first 50 compressed natural gas buses in Mexico
The Linner G bus model, which is the first bus of DINA fueled by natural gas, walks the streets of the metropolitan area of ​​Guadalajara in Mexico. In total, 50 units were purchased by the company Autotransportes Guadalajara El Salto.
German market for natural gas powered vehicles picks up speed
In spite of a major decrease in the overall car sales figures, the demand for natural gas powered vehicles increased almost 60 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same period in the previous year.
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