Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced that he and 12 other governors sent a letter to the CEOs of 19 auto companies encouraging them to manufacture vehicles that use natural gas. This letter is part of a multi-state agreement initiated last fall by Hickenlooper and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to promote the use of natural gas as a [...]
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13 governors send letter to automakers encouraging natural gas vehicle development
May 14th, 2012 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Natural Gas 
Tags: Colorado, John Hickenlooper, louisiana, maine, mississippi, Natural gas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, pennsylvania, texas, United States, Utah, West Virginia, wyoming 
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Tata Motors Shows Off CNG, Diesel-electric Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Concepts
January 16th, 2012 Aaron Turpen The New Delhi Auto Expo 2012 in India had the nation’s largest auto manufacturer showing off three new alt-fuel concepts. Tata Motors showcased the Tata Nano CNG, the Tata Indigo Manza diesel-electric hybrid (pictured below), the Tata Starbus Fuel Cell, and the Tata Magic Iris CNG (also pictured). These join the company’s already-produced Tata Indica [...]
Posted in Electric Car, Featured, Fuel Cell Cars, Natural Gas Tags: Auto Expo, Compressed natural gas, Fuel cell, Hybrid electric vehicle, India, Tata Indica, Tata Motors, Tata Nano Comments OffGM To Unveil Commercial CNG Bi-Fuel Pickup In 2012
October 10th, 2011 Aaron Turpen from GreenBigTruck General Motors plans to begin selling a compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline fueled pickup truck in late 2012. The trucks will be fitted by IMPCO Automotive as the Tier-One supplier for integrated CNG bi-fuel delivery and storage. IMPCO already does the Express and Savana CNG vans for GM. The pickup truck option [...]
Posted in Fuel Alternatives, Natural Gas Tags: cng, General Motors, gm, gmc, Pickup truck Comments OffFiat To Emphasize Natural Gas for U.S. Market
December 14th, 2010 Aaron Turpen by Aaron Turpen, FutureCars In brief: With the competition pushing electrification in the North American markets, Fiat plans to dive in focused on natural gas – an Italian specialty. The word Fiat’s Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat and Chrysler Group, says the company plans to promote natural gas because it’s both cheaper and has fewer obstacles [...]
NETL Develops Better Natural Gas Storage
September 15th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Image via Wikipedia One of the problems inherent in natural gas’ use as a fuel is its compression for transport. In order to be economically used as a fuel, natural gas (methane) must be transported to the end user, usually from production facilities to filling stations. The two most popular ways to store natural gas [...]
Posted in Fuel Alternatives, Natural Gas Tags: Alternative fuel, Compressed natural gas, Energy, Liquefied natural gas, Methane, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Natural gas Comments Off
