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Natural gas vehicles on the rise

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Amid all the hype for electric and hydrogen vehicles, natural gas vehicles have slowly been building momentum: and now they are set for a significant spike in sales.

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Natural gas vehicle projects pick up $30million

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The advancement of natural gas vehicles in the USA has been handed a massive boost – after the US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy decided to dish out $30million across 13 projects meant to advance natural gas vehicle technology.

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Could natural gas vehicles be about to take off? The Green Piece.

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Natural gas vehicles (NGV) have yet to gain traction in the UK and Europe, despite their growing market success elsewhere in the world. But with the news of a new Mercedes B-Class natural gas vehicle called the B 200 Natural Gas Drive (see story), on the way, [.].

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Natural gas vehicle demand increases

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It appears that customers are looking to take advantage of the fuel savings and environmental benefits of natural gas vehicles after Ryder System Inc, a leader in commercial transportation, revealed it has secured lease agreements for 87 heavy duty natural gas trucks.

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Natural gas vehicles join GE’s electric fleet

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Two years ago, the firm promised to buy 25,000 electric vehicles, now that pledge incorporates natural gas and LPG vehicles among its fleet of around 11,000 alternative fuel vehicles. A commitment to electric cars from energy giant, GE, is taking a detour, according to Bloomberg.com this morning.

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Report: Natural gas vehicle market set to expand

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The global market for natural gas trucks is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 14 per cent from 2012 to 2019, according to Pike Research. The company suggests that the market for medium duty trucks will be the largest and reach 85,848 vehicle sales by 2019; while the heavy duty market [.].

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News in brief: Fiat considers natural gas vehicles for US

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A report by Bloomberg suggests that Fiat executives are considering introducing natural gas vehicles in the USA. Chief executive officer of Fiat and Chrysler Group LLC Sergio Marchionne has reportedly stated that natural gas engines are a better way to cut emissions because they are cheaper than competing technologies.

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