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Forecast: Global Natural Gas Vehicle Fleet to Reach 17 Million by 2015

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to reach just more than 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. Light-duty NGVs are not readily available in North America and parts of Asia, and are, in many cases, completely unavailable to private owners, the report notes. NGVs have substantially lower GHG, CO 2 , and NO x than gasoline or diesel. Availability.

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Navigant forecasts global annual natural gas vehicle sales to reach 3.9M in 2025, up 62.5% from 2015

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These include the availability of refueling infrastructure, tightening tailpipe emissions requirements, and total cost of ownership. In Asia Pacific, many markets are highly fractured with a number of competitors, although Suzuki remains strong in the key NGV markets of Pakistan and India.

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Forecast: 17M Natural Gas Vehicles Worldwide by 2015

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to reach just over 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. The top five markets for NGVs are currently Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India. This rapid expansion will largely be due to the availability of refueling stations and the growth of government emissions rules in large cities in India. Availability.

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MIT and IEA reports take different views of the future of natural gas in transportation

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While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role, particularly for high-mileage fleets, the report suggests that the chemical conversion of gas into some form of liquid fuel may be the best pathway to significant market penetration. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. Natural gas to fuel conversion processes.

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Axial Vector and Kirloskar Oil Engines Forming JV for Mass Production of Axial-Type Engines

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The JV will be held 76% by KOEL—India’s largest manufacturer of diesel engines, both air-cooled and liquid cooled, covering a power range of 3 hp to 11,000 hp—and 24% by Axial Vector. KOEL manufactures more than 200,000 diesel engines per year. engine and 100 kW generator—in 2009. Tier-III designs are in progress.

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Surge in natural gas vehicles predicted

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Currently, the top five markets for natural gas vehicles are Pakistan, Argentina, Iran, India and Brazil with Pike Research anticipating that India will be the fastest growing market at a rate of 18.4 per cent between 2008 and 2015 – that translates to 31,347 vehicles, including conversions, sold in 2015.

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