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

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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. Conversely, in Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India—the top five markets for NGVs—there are a variety of light-duty NGVs available. Energy security.

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Pike Research forecasts global NGV sales to hit 3.2M units annually by 2016

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Iran and Pakistan are expected to rank second and third, respectively. The potential for new emissions regulations on both light duty and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and the passage of some form of the NAT GAS Act early in 2011 are expected to contribute to the US growth. CAGR between 2010 and 2016).

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

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On a life-cycle basis this advantage is reduced, the MIT report notes, because the GHG emissions in production and distribution, including methane leakage, are greater for natural gas than for oil products. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. million bpd of oil. Tcf/year, equivalent to 1.3

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Forecast: 17M Natural Gas Vehicles Worldwide by 2015

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The top five markets for NGVs are currently Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India. Despite growth of the market as a whole, the US NGV market is expected to remain dominated by fleet sales to government and commercial customers (89% of sales in 2015). to reach just over 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015.

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

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Enterprising hunters in Afghanistan and Pakistan were the possible cause for a change in migration routes. Cormorant feathers lack this oil and so need to be dried after every dive. You need to be alert as trolleys rarely have brake lights. The wind gods from Pakistan were doing their best to slow us down. 150 per pax.

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