Westport Innovations said its joint venture with Chinese engine maker Weichai Power Co. has launched a new natural-gas engine to serve China’s rapidly growing market for trucks powered by the alternative fuel.
April 30, 2014Business
Groups Tell Commerce Secretary DGE is Best Way to Sell Nat Gas
Several business trade groups asked Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker to help persuade the National Conference on Weights and Measures to certify the diesel-gallon equivalent as the official measurement for compressed and liquefied natural gas when used as truck fuel.
May 5, 2014Business
Autocar Recalls 4,100 Nat-Gas Trucks
Autocar is recalling 4,100 natural gas-powered trucks as the initial major recall of Cummins Westport ISL G and Cummins’ ISX 12 G is expanded.
April 16, 2014Business
Clean Energy Opens CNG Station at JFK International Airport
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said it has opened a publically accessible compressed natural-gas station in a multifuel travel plaza at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
April 3, 2014Business
Ryder’s Nat-Gas Fleet Drives 20 Million Miles
Ryder System Inc. said its fleet of 500 natural gas-powered trucks has driven more than 20 million miles since the company created the program in 2011.
March 31, 2014Business
Trillium to Open Public CNG Station at Honda Plant
Trillium CNG and Honda of America Manufacturing announced they will install a compressed natural gas fueling station at the car maker’s plant in Marysville, Ohio.
March 12, 2014Business
Nat-Gas Progress Expected Despite Some Slowdowns
Several suppliers of natural-gas fuel recently have slowed development plans, but industry officials said they believe truckers will continue to embrace the fuel as a diesel alternative.
February 17, 2014Business
C.R. England to Deploy LNG Tractors
C.R. England Inc. on Feb. 12 announced a five-year liquefied natural gas bulk-fueling agreement with Shell and outlined plans to replace existing diesel trucks with LNG-powered trucks.
February 12, 2014Business
Annual Sales of Nat Gas Trucks and Buses Expected to Reach 400,000 by 2022
Worldwide annual sales of natural-gas trucks and buses are expected to rise to nearly 400,000 in 2022, according to a recent report.
January 13, 2014Business
Nat-Gas Vehicle Orders Rise Among Clean Energy Customers
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said its customers ordered 70% more natural gas-powered vehicles in the first nine months of 2013 from the same period last year.
December 13, 2013