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How Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work - VIDEO ENHANCED

How Hydrogen Fuel Cells Work - VIDEO ENHANCED

Fuel cells are classified primarily by the kind of electrolyte they employ. This classification determines the kind of chemical reactions that take place in the cell, the kind of catalysts required, the temperature range in which the cell operates, the fuel required, and other factors. These characteristics, in turn, a ... Continue reading

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Iveco, Magneti Marelli And Israel's Fuel Choices Initiative Form Partnership To Develop Innovative Natural Gas Technology And Vehicles

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Iveco, Magneti Marelli And Israel's Fuel Choices Initiative Form Partnership To Develop Innovative Natural Gas Technology And Vehicles

Israel's Prime Minister's Office (PMO) through the Israel Fuel Choices Initiative (IFCI) has today signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Iveco (a Brand of CNH Industrial) and Magneti Marelli (FCA Group) for co-operation in the development of natural gas based techn ... Continue reading

Agility Fuel Systems and Clean Energy Announce Joint CNG Fuel System Sales Program

Agility Fuel Systems and Clean Energy Announce Joint CNG Fuel System Sales Program

Agility Fuel Systems, the leading designer and producer of natural gas fuel storage and delivery systems for heavy duty trucks and buses, and Clean Energy Fuels , the leading provider of natural gas fuel for the transportation industry in North America, announced today a joint CNG fuel system sales program to reduce th ... Continue reading

Ryder's Natural Gas Truck Fleet Surpasses 30 Million Miles

Ryder's Natural Gas Truck Fleet Surpasses 30 Million Miles

MIAMI -- January 28, 2015: Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial fleet management and supply chain solutions, has achieved a significant milestone with its fleet of natural gas vehicles surpassing 30 million miles. The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers i ... Continue reading

PG&E Helped California Drivers Swap 3 Million Gallons of Gasoline for Cleaner Natural Gas in 2014

PG&E Helped California Drivers Swap 3 Million Gallons of Gasoline for Cleaner Natural Gas in 2014

As part of its commitment to help its customers minimize carbon footprints and reduce California’s dependency on foreign fossil fuels, Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations provided the equivalent of three million gallons of gasoline to thousands of Natural Ga ... Continue reading

Sales of Natural Gas Vehicles are Expected to Reach Nearly 4 Million Annually by 2024

Sales of Natural Gas Vehicles are Expected to Reach Nearly 4 Million Annually by 2024

The North American market for NGVs is likely to be dominated by fleet and commercial operators, report concludes BOULDER, Colo.--A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), including global market forecasts for vehicle sales, vehicles on the road, refueling stations, ... Continue reading

DEP Extends Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate Program

DEP Extends Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate Program

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the extension of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebate program, which will continue to provide $2,000 rebates for large-battery system plug-in hybrid electric and battery-electric vehicles until June 30, 2015, or until the 500 vehicle benchmark is reached. ... Continue reading

NatGasCar Receives EPA Certification for Model Year 2014 and 2015 Ford Transit Connect 2.5L Light Duty Van

NatGasCar Receives EPA Certification for Model Year 2014 and 2015 Ford Transit Connect 2.5L Light Duty Van

NatGasCar, LLC Company is pleased to announce EPA certification for the (MY) 2014 and 2015 Ford 2.5L Transit Connect Bi-Fuel engine platform. Compressed Natural Gas vehicle conversions and parts sales will all take place at the new NatGasCar 50,000Sq. Ft. facility, located on the Cleveland Industrial Innovation Center ... Continue reading

Interest in Alternative Fuel Vehicles Declines with Gas Prices - NACS Report

Interest in Alternative Fuel Vehicles Declines with Gas Prices - NACS Report

NACS survey shows correlation between lower gas prices and lower interest in alternative fuel cars. ​ALEXANDRIA, Va. December 9, 2014; Consumers are much less likely to consider a non-gasoline powered vehicle as gas prices continue to decline, according to a new consumer survey examining preferences related to al ... Continue reading

2015 Honda Civic Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas Provide Superior Environmental Performance With Sophistication and Value

2015 Honda Civic Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas Provide Superior Environmental Performance With Sophistication and Value

Automotive and environmental experts recognize the Civic Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas as among the best green cars of 2014 - Available features include 7-inch touchscreen Display Audio, leather-trimmed seats, Honda LaneWatch™ and standard rearview camera - 2015 Civic Hybrid launches Nov. 5, and 2015 Civic Natural ... Continue reading

Alternaltve Fuels Safety Reports, Studies And News Archives

Alternaltve Fuels Safety Reports, Studies And News Archives

Auto Central October 26, 2014; Many manufacturers are heavily investing for near future production and marketing of alternative fuel vehicles. These include electric vehicles, hybrids, fuel cells, hydrogen compressed and liquid natural gas, liquid propane, and hydrogen. As these vehicles are deployed in the fleet, thei ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Delivers Record 50.6 Million CNG Gallons in Q3

Clean Energy Delivers Record 50.6 Million CNG Gallons in Q3

Expands Market Reach by Acquiring Controlling Interest in NG Advantage to Bring Natural Gas to Customers Beyond the Pipeline NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. today reported it delivered for the first time over 50 million compressed natural gas (CNG) gallons in one quarter. The company plans to grow its C ... Continue reading

Voith DIWA.6 Transmission: The Clear Choice for CNG Buses

Voith DIWA.6 Transmission: The Clear Choice for CNG Buses

DIWA.6 transmissions, which could be up to 10% more fuel efficient than their predecessors, are already bound for 200 CNG buses YORK, Pa., Oct. 13, 2014 -- Voith's New Advanced DIWA.6 Automatic Transmission is proving to be the clear choice for CNG Applications in North American transit vehicles. The new DIWA.6 continu ... Continue reading

Florida Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition Announces Report: Incentives Create 1,820 New Jobs; $68 Million In Wages

Florida Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition Announces Report: Incentives Create 1,820 New Jobs; $68 Million In Wages

The Florida Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (FNGVC) announced today that the state's recently created natural gas vehicle incentive program produced 1,820 jobs and $68 million in wages in the state. Economist Hank Fishkind of Fishkind & Associates supplied the figures for this follow-up analysis of a 2012 report his firm ... Continue reading

VNG Opens Philadelphia's First Vehicle Natural Gas Fueling Facility At Popular Local Gasoline Station

VNG Opens Philadelphia's First Vehicle Natural Gas Fueling Facility At Popular Local Gasoline Station

VNG's facility is the first installation of its retail network to support the widespread use of natural gas vehicles throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania - Station offers easy access to natural gas, a cheaper, cleaner American fuel BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Sept. 15, 2014 -- VNG has opened the first public natural gas vehicle ... Continue reading

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