The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: CNG-Methane

Clean Energy Contracts to Convert 501 New Verizon Service Vans to (CNG) Power in 2010 - Only 500 huh?

Clean Energy Contracts to Convert 501 New Verizon Service Vans to (CNG) Power in 2010 - Only 500 huh?

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--BAF, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , has received an order from Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ) to convert 501 new Ford E-250 Series vans to compressed natural gas (CNG) power. The vans are scheduled for deployment later this year. “Because it is abundant and renewable, cleane ... Continue reading

Fuel Efficiency and Growing Concern for the Environment Impacting Consumers' Future Auto Buying Decisions

Fuel Efficiency and Growing Concern for the Environment Impacting Consumers' Future Auto Buying Decisions

MCLEAN, Va.--Just in time for Earth Day on April 22, a new survey by Capital One Auto Finance (www.capitalone.com/auto) finds that when it comes to Americans’ auto preferences, bigger may not always be better and fuel efficiency is in the driver’s seat. The survey, which examined driversà ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Contracts to Expand Its New York City Network of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Stations to Serve Growing CNG Taxi, Limo, & Paratransit Fleets

Clean Energy Contracts to Expand Its New York City Network of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Stations to Serve Growing CNG Taxi, Limo, & Paratransit Fleets

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Moving to expand its New York City network of CNG fueling facilities, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has contracted to build and operate two new CNG stations in the area. The first station will be located in Queens, and the second CNG station will open adjacent to Newark’s Liberty Internati ... Continue reading

Edge Products and Go Natural CNG Announce Joint Development Project

Edge Products and Go Natural CNG Announce Joint Development Project

Edge Products and Go Natural CNG Announce Joint Development Project Edge Products and Go Natural CNG recently formalized a joint development agreement. The two companies are collaborating on the creation of vehicle programming, electronics, sensors, monitors and controls for dedicated compressed natural gas vehicles an ... Continue reading

Diesel Forum Comments on Natural Gas Truck Study

Diesel Forum Comments on Natural Gas Truck Study

WASHINGTON--The Diesel Technology Forum issued the following statement today in response to the Center for American Progress Analysis advocating natural gas use in heavy vehicles. “a complete consideration of all emissions from using natural gas seems likely to make natural gas far less attractive than other fossi ... Continue reading

Groups to Coordinate Promotion of Natural Gas Hybrid-Electric Vehicles - YEA!!!!! It's About Time!!!!!

Groups to Coordinate Promotion of Natural Gas Hybrid-Electric Vehicles - YEA!!!!! It's About Time!!!!!

WASHINGTON--The American Public Gas Association (APGA), NGVAmerica, and Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corporation (HK Motors) announced today the formation of a strategic collaboration to promote the mass production and sales of natural gas-powered hybrid passenger vehicles. “Natural gas provides an immediate, responsible ... Continue reading

Experts From Torino (Italy) to Present 'Sustainable Mobility, Innovative Technologies' at 2010 SAE World Congress

Experts From Torino (Italy) to Present 'Sustainable Mobility, Innovative Technologies' at 2010 SAE World Congress

DETROIT, April 12 -- Leading authorities on sustainable mobility from Torino, Italy's automotive capitol, will be presenting a half-day seminar at the SAE World Congress 2010 in Detroit on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Sponsored by the Torino Chamber of Commerce and organized by the Piemonte Agency for Investments, Export a ... Continue reading

Test Drive Alternative Fuel Vehicles at First So Cal Green Solutions Expo

Test Drive Alternative Fuel Vehicles at First So Cal Green Solutions Expo

IRVINE, Calif.--Orange County’s Great Park will host the first So Cal Green Solutions Expo June 5-6, 2010. The nation’s premier green expo for all-things green including transportation selected the Great Park based on its sustainable design, expansive area and the diversity of the communit ... Continue reading

National Clean Car Standards Rev Up State Programs

National Clean Car Standards Rev Up State Programs

New Yorkers will save thousands of dollars at the pump NEW YORK, April 1 The Obama administration today announced new fuel economy benchmarks for automobiles and the first national standards for greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. history that will save New York car owners approximately $3,000 in fuel costs over the life ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Signs CNG Provider Agreement

Clean Energy Signs CNG Provider Agreement

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has contracted with AT&T to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations to support AT&T in its current commitment to deploy up to 8,000 CNG fleet vehicles nationwide. As part of a multi-year master agreement, Clean Energy will build, operate and supply CNG stations ... Continue reading

Clean Energy to Assume Management of 13 Existing Retail CNG Fuel Stations

Clean Energy to Assume Management of 13 Existing Retail CNG Fuel Stations

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has contracted with National Grid , an international energy delivery company, to assume the management of 13 existing National-Grid owned compressed natural gas (CNG) retail vehicle fueling stations in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “We expect to officially t ... Continue reading

T. Boone Pickens At The National Fleet NGV Summit Louisville KY

T. Boone Pickens At The National Fleet NGV Summit Louisville KY

By Bob Gordon President and Co-publisher The Auto Channel .Louisville, KY March 24, 2010; Boone Pickens, Founder and Chairman of BP Capital Management and author of "The Pickens Plan" was in Louisville, KY today to address the National Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fleet Summit. A fit and feisty Pickens, arguably the natio ... Continue reading

About Natural Gas Vehicles

About Natural Gas Vehicles

About Natural Gas Vehicles There are about 110,000 NGVs on U.S. roads today and more than 11 million worldwide. There are more than 1,100 NGV fueling stations in the U.S. – and about half of them are open to the public. In the United States, about 30 different manufacturers produce 100 models of light, medium and ... Continue reading

Congress Should Do More to Support Natural Gas for Transportation

Congress Should Do More to Support Natural Gas for Transportation

WASHINGTON--Faster growth in the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel would provide increased energy security, cleaner air, less greenhouse gas emissions, and more U.S. jobs, the president of NGVAmerica told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today. “EPA’s announcement that it is conside ... Continue reading

Composite CNG Tank Market to Witness Double Digit Growth Rates in 2010-15

Composite CNG Tank Market to Witness Double Digit Growth Rates in 2010-15

DALLAS--The CNG tank market has witnessed double digit growths during the last decade and is expected to grow at a similar rate for the next five years (2010-15). According to Lucintel, the global composite CNG tank market for automotive industry is forecast to reach $368.8 million by 2015. “Growth Opportunities i ... Continue reading

Search The Auto Channel

The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.

The Auto Channel Content by Topic

Vehicle manufacturers and alt fuels.

Search The Auto Channel Content by Date Published

August 2025

Select Another Month