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Fiat Doesn’t Believe in Hydrogen Powered Cars, Advances CNG Option

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:35:45 +0000

Fiat, one of the oldest automobile manufacturers, has turned its back on hydrogen these days, Autocar reports. They favor CNG instead of hydrogen fuel cells, which they say are still unreliable. After developing three generations of hydrogen-powered cars, Fiat says that it is still too difficult for states to implement a hydrogen infrastructure that can […]

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Pike Research – Natural Gas Truck Sales to Increase

Benji Jerew — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:11:12 +0000

While petroleum-sourced fuel prices continue to rise, changes are necessary in order to mitigate them. One way is to improve fuel economy, including engine design and partial or full electrification. These methods are helpful, but with the increasing availability of natural gas, perhaps a change in fuel is worth looking into. Since compressed natural gas […]

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Leakage Outweighs the Benefits of Natural Gas Usage

Benji Jerew — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:04:50 +0000

Natural gas, for some, may be the solution to curbing US petroleum imports and reducing greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions. Natural gas is being used in power plants, which are much cleaner than coal-fired plants, as well as in vehicles. Increasing the number of vehicles that run on compressed natural gas [CNG] might seem like a […]

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