The 12m (39ft) long 40-seat vehicles will be run on both compressed natural gas and bio natural gas.
The first explosion occurred on a barge designed to carry compressed natural gas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Your car can now run on either gasoline, or CNG(compressed natural gas, methane) at the flip of a switch.
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For example, he said, using compressed natural gas as a transportation fuel in a new generation of cars would be a travesty.
There are about 830 compressed natural gas stations around the country, and not all are available for just anyone to use.
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The new Pickens Plan calls for Congress to pass legislation that will incentivize the conversion of 18-wheel trucks to compressed natural gas (CNG).
One such project is in the sprawling Indian city of Ahmedabad, where a fleet of buses running on compressed natural gas is reducing air pollution.
Natural-gas boosters, unsurprisingly, support cars powered by compressed natural gas, noting that gas infrastructure (for stoves and heating) reaches millions of homes and businesses already.
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The trucking industry is starting the switch, with compressed natural gas being used in local delivery trucks and liquefied natural gas in over-the-road trucks, trains and barges.
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Including powering our vehicles, there are about 14 million CNG vehicles on the road now worldwide most of them bi-fuel, they can use petroleum or CNG(compressed natural gas) interchangeably.
One frequent question deals with Compressed Natural Gas or Liquified Natural Gas vehicles (Natural Gas Vehicles or NGV) in comparison with tri-Flex Fuel vehicles ( Gasoline, Ethanol, Methanol) vehicles.
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The VelociRFTA BRT fleet will operate on compressed natural gas (CNG), an affordable, abundant, and domestically produced fuel that will help make RFTA a more energy-independent and sustainable transit organization.
For example, the BBC reported in 2007 that all cars manufactured in Iran were mandated to have dual-fuel capacity to run on either gasoline or compressed natural gas (CNG).
The gas filling stations supply to vehicles driven by compressed natural gas, and the government hopes that the gas saved will be used to increase electricity production in gas-fired power plants.
Compressed natural gas will be used for short-haul deliveries.
Iran shut down its electricity grid several times last winter to conserve gas, says former energy official Fesharaki, and it plans to build at least 600 compressed natural gas stations this year to reduce demand for gasoline.
As a result of these economics, Waste Management recently announced it plans to have 80% of its new trucks run on compressed natural gas (CNG is used primarily in buses, vans and cars, while LNG is used in heavy duty trucks).
PowerBox Concept hybrid, for example, shown at the L.A. show, looks a lot like a standard sports utility vehicle (SUV) but combines a supercharged V-6 engine that runs on compressed natural gas and an electric motor that provides added power for acceleration and passing.
Diesel trucks can be readily modified to use either compressed or liquefied natural gas.
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The only serious objection to natural gas is that, even when compressed or liquefied, it takes up a lot of space.
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