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A German LPG advocacy group called Green Autogas has teamed up with tuner Rollin on Chrome to build a natural-gas powered Mustang GT. The green (surprise, surprise) 'Stang puts out 300 HP via the LPG mill, yet produces 20% less CO2 and as much as 95% fewer oxides of nitrogen; since Europeans are taxed heavily on emissions output, that kind of power with a big reduction in pollution equals more fun for the buck. The car also gets 22-inch wheels and a carbon fiber body kit, but actual fuel usage figures — as well as a cost-per-mile comparison between a gasoline Mustang and the LPG Mustang — weren't provided. [Motor Authority] More »
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Fiat has built an extensive lineup of dual-fuel natural gas and gasoline vehicles, and the company has just added the latest Punto Natural Power to the stable. The little Fiat uses a 20-gallon methane tank under the floorpan to augment a 12-gallon gasoline tank in the rear, allowing the Punto to use whichever fuel is most readily available or least expensive for a combined range of 1,000 miles. The dual-fuel system also provides low CO2 emissions ratings and other benefits under the bizarre European vehicle tax code. So what's the downside? You have to swallow the idea of driving an Italian subcompact carrying 20 gallons of pressurized methane just beneath your seat. Press release after the jump. More »
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