Compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles have been around a while and have had a great deal of success — look at all those NYC Crown Vic cabs adapted to use CNG. Though the fuel is abundant and relatively cheap, one of the biggest limiting factors has always been how to package the bulky cylindrical tanks used to store …
Why We Aren't Driving Natural Gas Powered Cars
America is in the midst of the biggest energy boom since Texas' 20th Century Gusher Age. All over the country, new drilling techniques have created an abundance of cheap natural gas. With domestic production at more than 25 billion cubic feet per day, prices are as low as they've ever been.
Ram 2500 CNG Pickup: The Jolly Green Giant
If your goal is to drive a vehicle that has arguably greater environmental friendliness than a Prius, but you want to look like you're driving pretty much the exact opposite of that, you're in luck. For the first time, a North American manufacturer is making a Compressed Natural Gas-powered vehicle right in the…
Crack Cocaine Hidden In Fuel Tank Blamed For Explosion
A couple in Brazil smuggling eleven pounds of crack cocaine in their car's natural gas tank had their vehicle explode during a fueling stop. Crack rocks covered the filling station's walls. Both suffered minor injuries and arrests. (H/t Chad!) [WinnepegExpress]
Peak Oil Argument Pretty Much Irrelevant
"Peak Oil" is breathlessly bandied about as reason to kill or vilify fun, high-powered cars or adopt mass transit. Argue the environmental benefits all day, but there's possibly 60 years of natural gas reserves if the oil runs dry. [Telegraph]
AFVTech Developing Natural Gas-Huffing, 600HP, LS7-Powered Hot Rod
AFVTech is a company which sells conversion kits for compressed natural gas, mother nature's most ignored fuel source. We suspect their '33 Ford hot rod boasting a CNG-burning 600 HP 7.0-liter LS7 won't be ignored.
CNG-Powered City Bus Explodes In Thailand, Demonstrates Importance Of…
A city bus explosion at a Bangkok natural gas filling station last week appears to highlight the dangers of responding to higher gas prices with slapdash propulsion conversions. According to records, the formerly diesel-powered bus was converted using a shipment of used parts from China and had not registered with the…
BRA GmbH to Unveil Cévennes Turbo-CNG Roadster at Geneva
With everybody flipping out about environmentalism in these post-Inconvenient Truth days, companies far and wide are looking to reinvent the wheel, or more specifically, the engine. That's just what BRA GmbH and its partners, PGO Automobiles and Gasmobil will be looking to do at the upcoming Geneva Auto Salon when they …
Prince Charles Begins Construction Of World's Largest GTL Plant
Liquid fuel created from natural gas (also known as Gas To Liquid or GTL) burns mighty clean, particularly when compared to icky old sulfur-laden diesel fuel. And after years of planning (and Exxon backing out of the project at the last minute), the government of Qatar and its partner, Shell Oil, broke ground on their …
