Natural Gas Vehicles
Natural gas is made up primarily of methane with trace amounts of other gases. It occurs naturally underground and is extracted through gas wells or in conjunction with crude oil production. For storage purposes it can be stored as compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquid natural gas (LNG). Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are the most advanced alternative fuel technology available commercially. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are more than 85,000 CNG vehicles on the road, including one out of every five transit buses. Some vehicles come already equipped to run either entirely on CNG (dedicated) or on both CNG and gasoline or diesel (bi-fuel). Read more...

           

 

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