An article on the Forbes.com website explores the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel in China. “At the end of 2010, more than 80 cities across China had gas refilling facilities and the number of CNG/LNG refill stations totaled more than 1,000.” They appear to be way ahead of the United States.
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An article on Forbes.com reviews some aspects of the NAT GAS Act [1], which has a goal of stimulating the demand for domestic natural gas by funding infrastructure that will support the use of natural gas vehicles.
[1] http://sullivan.house.gov/perspectives/natgasact.htm
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The Financial Times has an article that describes the joint efforts of General Electric and Chesapeake Energy to increase the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel.
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General Motors plans to produce a new line of pickup trucks that can be fueled by compressed natural gas or standard gasoline. This will allow owners to take advantage of the low price of natural gas and help the United States consume an oversupply.
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T. Boone Pickens says that he is for American energy and makes a pitch for energy independence.
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President Obama proposes a tax credit that will refund 50% of the extra cost paid for a natural gas-fueled truck above what would have been paid for the same truck with a diesel or gasoline fuel system. This is the type of incentive needed to assure t…
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An article on the Philly.com website explores areas of market expansion for natural gas. Enormous amounts could be: used as a vehicle fuel, used to produce plastics, used to produce electricity and converted to LNG for overseas export. Each of these …
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Sasol, the South African company that is famous for making liquid fuels from coal, considers building a $10 billion plant to convert US natural gas into a liquid vehicle fuel.
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