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Tiny Hyundai Exter CUV Looks So Cute You Could Eat It, but It's a Forbidden Fruit
Tiny Hyundai Exter CUV Looks So Cute You Could Eat It, but It's a Forbidden Fruit

8 May 2023, 12:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The South Korean has a refreshingly boxy micro-crossover for city dwellers, but it's only available - with bookings already open - in India, not elsewhere

 
VW Caddy Now Runs on Compressed Natural Gas, Dark Label Model Joins the Range
VW Caddy Now Runs on Compressed Natural Gas, Dark Label Model Joins the Range

15 Jul 2022, 10:31 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Packing a 129-hp 1.5-liter engine, the CNG variant of the Volkswagen Caddy has a total driving range of at least 323 miles

 
Iranian Gov't and Khodro Ready to Build World's Largest Multi-Fuel Vehicle Fleet on Earth
Iranian Gov't and Khodro Ready to Build World's Largest Multi-Fuel Vehicle Fleet on Earth

6 Dec 2021, 16:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Under the current arrangement, Khodro will produce up to 40,000 taxis and 5,000 pickup trucks, with either standard unleaded petroleum or CNG

 
Truck Runs on Whisky Waste, Cuts Down CO2 Emissions by 95%
Truck Runs on Whisky Waste, Cuts Down CO2 Emissions by 95%

29 Jul 2021, 09:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A special technology employed in Scotland allows whisky brand Glefiddich to run its delivery trucks on production waste and residues. It is very effective.

 
Examining the CNG-Powered Engine of the 2021 VW Golf TGI
Examining the CNG-Powered Engine of the 2021 VW Golf TGI

23 Nov 2020, 10:41 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / CNG use has exponentially increased in Europe as an alternative to conventional fuels and VW is offering a specifically-designed engine to meet the demand.

 
Audi Saves the Planet One A3 Sportback at the Time, Now Again Available With CNG
Audi Saves the Planet One A3 Sportback at the Time, Now Again Available With CNG

15 Sep 2020, 13:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Don't confuse the more desirable CNG - compressed natural gas - with the other type of gas powertrain that uses liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

 
Skoda Debuts Scala G-Tec With 90 HP 1-Liter Turbo CNG Engine
Skoda Debuts Scala G-Tec With 90 HP 1-Liter Turbo CNG Engine

25 Jun 2019, 13:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We don't know why Skoda chose the 1-liter engine instead of the 130 horsepower 1.5 that would have been more suitable for a car of this size

 
2019 Audi A3 g-tron has New 1.5 TFSI CNG System With Extra Range
2019 Audi A3 g-tron has New 1.5 TFSI CNG System With Extra Range

8 Mar 2019, 20:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new 1.5 TFSI system is the same as in the Octavia G-Tec and Golf TGI. It replaces the 1.4 with a 1.5 turbo and adds more CNG fuel capacity

 
Volkswagen Polo, Golf Now Available With 1.0 TGI, 1.5 TGI Engine Options
Volkswagen Polo, Golf Now Available With 1.0 TGI, 1.5 TGI Engine Options

2 Feb 2019, 15:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Compressed natural gas is one alternative to gasoline, and Volkswagen hopes the 1.0 TGI and 1.5 TGI to work wonders in the Polo and Golf

 
SEAT Arona TGI Revealed With 90 HP 1.0-Liter CNG Engine
SEAT Arona TGI Revealed With 90 HP 1.0-Liter CNG Engine

28 Sep 2018, 11:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new TGI systems from Volkswagen Group put more emphasis on the CNG, as the regular gasoline tank is tiny by comparison

 
Updated Skoda Octavia G-Tec Gets 1.5 TGI With 130 HP While Running CNG
Updated Skoda Octavia G-Tec Gets 1.5 TGI With 130 HP While Running CNG

21 Sep 2018, 20:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This is the TGI Evo engine with 20 more horsepower than its predecessor. The Octavia also has a much higher CNG capacity than before

 
Audi Starts Engine Tests with Non-Fossil Fuel
Audi Starts Engine Tests with Non-Fossil Fuel

12 Mar 2018, 15:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker Audi will begin engine testing of new e-gasoline and e-diesel fuels, produced from biomass in a two-step process.

 
SEAT Unveils Ibiza TGI With New 1-Liter That Runs on Natural Gas
SEAT Unveils Ibiza TGI With New 1-Liter That Runs on Natural Gas

16 Feb 2018, 19:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Ibiza TGI is a simple alternative to those who want low running costs without buying an expensive hybrid. It also has huge range

 
2018 SEAT Leon TGI Acceleration and Fuel Consumption in the Real World
2018 SEAT Leon TGI Acceleration and Fuel Consumption in the Real World

19 Dec 2017, 21:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Watching a CNG-powered SEAT Leon with 110 accelerating to 100 km/h or doing consumption tests is a bit like watching paint dry

 
Volkswagen Unveils 1.0 TGI Turbo Engine That Runs on Natural Gas in Vienna
Volkswagen Unveils 1.0 TGI Turbo Engine That Runs on Natural Gas in Vienna

27 Apr 2017, 14:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 1.0-liter 3-cylinder turbo can run both on gasoline and CNG. It's designed for what Volkswagen calls small cars, so either the Polo or the Brazilian Gol

 
US-Built Afghan Gas Station Swallowed 86-Times More Money than It Normally Should Have
US-Built Afghan Gas Station Swallowed 86-Times More Money than It Normally Should Have

3 Nov 2015, 16:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We all know governments are lousy at handling the taxpayer's money, but this mess-up involving the Pentagon and a gas station in Afghanistan is too much

 
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Chassis Cab Gets Bi-Fuel CNG Option
2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Chassis Cab Gets Bi-Fuel CNG Option

8 May 2015, 09:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For the 2016 model year, the golden bowtie will offer the Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD chassis cab with a bi-fuel CNG option

 
Eco-Motive Patents Twin Vertical Bank Hybrid Engine; Complicate Much?
Eco-Motive Patents Twin Vertical Bank Hybrid Engine; Complicate Much?

27 Nov 2014, 11:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A hybrid vehicle denotes a car capable to alternatively run on at least two fuel types. The most common hybrid powertrain today is gasoline-electric but before that we had (and still have in some pl...

 
GM Recalling 3K Full-Size CNG Vans
GM Recalling 3K Full-Size CNG Vans

18 Sep 2014, 19:59 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Due to its reduced price, many fleet companies run vehicles on compressed natural gas (CNG), but like all other modes of transportation, safety issues can always arise. For General Motors, this is t...

 
The new Skoda Octavia G-TEC Runs on Compressed Natural Gas
The new Skoda Octavia G-TEC Runs on Compressed Natural Gas

20 Feb 2014, 14:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Czech carmaker Skoda continues its tireless work to offer its customers ever-more affordable motoring solutions. Their latest car is not complicated and expensive electric car, but a bi-fuel model t...