Manic for Organic: a Guide to Alternative Fuels
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Oil-based substances aren't the only types of fuels available for cars, with plenty of carmakers and aftermarket specialists offering alternatives
2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD Gets Money-Saving CNG Option
6 Feb 2014, 09:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet has announced the availability of a bi-fuel conversion kit for the 2015 Silverado 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty trucks, which will enable the vehicle to run on either gasoline or compressed nat...
Luxury SUV, Non-Luxury Car Buyers More Likely to Purchase EVs, Hybrids
24 Nov 2013, 09:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A recent study by Phoenix Marketing International has revealed that luxury SUV buyers and non-luxury car shoppers are most likely to consider acquiring alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) such as EVs, h...
2014 Ford F-150 CNG Production Begins in Kansas
21 Nov 2013, 14:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford has announced that production of the brand new CNG-powered F-150 pickup truck is already underway in Kansas City, as the very first vehicle rolled off the company’s assembly plant. Ava...
Chrysler to Introduce Human Lung-Inspired CNG Tanks on Pickup Trucks
13 Nov 2013, 13:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler, currently the only manufacturer to offer mass-production CNG-powered pickup trucks, has developed a patent-pending technology that mimics human lungs in order to increase compressed natura...
Fiat 500L Living Gets 0.9-Liter Two-Cylinder CNG Engine
1 Nov 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Compressed Natural Gas or CNG is very popular in Italy right now, due to the lower price of the fuel compared to regular petrol. Fiat has always been on top of it, with plenty of bi-fuel versions of...
Mazda3 Compressed Natural Gas Engine to Be Previewed in Tokyo
22 Oct 2013, 11:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Skactiv-G, Skyactiv-D, Skyactiv-MT and soon… Skyactiv-CNG. The now famous Japanese philosophy for making things go Zoom Zoom a little bit more efficiently will be used for the first time t...
Natural Gas Powered Skoda Citigo Crossing 9 Countries on €100
1 Aug 2013, 12:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Skoda Citigo makes a lot of compromises in order to become a cheap car to buy and run. One more surely wouldn't have hurt, so they made a natural gas version recently. The little city ru...
2014 Ford F-150 Gains CNG Engine Option
31 Jul 2013, 08:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford has announced the introduction of a compressed natural gas (CNG) version for the 2014 F-150 pickup truck. The new CNG vehicle will go on sale this fall as 3.7-liter V6 engine option with a fact...
Fiat Says No to Hydrogen-Powered Cars
6 Jun 2013, 09:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While Hyundai has delivered its first 15 fuel-cell ix35 models in Europe, other automakers are not too ecstatic about developing hydrogen-powered vehicle. Including Italian giant Fiat, who says h...
Chevrolet Working on CNG-powered Impala?
21 May 2013, 07:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet might offer a compressed natural gas-powered (CNG) version in the near future, as part of the automaker’s strategy to flip the current fleet-to-retail to a more profitable 30:70 rati...
Volkswagen Eco Up! Stars in "Think Blue" Commercial
9 Apr 2013, 11:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Every time we visit a Volkswgen dealership to pick a car up for a test drive, our collective corneas are inundated with the color blue. The cleaner cars this German automaker makes are not labeled g...
SEAT Mii Ecofuel Announced
2 Mar 2013, 14:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Making efficient and cheap cars even more efficient or cheap is the key to success. After SEAT launched its own city car last year, the Mii will get a version that is cheaper to run. The Mii Ecof...
Audi Reveals A3 g-tron for Geneva
1 Mar 2013, 09:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi is all about the 'Vorsprung dutch Technik", but their latest car sounds like it's gone all gangsta'. It's called the A3 g-tron. An affiliation with G-unit maybe? No,...
Fantastic Magnolia Special Runs on Natural Gas
9 Aug 2012, 10:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A couple of years ago, Jay Leno asked the question “Why isn’t natural gas sexier?” while looking at a CNG-powered Honda Civic. New Orleans designer J.T. Nesbitt took up the challen...
Pricing Announced for Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Bi-Fuel Conversion
19 Apr 2012, 13:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / GM announced a new bi-fuel conversion kit for Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks yesterday, and the big news for alternative fuel fans is the kits will only set you back $11,000 over t...
Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD Get CNG Option for $11,000
17 Apr 2012, 18:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / GM today announced the introduction of a bi-fuel option on the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500HD, with the pickup trucks now also being able to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) be...
Honda Civic Natural Gas Becomes 2012 Green Car of the Year
17 Nov 2011, 21:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / So, it is time for the LA Auto Show to give us the name of Miss 2012 Green Car of the Year. The winner is neither a diesel nor a hybrid. It's not even a petrol. So, what is it then? The 2012 Ho...
General Motors Will Offer CNG Bi-Fuel Pickup in 2012
3 Oct 2011, 20:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors wants to give its customers, especially those interested in its workhorses, the opportunity of running on compressed natural gas (CNG) and currently offers the Chevrolet Express and G...
Opel Unveils Zafira 1.6 CNG Turbo
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel today announced that its new natural gas-propelled Zafira 1.6 CNG Turbo van will be showcased at the upcoming Bologna Motor Show that starts on December 5. Opel says the new Zafira provides a m...