* Michigan - GM offering bi-fuel pickups. Heavy-duty trucks will run on natural gas and gasoline
Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Melissa Burden -March 5, 2012: -- General Motors Co. will take orders next month for its new 2013 bi-fuel Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 heavy-duty pickups that can run on both gasoline and compressed natural gas, the automaker announced Monday... They will complement compressed natural gas Chevrolet Express and GMC Savannah cargo vans GM offers to commercial customers... Some fleet operators have been converting vehicles to run on compressed natural gas because the energy source is fairly fixed in price and because it has less emissions... A gallon equivalent of compressed natural gas in January averaged $2.13 across the U.S., about a third less than the $3.37 average price for a gallon of gas, according to the federal government. The difference is even more pronounced today, with pump prices hovering just under $4 a gallon... GM's bi-fuel trucks are built in Fort Wayne, Ind., and sent to supplier IMPCO Automotive in Union City, Ind., which integrates the bi-fuel delivery and storage system...
* New York - Natural Gas to Power Pickups
New York,NY,USA -The WSJ/Auto Industry News, by JEFF BENNETT -5 March 2012: -- U.S. auto makers are introducing pickup trucks powered by natural gas as they look to catch the growing wave of interest in the fuel as an alternative to gasoline... On Tuesday, Chrysler Group LLC plans to disclose it will build the first production-line pickup truck powered by natural gas. The auto maker is promising to build at least 2,000 heavy-duty Ram bi-fuel trucks that run on a combination of compressed natural gas and gasoline starting in June...Labels: truckmakers news USA
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