American Gas - April 2010 - (Page 27)

NGVs > A View from The moTor CiTy Natural gas vehicles offer a complementary technology to gasoline, hybrid and electric hybrids, and now is the time to accelerate their adoption. a Natural Gas Value michcon is a subsidiary of DTe energy, which also operates Detroit edison, an electric utility serving southeast michigan. Over more than 160 years, our companies have established strong relationships with the U.s. automakers and their major suppliers. As a valued business partner, we are in a unique position to offer insight, experience and assistance as the auto companies continue to look for alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuels. We will continue to encourage the auto industry to take a fresh look at nGVs and to improve vehicle availability, cost and performance. We firmly believe that nGVs offer a complementary technology to gasoline, hybrid and electric vehicles—and are particularly well suited to medium- and heavy-duty applications. nGVs are road-ready today and provide users with a proven technology that operates like a gasoline vehicle, but with lower fuel costs and significantly lower emissions. They also are eligible for federal Despite the recent turmoil in the U.s. auto industry, Ford, Chrysler and GM still are very much alive and looking toward the future— and they clearly see electric vehicles as a growing part of that future. However, as the natural gas utility based in Detroit, Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. (MichCon) is helping the automakers see that natural gas vehicles (NGVs) also have a place in that future—and the present, as well. in fact, Ford recently announced that it will offer a compressed natural gas (CNG) prepped engine for the transit Connect, its small european-style delivery van that won truck of the Year honors at the 2010 North American international Auto show. > BY JerrY NorCiA april 2010 AmericAn GAs

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - April 2010

American Gas - April 2010
Contents
President’s Message Energy Secretary Chu: A Stand-up Guy
Industry News
Safety First PHMSA Publishes Final CRM Rule
Tech Talk Talking Technology
Full Speed Ahead
NGVs: A View from the Motor City
The Secret to Customer Satisfaction
If the Founding Fathers Operated a Natural Gas Utility…
Places to Be
Marketplace
Advertisers’ Index
Noteworthies
Jobline
Facts on Gas

American Gas - April 2010