Houston-based company has recently announced it has introduced its new Nat G 500 Series compressed natural gas vehicle fueling station for mid-sized fleets, priced starting at $59,900 after a federal tax credit. The Nat G 500 Series is built around a world-class compressor provided by Sauer Compressors USA.

With the help of a recent $3 million Department of Energy grant, Texas A&M University chemist Hongcai Joe Zhou and his team are collaborating with automobile giant GM, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and Research Triangle Institute (RTI) to figure out how to take a more cost-efficient fuel tank from concept to reality. According to Zhou, solving the technical hurdles related to natural gas storage will be necessary to drive a nationwide shift from petroleum to cleaner-burning fuels.

To serve the Canadian market, the company is opening the Westport's Windsor Integration Centre (WWIC) in Ontario with trucks expected to be ready for delivery to customers by late June 2013. Built at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant, the F-Series Super Duty trucks will be shipped to the 20,000 square feet WWIC for installation of the bi-fuel CNG/gasoline Westport WiNG Power System. Once installed, trucks will be shipped to customers using Ford's single-ship through transportation system, offering customers efficiencies and cost savings in vehicle delivery.

3M announced it has successfully completed the NGV2-2007 certification process for its first compressed natural gas tank, designed for light- and medium-duty pick-up trucks and corporate fleet vehicles. The 21.5 x 60 inch tank capitalizes on improvements in geometries and proprietary 3M™ Matrix Resin featuring nanosilica technology to deliver a solution that is lighter, offers greater capacity, and is more cost effective than similar tanks.