Photo by Bangalore Aviation
Qatar Airways is planning to use domestically abundant natural gas to power it’s whole airline fleet as soon as late 2013.
[New Flyer C40LFR, by flickr user JLaw45](New Flyer C40LFR)
Most people don’t think of natural gas fueling cars, but it does! There are natural gas powered cars on U.S. roads right now. The Honda Civic Natural Gas runs entirely on natural gas, using no gasoline. The Honda CNG has a suggested retail price of $26,305, with possible tax incentives available.
Photo: Smokey Drive from Lubbock to Austin / by flickr user dingatx / CC BY-NC 2.0
At Sustainable America we find this article from 13D Research interesting and on point. We believe it helps highlight the vulnerabilities of our economy to global oil supply, and the need for reducing our reliance on oil for transportation uses.