Chrysler Announces CNG Pickups

The Wall Street Journal has recently published an article stating that Chrysler Group, LLC is planning to launch an independent truck lineup that will feature trucks capable of driving on normal gasoline as well as compressed natural gas (CNG), which has been around for a long time but only recently begun making headlines in the automotive industry. Chrysler is looking at using CNG as their vehicle's main source of fuel, with gasoline a backup in case you run out of CNG or something of the like. With compressed natural gas prices being half of those of gasoline, it's a lucrative alternative, and Chrysler has stated that the CNG can provide a range of more than 250 miles for a bi-fuel Ram pickup, with an additional 112 miles for the gasoline. That's pretty impressive, considering my old Corolla only had a range of about 350 miles on a full tank of gas. Many car transport companies are excited to see how CNG fuel is used in the near future - maybe hoping they can adapt the technology into their own fleets. But only time will tell.