un article sur les véhicules (particuliers, utilitaires et poids lourds) utilisant le Gaz aux USA et perspectives.
Probléme, il y a pas assez de station qui délivrent ce Gaz pour véhicule et elles coutent trés cher à construire.
Il y a 114 000 véhicules utilisant le Gaz aux USA.
3.8 milliards de $ vont étre consacrée en aides à l' achat de ces véhicules à Gaz.
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50477820100728ANALYSIS - U.S. bill boosts nat gas vehicles, hurdles remain
Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Bill released on Tuesday is a big boost for the natural gas vehicle (NGV) industry, but natural gas faces hurdles to eroding oil's dominance as a transport fuel in the United States.
For one, even as U.S. natural gas production expands to fuel a growing NGV fleet, a national distribution infrastructure is not yet in place.
In an attempt to reduce U.S. reliance on petroleum, the latest Energy Bill, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, offers $3.8 billion in rebates to buyers of NGVs, from passenger cars to 18-wheelers.
It is the biggest ever incentive for buyers of alternative vehicles, offering subsidies for cars at $10,000 per vehicle and up to $64,000 for heavy trucks. Grants and subsidies for refueling stations and manufacturing plants have also been proposed.
The rebates remove one of the major obstacles to increased use of NGVs in the United States -- the extra cost of an NGV compared to a gasoline or diesel vehicle.
"The proposed incentives will encourage even more individual consumers and fleets to switch to natural gas vehicles. And we expect this to spur manufacturers to produce even more natural gas models," said Richard Kolodzeij, president of trade group NGV America.
However, there is concern that the bill does not go far enough to really boost the use of NGVs.
Sales of natgas vehicles are waning. According to the EIA, the number of NGVs on U.S. roads fell from 118,532 in 2004 to 113,973 in 2008. And without more government support, the EIA sees only a shallow rise in the use of natural gas for transport to 2020.
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