Ford F-150 Pickup Trucks Go All Out for Natural Gas, Propane - Natural Gas Intelligence
Already a leading provider or natural gas-powered light-duty pickup trucks, Ford Motor Co. said Monday its 2016 F-150 pickup models will have a 5. 0-liter V8 engine offering natural gas and propane as fuel options. Ford said the popular pickups will have the option of a "gaseous-fuel prep," making them capable of running on compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane. Ford has sold more than 57,000 vehicles prepped to operate on CNG and propane since 2009, said the spokesperson, claiming that sales total is "seven times more than all other major U. S. automakers combined. "We expect the gaseous-fuel prep package will be even more popular than it was on the 2014 F-150 with the 3. 7-liter V6 engine," said Jon Coleman, Ford's fleet sustainability/technology manager. Ford said it sold more than 2,000 of the 2014 F-150 prep packages in less than a year, and it expects to exceed that with the 2016 package. Chicago-based ampCNG noted its own CNG fleet of Class 8 trucks has surpassed the 30 million mile mark in natural gas-fueled transportation, noting that its milestone helps to demonstrate the commercial and operational viability of CNG in heavy... Source: www.naturalgasintel.com
