As published by Bloomberg, “dealers have been asking for it, they’ve been clamoring, particularly in the natural gas states and in some of these places where you’re starting to get infrastructure,” Grady said, and also revealed that states where the fuel and infrastructure are most available include California, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Chrysler Group LLC announced on October 5 that 13 Ram Truck dealers landed contracts with 19 states to supply their fleets with the new 2500 Heavy Duty CNG pickup truck, which offers cost and emissions benefits, using an abundant, domestically-sourced fuel while reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil.
The Ram HD CNG is powered by the 5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 and features both compressed gas storage tanks and a choice of 8- or 35-gallon gasoline fuel tanks. Redesigned cylinder heads with specifically designed CNG compatible valves and valve-seat materials allow the engine to burn both fuels.
The Ram 2500 CNG system was fully engineered and tested by Chrysler Group and assembled at the company’s Heavy Duty truck plant in Saltillo, Mexico.
