CNG Process For Full-Size Vans Nears Completion

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General Motors has finalized the production process for its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans, allowing the company to deliver fleet customers complete vehicles with a fully integrated and dedicated CNG fuel system starting this fall.

GM announced in May that it would be the only manufacturer to offer a one-source van CNG option, allowing its customers to focus on their business rather than on contracting the conversion of their vehicles.

The vans will meet all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emission certification requirements, and will be fully compliant with applicable motor vehicle safety standards.

GM has chosen Productive Concepts (PCI), an alternative fuels conversion company, to become an integral part of its production.  PCI will integrate the CNG fuel delivery and storage system with the hardened engine at its facility in Union City, Indiana. PCI will work to ensure full emissions compliance. Once the CNG system is integrated into the vans at PCI, they can be shipped to many specialty vehicle manufacturers to have commercial equipment added, or directly to GM dealers.