Toyota to Build CNG/Electric Hybrid Camry
Excellent news! USA Today reports that renewed interest in CNG has prompted Toyota to re-enter the CNG market.
Toyota decides to give natural-gas cars another chance
"Toyota says it will display a concept version of a CNG-electric hybrid Camry at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. Though it has made no commitment to production, the unveiling is tied to a burst of renewed interest."
"'With this concept, we are confirming our interest in pursuing CNG,' says Irv Miller, a vice president for Toyota Motor Sales, the U.S. sales arm. He lauded CNG as cheaper than gasoline, low in emissions and more plentiful than oil. Data presented at a Toyota-sponsored conference here made the case for oil production declining faster than natural gas supplies, pointing to the need to look anew at the fuel."
(Too bad USA Today didn't do their research thoroughly or they would have acknowledged the role Utah has played in CNG's recent growth.)
