CSP Magazine | February 2013

On a Blue Streak

CNG sparks interest as retailers look to grow sales and save money.

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Imagine a fuel that has a margin five to six times greater than that of gasoline or diesel, changes price at most once a month, and is in demand among the nation’s heaviest consumers of fuel.

The potential of natural gas as a transportation fuel seems as great in 2013 as it has ever been, thanks to record low prices, a clean-burning reputation and the huge appeal of a plentiful domestic fuel source in a country eager to become less reliant on imports.

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