Built right at the factory to operate strictly on natural gas, these vehicles provide economic and environmental savings while still maintaining or improving the quality, safety and warranty benefits of their gasoline counterparts. They can be ordered through participating dealers across Canada. Other types of vehicles, such as ice resurfacing equipment, forklifts, heavy duty trucks, school buses and transit buses are all becoming more popular in Canada and are available either through the manufacturer or as an after-market conversion . If a factory-built NGV doesn't suit the application, you can successfully convert an existing vehicle to run on natural gas. Called an after-market conversion, these vehicles still meet or beat the original vehicle emission standards .
Flexibility is a major benefit of conversions.
Because there is both a gasoline and natural gas fuel supply, you have the option of switching to gasoline at any time. If a conversion runs totally out of natural gas, the engine switches over automatically to draw from the gasoline supply, even while the vehicle is in motion. Converting a vehicle to run on natural gas is relatively simple. Conversion equipment connects to the existing vehicle and no major engine modifications are needed. There are companies all across Canada who are skilled in NGV Conversions .