总部位于得克萨斯州的能源供应商CenterPoint的能源将增加35个天然气汽车，其船队跨越阿肯色州，路易斯安那州，明尼苏达州，密西西比州，俄克拉荷马州和得克萨斯州在2013年。此外，该公司预计至少有17个新的压缩天然气（CNG）加气站建在公司的服务区域提供天然气服务。

“天然气可以与其他车辆燃料竞争，但是我们需要扩大我们的基础设施和培育不断增长的天然气汽车市场，”乔·麦戈德里克说，天然气业务部门总裁，中点能源。

2013年预期增加将带来天然气加油站中心点能源的服务领域至少有49，与大多数位于得克萨斯州，俄克拉荷马州和明尼苏达州。一些零售加油站也已开始探索计划新增天然气泵，它们的位置。

天然气汽车的消费者的兴趣继续增长，因为站的可用性增加的结果和传统的汽油相比，成本低。在美国，一加仑汽油成本平均3.60元，而一加仑压缩天然气费2.10元。据美国天然气联盟，天然气汽车也被证明平均减少25％的二氧化碳比汽油和柴油燃烧同行发出。

消费者的利益已经吸引了各大汽车厂商的关注。福特汽车公司最近宣布，他们售出了创纪录的11,600辆天然气在其2012年的车型阵容 - 扩大两倍以上，2010年的销售额。

中心点能源的天然气车队将增长到2013年底的85辆。在其服​​务领域中，中心点也提供了准则和工具​​，以帮助识别有希望的候选人天然气船队转换。麦戈德里克说：“我们目前的策略是积极推广天然气作为运输燃料在所有市场中，车队转换强调这一目标，”。

在除了以天然气基础设施建设提供压缩天然气加气站，天然气转换自己的车队，并提供工具，以鼓励天然气船队转换，中点能源支持立法，并参与组织促进天然气作为运输燃料。

麦戈德里克说：“我很自豪地说，中点能源，我们发挥领导作用，尽我们所能，使天然气汽车的重要组成部分，我们国家的运输组合，”。“我们的角色是教育，推动和促进天然气汽车的经济和环境优势，力争成为一家领先的能源公司，对这项技术。”

Texas-based energy provider CenterPoint Energy will add 35 natural gas vehicles to its fleet across Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas in 2013. Additionally, the company expects to provide natural gas service to at least 17 new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations built in the company’s service territory.

“Natural gas can compete with other vehicle fuels, but we need to expand our infrastructure and nurture the growing natural gas vehicle market,”said Joe McGoldrick, division president of Gas Operations, for CenterPoint Energy.

The expected 2013 additions will bring the number of natural gas fueling stations in CenterPoint Energy’s service territory to at least 49, with the majority located in Texas, Oklahoma and Minnesota. A number of retail gasoline stations have also begun exploring plans to add natural gas pumps to their locations.

Consumer interest in natural gas vehicles continues to grow as a result of increased station availability and the low cost compared to traditional gasoline. Across the U.S., a gallon of gasoline costs $3.60 on average, while a gallon of compressed natural gas costs $2.10. According to America’s Natural Gas Alliance, natural gas vehicles have also been shown to emit on average 25 percent less carbon dioxide than their gasoline and diesel-burning counterparts.

Consumer interest has attracted the attention of major car manufacturers as well. Ford Motor Company recently announced they sold a record 11,600 natural gas vehicles in their 2012 model year lineup – more than tripling 2010 sales.

CenterPoint Energy’s natural gas vehicle fleet will grow to 85 vehicles by the end of 2013. Across its service territory, CenterPoint also provides guidelines and tools to help identify promising candidates for natural gas fleet conversion. “Our current strategy is to proactively market natural gas as a transportation fuel in all markets, and fleet conversion emphasizes this goal,” said McGoldrick.

In addition to building gas infrastructure to serve compressed natural gas fueling stations, converting its own fleet to natural gas, and providing tools to encourage natural gas fleet conversion, CenterPoint Energy supports legislation and participates in organizations that promote natural gas as a transportation fuel.

“I am proud to say that, at CenterPoint Energy, we’re taking a leadership role and doing what we can to make natural gas vehicles an important part of our nation’s transportation mix,” McGoldrick said. “Our role is to educate, promote and facilitate the economic and environmental advantages of natural gas vehicles, and strive to become a leading energy company for this technology.”