US carmakers are struggling to reconcile customers’ growing interest in running vehicles on newly abundant natural gas with the logistical challenges of supplying the technology for the still-niche market, according to senior automotive executives. 汽车业高管表示,美国汽车制造商难以满足顾客对天然气动力汽车日益增强的兴趣,因为在这一仍属缝隙的市场供应相关技术仍有不少物流挑战。近年美国天然气供应变得充足。 The interest in compressed natural gas vehicles is the latest result of the gas glut following the shale oil and gas revolution. New drilling techniques have unlocked vast, previously inaccessible gas supplies in shale rocks. 对于压缩天然气汽车的兴趣是页岩油气革命之后大量天然气供应的结果。新的钻探技术从页岩中释放出以前无法获取的大规模天然气供应。 |