Westport Innovations (NASDAQ:WPRT)

natural gas auto engines

I like it.It is new.

all we need for a long time ford track which runs off of natural gas.

Natgas 18 wheelers are coming and WPRT designs the engines.

Very big losses, increasing of the number of shares to finance the losses, the system can't last !

With gas prices high as they are now and on the rise, I see huge potential for growth for this company.

Nat. Gas Rules the future regardless of what 44 Thinks??

"...agreement with RDS Shell (RDS-A) to begin offering liquified natural gas fueling stations in the U.S. and Canada." http://www.thestreet.com/story/11241502/2/cramers-mad-money-recap-china-report-could-fuel-rally-update-1.html

need for alternative fuels and they are in right place at the right time

When gasoline again ramps up in price, ethanol is no longer viable, battery technology doesn't pan out and natural gas is left as THE lower carbon fuel, then WPRT's technology will begin to be exploited to its fullest.

Natural Gas bet.

Long term play on LPG vs Gasoline/Diesel

With North America swimming in cheap shale gas, vs higher oil prices, in my opinion, it's likely that higher efficiency natural gas engines will gain traction/market share. Indeed, if WPRT can expand it's customer base beyond truck diesel engine conversions, into the mainstream auto market, it could continue to increase sales and margins at double digit rates. With it's high equivalent octane performance, natural gas could enable smaller turbocharged engines that extend fuel economy through both higher compression (resulting in higher efficiency) and less weight.

The US is the Saudi Arabia of Natural Gas. Major truck fleets are converting to natural gas and Westport is a major manufacturer
of natural gas engines.

Good time to get in on the ground floor of an innovative company.

Longer term nat gas play

I've spent over thirty years in the trucking industry as a driver. The big push has been for lower emissions and better fuel mileage.This company has a big head start over their competitors and they are well positioned in several markets, not just in the U.S. With the treasury printing money like it's Monopoly money, the price of fuel should stay as high as it now is, with more increases to come if and when the economy improves and people start to drive more as they go back to work and take vacations.I like this stock to perform very well over the next five years.

A company like this with key inventions to make natural gas a successful substitute fuel in diesel engines, joint venture with Cummins, the world's best diesel engine manufacturer, and more ventures on the way should be successful. To top it off natural gas is the economic choice to supplement hydrocarbons from crude oil in light of the vast reserves which can be developed in the United States. Electric cars will depend on power from generating plants which exhaust 2/3 of the energy input to the surroundings, or more unreliable sources such as wind. Alternative cars such and electric and ethanol are cute supplements to direct use of clean fuels such as methane, LPG, gasoline, and Diesel, the source of our modern economic success, but will always be uneconomic (according to the first, second and third laws of thermodynamics)..

The switch to natural gas makes this company a player in the increased interest. Many of our public transportation busses have already switched to NG.