Longview,TX — A group of Longview-area entrepreneurs is working to make natural gas fueling — a lower-cost and cleaner alternative to gasoline and diesel — a reality for local motorists.

Independence Fuel Systems, an upstart Longview-based company, is ready to ante up a sizable investment to have its first compressed natural gas fueling station in operation by the fall. Within a matter of months, the company plans to have three strategically located fueling stations in Gregg County, said Charles Neuberger, the company’s president.

“Our initial target market is going to be fleet business,” he said. “We feel that as more fueling stations are built, we’ll see more buy-in by consumers.”

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