http://www.cngvp.org/News/news_home.php The lastest in CNG Vehicles from CNGVP en-us Copyright 2009, California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT CNGVP In house 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.cngvp.org/Home_images/CNGVPNewsLogo260x60.gif http://www.cngvp.org/News/news_home.php The lastest in CNG Vehicles from CNGVP 260 60 http://www.chron.com/business/article/Waste-Management-adding-cleaner-natural-gas-3550278.php http://www.chron.com/business/article/Waste-Management-adding-cleaner-natural-gas-3550278.php The iconic rumbling garbage truck may have met its match: natural gas. Waste Management on Friday will announce it is pushing forward on a nationwide plan to convert all of its 18,342 trucks from loud and smoky diesel engines to quieter and cleaner compressed natural gas-powered machines. The latest destination for the company's CNG trucks will be the Houston area, starting at a facility in Conroe where 80 trucks will be able to refuel with gas overnight. The Houston-based refuse collection giant is the latest in a line of major corporations, including UPS and AT&T, to expand their use of natural gas in fleet vehicles - convinced it is the cheapest and most environmentally friendly option to power their daily road operations. "The economics and payback of natural gas are so strong that it dwarfs any other technology," said Eric Woods, vice president of fleet and logistics for Waste Management. FRI 11 May 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/IKMlD6 http://bit.ly/IKMlD6 Last Thursday, Wisconsin-based Kwik Trip opened a CNG/LNG station in La Crosse and also plans to add this fueling option in Sturtevant this month as part of the privately held company's broader expansion into alternative energies. "It's the first of its kind in the entire United States because it offers many different fueling choices in one location for the general public," said Kwik Trip co-owner Steve Zietlow regarding La Crosse site, which sells 10 fuel varieties. La Crosse filling station was designed by GP Strategies, and includes one 15,000-gallon LNG storage tank, two LNG fuel dispensers and three dual hose CNG dispensers. The facility will serve Kwik Trip's fleet, which now includes 20 natural gas vehicles, private fleets, and vehicles using multiple or other alternative fuels. FRI 11 May 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/Ju7lij http://bit.ly/Ju7lij The drink manufacturer announced the successful implementation of compressed natural gas vehicles, which are expected to cut 400,000 gallons of diesel in 2012. Transplace, provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, is in charge of managing carriers and fueling options within network. The five-year arrangement transports Sunny Delight products to customers across the Southern California market to cities such as Los Angeles, Mira Loma, Carson and Riverside. To date, the program has met the company's goals; and long-term, Sunny Delight expects the transition from diesel to CNG for its fleet operations will result in substantially fewer greenhouse gas emissions and reduced transportation costs. TUE 8 May 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-mct-gassing-up-with-natural-gas-might-be-in-nepas-20120505,0,6366944.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-mct-gassing-up-with-natural-gas-might-be-in-nepas-20120505,0,6366944.story Instead of going to the pump to gas up vehicles, people may soon be going to the "valve" to fill up on a different type of gas -- compressed natural gas. Historically low prices for natural gas prompted some to revisit a fairly old technology -- compressed natural gas vehicles. "(In the U.S.) we don't even know that you can drive a vehicle on alternative fuels," said William Freeman, coordinator of corporate development for Chesapeake Energy. Even though the U.S. has the world's largest natural gas reserve, it has less than half a percent of the world's CNG vehicles. The greatest benefit of CNG vehicles will come to large, high-mileage fleets such as bus systems, trucking firms and waste haulers. With the gallon equivalent of natural gas at about $2, half the price of gasoline and diesel, interest is at a high point. But it needs a jump-start. SAT 5 May 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/IybmF5 http://bit.ly/IybmF5 Work began this week on a new alternative fuel addition at Pilot Flying J Travel Center in north La Salle. The station is also included in Clean Energy Fuel’s “America’s Natural Gas Highway” plan, which was released earlier this year. Clean Energy touts itself as “America’s largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation.” Clean Energy’s plan calls for the development of 150 fueling stations spread throughout 33 states. Seventy of those stations, including the station in La Salle, are scheduled to open by the end of this year with the rest opening in 2013. Many will be located at existing Pilot Flying J Travel Centers. "Another amazing component of this car is its safety record," said Atmos Energy's Mike DeArmond. "Unlike the volatile combustion caused by gasoline leaks, natural gas will actually dissipate into the air in the event of an accident or tank rupture, which is especially important when it's on a NASCAR race track." FRI 4 May 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/KdmDHq http://bit.ly/KdmDHq Atmos Energy's 2012 Honda Civic will be leading a group of professional racers who are vying to become the next NASCAR "All-Star" on Saturday, May 5, at the grand opening of the Revolution Park Racing and Entertainment Complex, Louisiana. "It's an unbelievable opportunity to drive the first natural gas-powered pace car in a Nascar race," said Atmos Energy service technician turned pace-car driver Greg Martin. "Another amazing component of this car is its safety record," said Atmos Energy's Mike DeArmond. "Unlike the volatile combustion caused by gasoline leaks, natural gas will actually dissipate into the air in the event of an accident or tank rupture, which is especially important when it's on a NASCAR race track." THU 3 May 2012 00:00:00 PST http://editorial.autos.msn.com/is-natural-gas-a-viable-option-to-power-your-car http://editorial.autos.msn.com/is-natural-gas-a-viable-option-to-power-your-car The battle for the best alternative fuel to petroleum has been waged, unsuccessfully, since the automobile was invented. A century and a quarter later, we still have not found a fuel as abundant, energy-rich and cost-effective as gasoline and diesel. Ethanol, hydrogen, solar, electricity, a DeLorean running on trash — none has yet proved useful for the masses. But one fuel is even more abundant than oil, burns cleaner and is incredibly cheap and relatively easy to use: natural gas. MON 30 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1529 http://usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1529 Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and other governors have sent a letter to the chief executives of 19 auto companies urging them to develop and manufacture vehicles that run on natural gas. Hickenlooper said he and governors in 12 other states are interested in boosting the number of natural gas vehicles in their state fleets as an incentive to the auto manufacturers. In addition to Colorado and Oklahoma, the governors of Wyoming, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and West Virginia, also signed the letter. MON 30 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/equipment/ata-chief-sees-move-natural-gas-better-days-ahead-trucking http://fleetowner.com/equipment/ata-chief-sees-move-natural-gas-better-days-ahead-trucking Bill Graves, American Trucking Assns. president and CEO, is optimistic about the future of trucking and predicts that the increased use of natural gas as truck fuel will bring major changes to the industry. Speaking at the 14th Annual Pegasus TransTech User Conference in Clearwater Beach, FL recently, Graves said that the barriers to wide adoption of natural gas as a mainstream fuel are being addressed. “This will change the landscape,” Graves said, adding that for the first time there will be serious competition between suppliers of diesel and of natural gas. THU 26 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ccjdigital.com/natural-gas-offerings-to-dominate-2012-act-expo/ http://www.ccjdigital.com/natural-gas-offerings-to-dominate-2012-act-expo/ Natural gas industry leaders are set to gather at the upcoming Alternative Clean Transportation Expo 2012 – set for May 15-17 at California’s Long Beach Convention Center – to showcase the latest advancements across a wide variety of clean vehicle technologies. Natural gas industry experts will be on hand to discuss the many opportunities for natural gas as an alternative fuel for all vehicle types – light-, medium- and heavy-duty – and across a variety of applications. WED 25 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://seekingalpha.com/article/522741-big-trucks-lead-use-of-natural-gas-as-a-transportation-fuel http://seekingalpha.com/article/522741-big-trucks-lead-use-of-natural-gas-as-a-transportation-fuel Currently, natural gas is selling at its lowest price in 10 years, making it about 42% less than the cost of diesel fuel on a per-gallon basis. More importantly, the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration forecasts that this price differential will last for decades into the future. While natural gas-fueled passenger vehicles have yet to catch on, more and more managers of commercial truck fleets are beginning to replace their diesel trucks with trucks that burn compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG). TUE, 24 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/JmVvYt http://bit.ly/JmVvYt Located in Stickney, it is equipped with 55 "slow-fuel" stations for the Waste Management’s growing CNG-powered fleet of trucks, and will also serve public and independent fleets. The company currently operates more than 30 NGVs in the Chicago area, and will have more than 80 in the area by year end, making it Illinois' largest commercial clean-fuel refuse truck fleet. According to Steve Batchelor, Waste Management area vice president for Illinois and Indiana, the transition to natural gas vehicles will improve air quality in communities Waste Management serves and help the company achieve its sustainability goals to reduce its overall fleet emissions by 15 percent and increase its fuel efficiency by 15 percent by the year 2020. TUE, 24 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=natural-gas-as-alternative-transportation-fuel http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=natural-gas-as-alternative-transportation-fuel Greg Roche, vice president for infrastructure at Clean Energy Fuels, is presently scouting locations to build one of the California-based company's natural gas fueling stations for long-haul trucks by the end of this year. With fracking techniques freeing more and more natural gas in the U.S., the alternative fuel is suddenly much cheaper than those made from petroleum. "A trucker can save one third of his energy spend by switching to natural gas," Roche notes, thanks to the historically low prices for the gaseous fuel occasioned by the boom in U.S. shale gas development via hydraulic fracturing. "It's also good for the environment because it's the cleanest fuel available for big-rig trucks." MON, 23 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/04/19/ford-mulally-flags-push-for-natural-gas-powered-autos/ http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/04/19/ford-mulally-flags-push-for-natural-gas-powered-autos/ The head of Ford Motor Co. said the auto industry is focused on expanding the use of engines powered by compressed natural gas, creating a potential clash with the U.S. chemical sector. Alan Mulally, chief executive, outlined the alternative fuel technologies being pursued by Ford during a town hall meeting at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., late Wednesday, having earlier in the week flagged the high cost of batteries for all-electric cars. Ford is exploring a range of alternative fuel sources including gas and biofuels, and Mulally said the "majority" of its electrified autos would use hybrid engines, with a move towards plug-inmodels and all-electric vehicles."The next big one that's coming now is natural gas," Mulally said. THU, 19 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/frito-lay-pledges-a-major-shift-toward-natural-gas-trucking/ http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/frito-lay-pledges-a-major-shift-toward-natural-gas-trucking/ Frito-Lay recently announced it would add 67 trucks that would run on compressed natural gas, known as C.N.G., to its fleet. Eventually, the company said, a majority of its longer-range vehicles would run on C.N.G., as well as liquefied natural gas for longer-distance hauls. The C.N.G.-powered trucks would save the equivalent of $2.50 a gallon compared with diesel at current prices, as well as reduce greenhouse emissions by 23 percent when compared with diesel rigs, the company said. Currently, 18 trucks burning natural gas in 8.9-liter Cummins Westport engines are undergoing a pilot test. TUE, 17 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/I4freW http://bit.ly/I4freW Through a partnership with a major Southeast U.S. solid waste collection company, Clean Energy Fuels Corp will build, operate and maintain a new CNG fueling station on Waste Pro property in Fort Pierce. The private time-fill fueling facility, which is already under construction, will support the company's new fleet of CNG-powered trash trucks. Development of the Waste Pro fueling station at Fort Pierce has been permitted, with opening projected for early third quarter of 2012. In Phase One of its CNG transition effort, Waste Pro expects to deploy 150 heavy-duty waste collection and recycling trucks to serve residential and commercial customers. TUE, 17 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75108.html http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75108.html President Barack Obama released an executive order that will coordinate the administration’s activities on natural gas and perhaps answer criticism that the White House is trying to end hydraulic fracturing.The order creates a working group that includes various White House offices such as the Council on Environmental Quality and National Economic Council, as well as relevant cabinet departments and agencies like Interior, EPA and Department of Homeland Security. It comes on the heels of complaints by GOP leaders — including Mitt Romney — and the gas industry that too many departments are working on hydraulic fracturing regulations, potentially halting the growth of the industry. FRI, 13 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/IsmSAh http://bit.ly/IsmSAh Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has announced that its natural gas marketing subsidiary, Peninsula Energy Services Company, Inc. (PESCO), has entered into an agreement with Wise Gas, Inc., to build filling stations for municipal and private fleets. Wise Gas has already developed five CNG fueling facilities throughout the state of Florida. "There has never been a better time for the United States to break its dependence on foreign oil," said Bill Hancock, General Manager of PESCO. "And Jeff's experience in station design and construction, his knowledge of vehicle conversions, and his network of professional contacts will be valuable to Chesapeake Utilities as PESCO and Wise Gas work together to execute upon our common goal of developing fueling station infrastructure." WED, 11 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/business/energy-environment/wider-availability-expands-uses-for-natural-gas.html?_r=2 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/business/energy-environment/wider-availability-expands-uses-for-natural-gas.html?_r=2 AS horizontal drilling and the controversial extraction technique known as fracking have made domestically produced natural gas more available and sharply cheaper, that gas has been widely embraced by industry, electric utilities and trucking fleets. The rapid development of shale gas technology has helped reduce energy imports and, in some cases, encouraged companies producing petrochemicals, steel, fertilizers and other products to return to the United States after relocating overseas. Natural gas exports are growing and terminals built to hold imported supplies are being repurposed for international sales. TUE, 10 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1509 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1509 American Public Gas Association (APGA) sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Energy Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Natural Resources Committee urging them to support the New Alternative to Give Americans Solutions Act (NAT GAS Act) in response to the recent and dramatic increase in gasoline prices. Bert Kalisch, President and CEO of APGA said, “The recent increase in the price of gasoline to a national average of $3.91 has sent shockwaves throughout the economy.Kalisch went on to note that by passing the NAT GAS Act and adopting natural gas vehicles (NGVs) consumers, “could save $1-$2 per gallon (and possibly more) by filling up with natural gas produced right here in the U.S. In so doing, U.S. consumers and businesses would save billions of dollars which could be spent on other necessities or new job-creating investments.” THU, 5 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://seekingalpha.com/article/478761-compressed-natural-gas-the-solution-to-high-prices-at-the-pump http://seekingalpha.com/article/478761-compressed-natural-gas-the-solution-to-high-prices-at-the-pump ACNG can be used as an alternative to gasoline and is much cheaper, safer and cleaner to use as a fuel. It produces less carbon emissions and less greenhouse gas than regular gasoline or diesel and is more economical to produce. Since 98% of natural gas used in the U.S. is produced within North America, CNG also provides the opportunity to reduce our reliance on foreign oil. One company stepping up to develop and utilize CNG domestically is Chesapeake (CHK). By doing so they hope to spark more demand for natural gas here in the U.S. They have invested $160 million in Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE), run by T. Boone Pickens, to add natural gas pumps to 300 truck stops. Approximately 1,000 more are needed to develop a nationwide network. WED, 4 April 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-29/natural-gas-vehicles-will-run-best-without-subsidies.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-29/natural-gas-vehicles-will-run-best-without-subsidies.html Almost miraculously, the U.S. is both reducing its greenhouse-gas emissions and becoming increasingly energy independent. As Bloomberg News recently reported, the share of U.S. energy demand met by domestic sources increased to 81 percent through the first 10 months of 2011 -- the highest level in 20 years -- and emissions are expected to decline 12 percent by 2020. A major factor in both trends is increased use of natural gas, a cleaner-burning fossil fuel now being extracted in abundance across the country. Hydraulic fracturing, a new production technology also known as fracking, has helped push prices for the fuel to a decade low, and has created plenty of jobs in the process. THU, 29 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/GWshM0 http://bit.ly/GWshM0 Along with Metro, the baseball team will once provide a clean fuel transit service from Union Station to the stadium this season through a $300,000 grant approved by the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC). Service will begin on April 3 before the Dodgers' exhibition game against the Angels and continue throughout the season. The Dodger Stadium Express bus service will be provided by Veolia Transportation under contract to Metro, which will deploy state-of-the-art 40-foot compressed natural gas powered vehicles. WED, 28 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1500 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1500 In increasing numbers, major U.S. contract freight carriers are deploying heavy duty natural gas powered trucks to support their customers’ supply chain transport requirements. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. contracts with carrier fleet operators to provide compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling services at Clean Energy public access stations nationwide. Among the most recent for-hire fleet operators to opt for natural gas fuel are Premier Transportation, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia; Transplace, Frisco, Texas, and Glacier Transportation & Logistics, Atlanta, Georgia; Dillon Transportation LLC, Burr Ridge, Illinois; C.R. England, Salt Lake City, Utah; Ryder Dedicated Logistics, El Segundo, California; CEVA Logistics, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands; and Werner Enterprises, Omaha, Nebraska. TUE, 27 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012/03/cummins-20120322.html http://www.greencarcongress.com/2012/03/cummins-20120322.html Cummins Inc. has begun development of a 15-liter heavy-duty, spark-ignited natural gas engine to meet demand for on-highway applications. As natural gas production grows in North America and the fuel becomes more readily available, Cummins believes that there is a strong market for engines powered by an alternative to diesel fuel. Cummins has been investing significantly in the development of natural gas engines. In addition to its off-highway natural gas engines, Cummins is already producing on-highway spark-ignited natural gas engines for Cummins Westport, its joint venture with Westport Innovations in Vancouver, British Columbia. Engines offered by Cummins Westport range in size from 5.9 liters to the recently announced 12-liter ISX12 G, which will begin production in 2013. THU, 22 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ryder-recognized-by-arizona-clean-cities-coalitions-for-natural-gas-leadership-2012-03-22 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ryder-recognized-by-arizona-clean-cities-coalitions-for-natural-gas-leadership-2012-03-22 Ryder System, Inc., a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it was recognized as a Clear Air Champion by the Tucson and Phoenix Clean Cities Coalition at the Arizona Clean Cities Coalitions’ Legislative Breakfast, which was recently held at the Arizona State Capital. Ryder was honored as a major contributor to the development of alternative fuel vehicle technologies in the state of Arizona. Ryder became the first fleet provider to offer heavy-duty natural gas vehicles for the leasing and rental industry through a groundbreaking natural gas vehicle project with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) in Southern California announced in 2010. THU, 22 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1495 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1495 The 2012 Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show, held March 5–8 in Indianapolis, illustrated how much more receptive feet operators have become to alternative fuels, reports the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition in its CalNGV News published on March 19. Coalition President Tim Carmichael, who moderated a panel soon after the keynote address by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, said the rise in gasoline prices has defnitely sparked interest. He notes that Chu was enthusiastic about natural gas, especially for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. TUE, 20 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.energy.ca.gov/releases/2012_releases/2012-03-15_natural_gas_and_propane-powered_vehicles.html http://www.energy.ca.gov/releases/2012_releases/2012-03-15_natural_gas_and_propane-powered_vehicles.html The California Energy Commission approved funding of $8,554,000 to help bring natural gas and propane-powered shuttle buses, cars and trucks to California's roadways. The awards are funded by the Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The Energy Commission already has awarded nearly $20.5 million to help buyers afford new, alternative-fueled passenger vehicles and medium- and heavy-duty buses and trucks. The on-road vehicles meet all the emission requirements of the Air Resources Board and are fully warranted by the original equipment manufacturer. THU, 15 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.vehicleservicepros.com/press_release/10655512/ryder-enhances-alternative-fuels-website http://www.vehicleservicepros.com/press_release/10655512/ryder-enhances-alternative-fuels-website Ryder System, Inc., a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, announced that it has enhanced its alternative fuels website at www.ryder.com/alternativefuels by making new tools and video training available to customers and fleet owners who want to take advantage of the cost-saving and sustainable benefits of utilizing commercial natural gas vehicles. The enhancements include an interactive Fuel Cost Savings Calculator that allows customers to compare fuel costs between diesel- and natural gas-powered commercial vehicles based on their business' driving habits in real time. THU, 15 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/FOOort http://bit.ly/FOOort While Rep. Stan Saylor (R-York) announced the introduction of House Bill 2251, aimed at mainstreaming the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel in Pennsylvania, Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford/Tioga) unveiled House Bill 934, which also encourages CNG development across the Commonwealth. Both measures will task a portion of the state’s Clean Air Fund, which currently has approximately $35 million, designed to support clean-air initiatives. WED, 14 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/wJPVu8 http://bit.ly/wJPVu8 Through an agreement with the airport authority, the company will operate and maintain the fueling point at Tampa International Airport for a term of 20 years. Of the Aviation Authority’s 115-vehicle fleet, 16% are currently operating on CNG. Within five years, that is projected to increase to 53%, and 72% within 10 years. In addition, 16 new Economy Parking Garage shuttle buses are already scheduled for arrival, while one existing vehicle has been identified for future conversion. TUE, 13 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.marketwatch.com/story/natgas-is-rollingin-chrysler-gm-pickups-fueled-by-cng-in-a-box-ngi-reports-2012-03-12 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/natgas-is-rollingin-chrysler-gm-pickups-fueled-by-cng-in-a-box-ngi-reports-2012-03-12 The swing toward natural gas vehicles (NGV) took on aspects of a bandwagon last week as two major automakers paraded out new natural gas-powered pickup trucks, and General Electric (GE) and Chesapeake Energy Corp. heralded a new "CNG In A Box" fueling station design, Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) reports. Not to be left out, American Honda Motor Co., which bills itself as the only automaker selling natural gas-powered passenger cars in the U.S. (Honda Civic), said it would help to answer the "chicken and egg" conundrum by installing compressed natural gas (CNG) pumps in some of its dealerships. MON, 12 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1485 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1485 President Obama used a visit to a Daimler plant in North Carolina that makes trucks that run on natural gas as a platform to promote his energy agenda, and in the process continued to push the green-vehicle envelope. Among other things, the president touted a $1 billion “Race for the Top”-type challenge for alternative vehicle infrastructure development in up to 15 cities and a boost in the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit from $7.500 to $10.000. These are ideas the President has talked about before, but they were offered with new twists this time around—an enthusiasm for including natural gas vehicles in the programs. THU, 8 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/AnyjLy http://bit.ly/AnyjLy The initiative involves a multi-year collaboration to develop products and services that will bring to market CNG and LNG transportation and natural gas home-fueling solutions to lower the ownership and operational costs of fueling stations. Beginning in the fall of 2012 GE will provide more than 250 modular and standardized CNG compression stations for NGV infrastructure. These units, also known as ‘CNG In A Box(TM),’ have gone through GE's rigorous ecomagination-qualification process and will offer the core infrastructure to enable expanded access to CNG at fueling stations and other designated installations. THU, 8 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-07/honda-looks-to-u-s-dealers-to-boost-natural-gas-station-network.html http://energy.aol.com/2012/03/07/growing-customer-support-for-natural-gas-vehicles-convinces-comp/ Honda Motor Co., the only automaker selling compressed natural gas-powered cars to U.S. drivers, wants some of its dealers to also install pumps to sell the fuel as its seeks to double sales of CNG vehicles. Honda’s strategy of marketing autos powered by natural gas, a domestically sourced fuel that’s cheaper than gasoline and emits less tailpipe exhaust, comes as U.S.-based competitors plan their own CNG models. General Motors Co. (GM) and Chrysler Group LLC this week both said they’re readying pickups that will run on the fuel. WED, 7 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://energy.aol.com/2012/03/07/growing-customer-support-for-natural-gas-vehicles-convinces-comp/ http://energy.aol.com/2012/03/07/growing-customer-support-for-natural-gas-vehicles-convinces-comp/ Decade-low natural gas prices in the US are helping whet consumer appetite for natural gas vehicles, and Ryder Trucks is getting in on the action. In addition to the immediate financial benefits, natural gas vehicles (NGVs) can also help companies achieve their corporate sustainability initiatives, says Scott Perry, Vice President, Supply Management at Ryder. Companies can benefit from decreased greenhouse gas emissions and advance their alternative fuel agendas by opting for trucks powered by natural gas. WED, 7 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/zu4aqF http://bit.ly/zu4aqF Ram Truck, newest vehicle brand of Chrysler Group LLC, will become the only automaker in the country to offer a factory-built pickup that features both natural gas storage tanks and an 8-gallon gasoline fuel tank. The Ram 2500 HD CNG system, which was fully engineered and tested by Chrysler Group and assembled at the company's Heavy Duty truck plant in Saltillo (Mexico), features a 5.7-liter HEMI bi-fuel engine that has been modified to run on compressed natural gas as well as gasoline. CNG-only range is estimated to be 255 miles, while the backup supply of gasoline extends the range to 367 total miles. The company is currently taking fleet orders and plans to deliver the first vehicles in July 2012, with price starting at $47,500. WED, 7 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2012/0312-energy-secretary-chu-natural-gas-is-a-no-brainer.asp#.T1YlK3iyYKw.twitter http://enr.construction.com/products/equipment/2012/0312-energy-secretary-chu-natural-gas-is-a-no-brainer.asp#.T1YlK3iyYKw.twitter Natural gas is "no longer a debate" for fueling commercial vehicle fleets, said U.S. Dept. of Energy Secretary Steven Chu at this year's Green Truck Summit, which opened March 5 in Indianapolis. Chu likened America's fuel crisis to a beef-eater who can no longer afford to buy beef. With crude oil prices at well over $100 per barrel, producers are investing in riskier sources, Chu said. Arctic or deepwater oil wells cost as much as $5 billion each to start up, so producers want to get the highest price possible for the investment. TUE, 6 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/03/gm-conpressed-natural-gas-cng-chevrolet-silverado-gmc-sierra/1#.T1WFhnkgyUk http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/03/gm-conpressed-natural-gas-cng-chevrolet-silverado-gmc-sierra/1#.T1WFhnkgyUk At long last, a Detroit automaker is finally waking up to the potential of natural gas -- a fuel that's clean, cheap and domestically produced. General Motors is announcing today that it will make 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickups that can run on both natural gas and gasoline. Best of all, owners can easily switch between the two. The trucks use a Vortec 6-liter V-8 engine that seamlessly transitions between compressed natural gas and gasoline fuel systems. MON, 5 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/yVJekk http://bit.ly/yVJekk The company invested about $22 million in the 40 vehicles and the fueling facility and expects to add another 80 such natural gas trucks in coming months. "It's going to take over 4 million pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere every year," said Saddle Creek President Michael DelBovo. "That's huge." Saddle Creek is the first freight company in Florida to introduce CNG to its fleet. Moreover, Republic Services in Polk County, which provides garbage collection services in the area, is already using natural gas in its vehicles, reported The Ledger. THU, 1 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1479 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1479 Andersen Corporation will open a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at a Cenex station near the company's plant in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The Bayport-based manufacturer has converted seven trucks in its leased fleet to run on natural gas between the Twin Cities and Wisconsin. That could save the company between $1.25 and $1.75 per gallon, depending upon the cost of diesel, the company said. Diesel is selling for more than $4 a gallon nationally, higher than the cost of a gallon of regular gas. In the Twin Cities on Wednesday, diesel cost $4.05 a gallon while regular was $3.65. Andersen began working on converting a small portion of its natural gas fleet about 18 months ago, company spokeswoman Susan Roeder said. It was a way to save money on fuel and boost the company's sustainability program, she said. THU, 1 March 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/encana-opens-first-lng-fuelling-station-in-louisiana-0224 http://www.ngvglobal.com/encana-opens-first-lng-fuelling-station-in-louisiana-0224 Encana Natural Gas Inc., a subsidiary of Encana Corporation, one of North America’s largest natural gas producers, has opened the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station in Louisiana. Located at The Relay Station in Frierson, the station which will serve the fueling needs of heavy duty truck fleets is open for public use (to those with proper LNG vehicle safety training) and will be accepting all major credit cards. The station is currently being utilized by Heckmann Water Resources (HWR), an Encana partner in water sustainability in the natural gas industry. FRI, 24 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=685 http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=685 President Obama announced new funding to catalyze breakthrough technologies for two key alternative fuels—natural gas and biofuels—as part of his all-of-the-above energy strategy to reduce our reliance on foreign oil and provide American families new choices for vehicles that do not rely on conventional gasoline. Through its Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E), the Energy Department will make $30 million available for a new research competition in the coming months that will engage our country's brightest scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs to find ways to harness our abundant supplies of domestic natural gas for vehicles. THU, 23 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/3m-and-chesapeake-to-create-new-cng-cylinder-technology-for-us-market-0221#more-19749 http://www.ngvglobal.com/3m-and-chesapeake-to-create-new-cng-cylinder-technology-for-us-market-0221#more-19749 Innovation company 3M and natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corporation have entered into an agreement to collaborate in designing, manufacturing and marketing a broad portfolio of compressed natural gas (CNG) tanks for use in all sectors of the United States transportation market. Currently the fuel tank (cylinder) on a CNG vehicle is its most expensive single component. The new CNG tanks developed through the 3M and Chesapeake partnership will reduce costs while increasing performance. Less expensive tanks will enable greater market adoption of CNG as an alternative automotive fuel source. TUE, 21 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.torquenews.com/1080/commercial-vehicle-shift-natural-gas-spurring-mini-boom http://www.torquenews.com/1080/commercial-vehicle-shift-natural-gas-spurring-mini-boom A boom of sorts is happening in natural gas, especially compressed natural gas (CNG) in the commercial transportation sector. Most major truck manufacturers such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, Freightliner, Mack Trucks and others are utilizing engines that run on CNG in many of their models. These engines are providing safer, cleaner and lower-cost fuel needs while keeping performance standards. Major truck stops and fuel stops are incorporating natural gas into their fuel islands for the increasing number of vehicles using it and fleet vehicles in the light-, medium- and heavy-duty categories using natural gas are growing in numbers at a very high rate. FRI, 17 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://bit.ly/wG1Wii http://bit.ly/wG1Wii During the 82nd edition of this event to take place from 8-18 March 2012 at the Palexpo-Geneva, gazmobile –the association that promotes the use of NGVs in Switzerland- will present the latest generation of natural gas versions from automakers Fiat, Mercedes, Opel and Volkswagen. The public will also be able to discover the VW Scirocco R-Cup, a motor racing car fueled entirely with biomethane whose CO2 emissions are reduced by 80 percent. FRI, 17 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1466 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1466 San Francisco celebrated becoming the “Greenest Taxi City in America,” having met mandates it enacted in 2008 to slash fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent – a target based on 1990 levels intended to be met this year. At a gathering attended by California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, among others, former city Taxi Commission President Paul Gillespie noted the city’s level of commitment. Since 2008, San Francisco taxis are said to have consumed 2.9 million fewer gallons annually, while spewing 35.000 fewer tons of greenhouse gas per year. WED, 15 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2012/02/14/025284-mercedes-906-engine-diesel-to-cng-coversion-available.html http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2012/02/14/025284-mercedes-906-engine-diesel-to-cng-coversion-available.html Sunny DeWakar, CEO of NGV Motori, USA and Dean Sloane, Founder and Managing Director of Clean Vehicle Solutions, LLC (CVS), issued a statement today announcing their joint collaboration to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding demand for vehicles powered by CNG. The companies have already partnered together to successfully engineer, fabricate and install the first EPA-certified, dedicated diesel to CNG conversion package for the Mercedes 906 Engine.Conversions may be done on any of the Diesel MBE 900 series models with the F 65 series Detroit Diesel engine for model years 2003 - 2009. NGV Motori, USA and CVS also announced that the NGV Motori, USA/CVS’s partnership is also making available an EPA-certified, CNG Dedicated Conversion for the Ford E 450 Super duty 6.8L V10 engine and the E350 Super Duty 5.4L gas engine. Models created between 2005 thru 2010 are eligible for conversion. TUE, 14 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/compressed-natural-gas-gets-new-life-as-alternative-fuel/article_d800b0d2-5354-11e1-b476-0019bb30f31a.html http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/compressed-natural-gas-gets-new-life-as-alternative-fuel/article_d800b0d2-5354-11e1-b476-0019bb30f31a.html Compressed natural gas is seeing signs of life in St. Louis, more than a decade after the alternative fuel for cars, trucks and buses made its debut here. The move reflects a broader push by companies, including UPS, AT&T and Verizon, and municipal bodies nationwide to seek a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline and diesel. Increased demand now is prompting several automakers, including General Motors andFord, to roll out vehicles that can be converted to run on compressed natural gas -- or CNG -- primarily for commercial use. FRI, 10 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.14news.com/story/16853337/clean-cities-coalition-hosting-natural-gas-vehicle-workshop http://www.14news.com/story/16853337/clean-cities-coalition-hosting-natural-gas-vehicle-workshop Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition will host a workshop titled CNG: Pullin' The Load, which will cover the basics of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as it relates to medium and heavy-duty vehicles for fleets. The workshop will take place Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CST at Vectren's corporate headquarters, One Vectren Square, Evansville, IN. Today, natural gas powers more than 100,000 vehicles in the United States and roughly 11.2 million vehicles worldwide. The advantages of natural gas as an alternative fuel include its domestic availability, widespread distribution infrastructure, low cost compared to gasoline and diesel fuel and clean-burning qualities. THU, 09 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.nopetro.com/news12_02_07.shtml http://www.nopetro.com/news12_02_07.shtml Leon County School (LCS) Superintendent Jackie Pons today broke ground on a revolutionary public-private natural gas fueling station that will reduce the school district's fuel costs, keeping more dollars in the classroom. The station is being built and operated by Florida-based Nopetro, which plans to build a network of natural gas fueling stations around the state. Today's event ushers in an era when schools, governments, businesses and the general public can transition to cleaner, greener, domestically abundant and less expensive natural gas. TUE, 07 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://blog.westport.com/2012/02/green-energy-oilfield-services-makes.html http://www.nopetro.com/news12_02_07.shtml Green Energy Oilfield Services (GEOS), an oilfield service company that specializes in fluid management for oil and gas well drilling, production, and servicing agrees and has purchased 60 Peterbilt 388 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks featuring Westport HD systems. The water solutions company based in Fairfield, Texas, has committed to run its entire fleet on LNG. THU, 02 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ccjdigital.com/navistar-led-partnership-plans-natural-gas-initiative/ http://www.nopetro.com/news12_02_07.shtml Navistar Inc. and natural gas provider Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced a plan to develop gas-powered medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks and a nationwide infrastructure to fuel them. The plan includes financial incentives to enable customers to see a quick return on a premium of about $35,000 for the new technology. That’s largely due to a natural gas costing $1.50 a gallon less than diesel. Clean Energy will invest $200 million to build liquid natural gas fueling facilities, said Andrew Littlefair, Clean Energy president and CEO. The company announced last month that is expects to have 70 stations open by the end of 2012 in 33 states, many of them at Pilot-Flying J Travel Centers. WED, 01 February 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jan/26/why-las-vegas-key-obamas-hopes-natural-gas-boom/ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jan/26/why-las-vegas-key-obamas-hopes-natural-gas-boom/ When he speaks to an assembly of employees at a UPS facility in Las Vegas today, President Barack Obama will be christening the opening of the country’s first multistate, natural gas-powered transit corridor, and laying out the road map for a greater domestic energy strategy. THU, 26 January 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/atts-5000th-alt-fuel-vehicle-cng-powered-0125?sf3008430=1 http://www.ngvglobal.com/atts-5000th-alt-fuel-vehicle-cng-powered-0125?sf3008430=1 Communications holding company AT&T is cruising towards its target of 15,000 cleaner-fuel fleet vehicles with the deployment of its 5000th clean vehicle – a compressed natural gas (CNG) powered van. In fact, AT&T has made one of the largest U.S. corporate commitments to compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to date. Through 2013, AT&T anticipates it will have purchased up to 8,000 CNG vehicles at an estimated cost of $350 million. WED, 25 January 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.ccjdigital.com/linde-deepens-lng-commitment-with-purchase-of-new-truck-fleet/ http://www.ccjdigital.com/linde-deepens-lng-commitment-with-purchase-of-new-truck-fleet/ Linde, a provider of liquefied natural gas fueling, announced the company is deepening its commitment to the fuel with the purchase of 20 LNG-fueled trucks. The trucks, expected to hit the road later this year, will account for 20 percent of Linde’s 2012 tractor purchases and will be integrated into Linde’s fleet of 700-plus trucks carrying cryogenic gases to customers throughout North America. THU, 19 January 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1442 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1442 Natural gas is gaining ground as oil prices still linger around $100 a barrel; however, there are limited vehicles on the road that can run off of natural gas, and fueling infrastructure is certainly lacking. That is changing as countries like the U.S. diversify their transportation sectors to offer alternative fuel options, such as biofuels, hydrogen, electric and natural gas. Chesapeake Energy -the second largest producer of natural gas in the United States- is looking to fast-track development of natural gas vehicle fueling infrastructure, and is willing to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to do so. WED, 18 January 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/16/4191632/airport-shuttles-going-green.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/16/4191632/airport-shuttles-going-green.html While shared-ride transportation is inherently eco-friendly, many members of The GO Group, the world's largest airport shuttle provider, are going one step further. GO companies serving San Francisco International, Seattle-Tacoma International, Milwaukee's General Mitchell International, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Puerto Rico's Luis Munoz Marin International are converting all or part of their fleets to alternative fuels – either compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane. While GO companies in Los Angeles (serving all southern California airports) and Chicago (serving Midway and O'Hare) also are in the process of doing so. CNG is a fossil fuel, while propane is a by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining. Both burn cleaner than gasoline or diesel fuels, although CNG is considered the cleaner of the two. Companies that convert to alternative fuels can earn a 50 cents-per-gallon tax credit as well other incentives from local government and the airports. MON, 16 January 2012 00:00:00 PST http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Clean-Energy-Unveils-Backbone-bw-849191447.html?x=0 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Clean-Energy-Unveils-Backbone-bw-849191447.html?x=0 The route plan for the first phase of 150 new LNG fueling stations for America’s Natural Gas Highway (ANGH) was unveiled today by Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE - News), the leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America. The company has identified 98 locations and anticipates having 70 stations open by the end of 2012 in 33 states. Many of the fueling stations will be co-located at Pilot-Flying J Travel Centers already serving goods movement trucking through an exclusive agreement with Pilot to build, own and operate natural gas fueling facilities at agreed-upon travel centers. Pilot-Flying J is the nation's largest truck-stop operator with more than 550 retail properties in 47 states. Major highway segments planned for early opening include, among others, those linking San Diego-Los Angeles-Riverside-Las Vegas; the Texas Triangle (Houston-San Antonio-Dallas/Ft. Worth); Los Angeles-Dallas; Houston-Chicago; Chicago-Atlanta; and a network of stations along major highways in the mid-west region (IL, IN, OH, MO, KY, TN, KS, OK, AL) to serve the heavy trucking traffic in the area. THU, 12 January 2012 00:00:00 PST http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/01/11/bloomberg_articlesLXNPEM6K51JX.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/01/11/bloomberg_articlesLXNPEM6K51JX.DTL Chrysler Group LLC, the automaker controlled by Fiat SpA, plans to begin selling natural gas- powered pickups in the U.S. this year, said Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of both automakers. "We are going to bring them here, there is no doubt," Marchionne said yesterday in an interview at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Sales will be "limited at first. It depends upon the distribution network." Fiat, which owns 58.5 percent of Auburn Hills, Michigan- based Chrysler, has engines using compressed natural gas in Europe. Chrysler executives have said they plan to begin deliveries of vehicles using the technology to the U.S. by 2017. WED, 11 January 2012 00:00:00 PST http://newsroom.ryder.com/press-release/fleet-management-solutions/ryder-signs-source-interlink-flex-green-lease-natural-gas-t http://newsroom.ryder.com/press-release/fleet-management-solutions/ryder-signs-source-interlink-flex-green-lease-natural-gas-t Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it has signed its first Flex-to-Green lease agreement with Source Interlink Companies, Inc., an integrated media, publishing, merchandising and logistics company that produces and distributes magazine content to retail locations across the U.S. and abroad. With a Flex-to-Green lease for seven diesel-powered vehicles, Source Interlink will have the flexible option to exchange these vehicles for natural gas-powered vehicles. “With a fleet of over 300 vehicles that operate across the country as part of Source Interlink’s Sales, Services, and Logistics division, fuel volatility and cost is an important issue for us,” said Jim Tate, Senior Vice President of Operations, Source Interlink Distribution. “The option of using a cheaper and readily available fuel supply such as natural gas to power our vehicles and mitigate fuel costs is an attractive avenue we’d like to explore. We appreciate the flexibility that Ryder makes available through the Flex-to-Green lease offering, which will allow us to pilot alternative fuel vehicles within our fleet,” he added. TUE, 10 January 2012 00:00:00 PST http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/12/natural-gas-pumps-coming-to-more-filling-stations/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/12/natural-gas-pumps-coming-to-more-filling-stations/1 Natural gas may be coming to a filling station near you. But the fuel continues to be ignored by automakers, the government and consumers even though it's far cheaper than gasoline and would wean the U.S. off foreign oil. A major natural gas developer plans to vastly increase the number of truck stops that offer liquid natural gas . That could help boost its use in the vehicles that burn the most fuel, while promoting its availability to a wider market, the Associated Press reports. But as usual, the industry's focus is on trucks and commercial fleets. No one seems to care whether consumers use it, and only one automaker, Honda, offers a natural-gas powered car made in the U.S., the Honda Civic GX, recently renamed the NG. Honda sells an inconsequential average of about 1,000 of them a year. THU, 29 December 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.layover.com/news/article/kenworth-truck-company-offers-advice-on-specing-fo-16943.html http://www.layover.com/news/article/kenworth-truck-company-offers-advice-on-specing-fo-16943.html Ready to seriously explore the purchase of natural gas trucks for your operation? So, where do you begin in the effort to specify for natural gas power? "Start with two primary considerations when spec'ing natural gas-powered trucks - first, the type of natural gas available in your operating area, and second, the operating range your trucks typically travel," recommended Andy Douglas, Kenworth Truck Company's national sales manager for specialty markets, who leads Kenworth's green truck initiatives. For the past five years, Douglas has traveled extensively to work closely with officials from fleets, non-profit organizations, municipalities, ports and government agencies interested in purchasing fuel-efficient, low-emission trucks or helping to aid the advancement of green trucks into the marketplace. For his efforts on Kenworth's behalf, Douglas was named one of just 40 Sustainability All-Stars by Green Fleet magazine recently. TUE, 20 December 2011 00:00:00 PST http://bulktransporter.com/green/imw-industries-mobile-cng-1220/ http://bulktransporter.com/green/imw-industries-mobile-cng-1220/ IMW Industries, a subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp, has introduced a new self-contained, mobile compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station designed for small to mid-size vehicle fleets. With the growing demand for natural gas fueling by vehicle fleets, the mobile station can be deployed and operating in days rather than months providing the economic and environmental benefits of using natural gas fuel quickly. Offering both time-fill and fast-fill fueling capabilities, the natural gas compression/dispensing system is mounted on a 24-foot trailer for quick deployment to fleet locations across the country to provide CNG fueling for new fleets or while a permanent station is under construction or undergoing equipment maintenance. TUE, 20 December 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/kenworth-annual-show-facilitates-natural-gas-vehicle-selection-by-fleet-operators-1219 http://www.ngvglobal.com/kenworth-annual-show-facilitates-natural-gas-vehicle-selection-by-fleet-operators-1219 USA-based Kenworth Truck Company hosted a truck show in Indianapolis featuring compressed natural gas (CNG) powered and hybrid Kenworths at the start of December. The company’s dedication to provision of green fleet choices includes compressed and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks. More than 350 truck and fleet operators learned about new available equipment and the future of natural gas fuel in the trucking industry. Also presented were free training sessions on vehicle maintenance and grant writing. “Truck operators and their technicians got a lot of great information about spec’ing choices, maintenance and grant assistance to help make the new technology more affordable,” said Jacob Nichols, general manager of Kenworth of Indianapolis. “A seven-person panel discussion provided information and opinions on the growth and future of natural gas in heavy duty trucks and the transportation industry. Participants learned how the rising cost of diesel and the increasing availability of domestic gas reserves is helping to build momentum for the adoption of natural gas-powered vehicles.” MON, 19 December 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Honda-Civic-Natural-Gas-is-a-new-clean-alternative-135345793.html http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Honda-Civic-Natural-Gas-is-a-new-clean-alternative-135345793.html Car buyers looking for ultra clean vehicles generally turn to hybrids or electric cars. There have been questions raised about the cradle-to-grave impact on the environment. What happens to the batteries? Can they be recycled or repurposed? How significant is the carbon footprint when assembling a hybrid and its additional components over a standard car? For the average Joe or Jane that just wants to do the responsible thing, it’s a dilemma. As you well know, the internet is full of ammunition to support any argument. Somewhere, someplace, there’s research that says trees actually hurt the environment. That, and the government has space aliens in captivity. Dozens of them. Ashton Kutcher may be one of them. Enter the Honda Civic NG. It doesn’t look any different from a standard Civic sedan. It doesn’t use gasoline. Doesn’t run on diesel fuel or electricity either. Clean coal? Space aliens are more realistic. This Honda is powered by natural gas. For treading lightly on Mother Earth, this is a very good thing. FRI, 09 December 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.burbankleader.com/the818now/tn-818-1207-natural-gas-vehicles,0,252012.story http://www.burbankleader.com/the818now/tn-818-1207-natural-gas-vehicles,0,252012.story Glendale has received $300,000 from an air pollution control agency to purchase 10 new natural-gas-powered vehicles for the Public Works Department. The natural-gas vehicles emit less toxins and particulates into the air than their diesel and unleaded gasoline counterparts, according to a city report. The Public Works Department is in the process of replacing a significant portion of its diesel and unleaded gasoline fleet. THU, 08 December 2011 00:00:00 PST http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/01/local/la-me-new-buses-20111201 http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/01/local/la-me-new-buses-20111201 After riding L.A.'s Commuter Express for more than 20 years, Janis Risch said the 423 bus from Agoura Hills to downtown is showing its age: In heavy downpours, the roof leaks. In sweltering heat, the air conditioner sometimes dies. So it was with a smile Wednesday that Risch climbed aboard one of the city's new commuter buses for its inaugural run."These feel much better," Risch, 60, said as she leaned back into her adjustable seat. Over the next three months, transit officials plan to roll out 95 new buses. Risch, a financial recruiter, said she spotted a number of welcome improvements: overhead storage areas, a smoother ride and reading lights and air vents over each seat. She also liked the video screens up front that alerted passengers to the next stop. The majority of city buses are well past their 12-year life spans, officials said, and at least one bus has traveled 1.2 million miles since 1985. The new $67-million fleet of buses will run on compressed natural gas, as opposed to diesel, and offer 49 seats instead of 43. They will also provide easier wheelchair access and more space for bicycles, officials said. THU, 01 December 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/30/investopedia66515.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/30/investopedia66515.DTL Americans aren't quick to embrace large-scale change, and the dependence on fossil fuels is no exception. Despite the attempts of the natural gas industry to position it as a cleaner, more efficient fuel, natural gas remains largely confined to household use. T. Boone Pickens made a fortune in the oil industry. In 2008, he launched an $82-million campaign to promote the Pickens Plan, an initiative to drastically reduce the United States' dependence on foreign oil. At the heart of this plan is the use of natural gas in trucks and buses, which would naturally lead to adoption in personal vehicles. The plan didn't immediately get attention, but in November, after repeated attempts to gain momentum in Washington, the NAT GAS Act of 2011 was introduced to Congress, with the intent of encouraging the use of natural gas in automobiles. This may be good news to the natural gas industry, as well as Pickens, but does the everyday consumer benefit? WED, 30 November 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/stations/item/7467-waste-management-opens-cng-station-in-washington http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/stations/item/7467-waste-management-opens-cng-station-in-washington The opening ceremony was attended by state Sen. Tim Solobay, Sen. John Pippy and Chartiers Township Supervisor Harlan Shober. The new Clean N’ Green Fuel public fueling station, which will be operated by PetroCard, will offer CNG to commercial fleets as well as individuals with natural gas powered vehicles. According to Patch website, Waste Management of Western Pennsylvania has recently purchased 25 methane-driven collection trucks, while it expects to put on the road 40 NGVs by 2012. This amount of vehicles would represent half its Washington-based fleet and would serve Washington, Greene and Allegheny counties. WED, 23 November 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-57321606/gas-price-relief-new-honda-cheaper-to-drive/ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_162-57321606/gas-price-relief-new-honda-cheaper-to-drive/ What if you could buy a car that costs $1 to $2 a gallon less than gasoline to refuel but drives almost exactly like a gasoline model? And what if that fuel was produced right here in the USA? If you like that idea, Honda hopes you may be ready for the 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas. Starting in December, the natural gas model -- previously available in only four states -- will go on sale at 200 dealerships in all of the 36 states that have natural gas refueling stations. Refueling is, of course, the major challenge to owners of natural gas vehicles. Only about 1,000 stations nationwide currently offer natural gas refueling, according to Dr. Kathryn Clay, executive director of the Drive Natural Gas Initiative, who appeared at a Honda press event in New York City this week. (That compares with about 115,000 stations dispensing gasoline.) Her group, supported by natural gas producers and utilities, argues that the nation should capitalize on recent discoveries of huge shale-formation reserves of domestic natural gas by using it to power more cars. THU, 10 November 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.freep.com/article/20111014/BUSINESS06/110140384/T-Boone-Pickens-promotes-trucks-using-natural-gas-instead-diesel?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s http://www.freep.com/article/20111014/BUSINESS06/110140384/T-Boone-Pickens-promotes-trucks-using-natural-gas-instead-diesel?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s Billionaire T. Boone Pickens brought his message of energy independence to the Motor City on Thursday, calling for trucking companies to run their fleets on natural gas instead of diesel as part of his plan to help wean the U.S. from its dependence on Middle East oil. The 83-year-old former corporate raider is trying to get legislation passed in Congress this year that would, among other things, use tax credits to encourage companies to replace the country's 8 million 18-wheelers with trucks that run on natural gas. Pickens estimates his plan will cost taxpayers $5 billion over five years but could create 100,000 direct jobs and cut in half the 5 million barrels of oil the U.S. imports from the Middle East each day. It would also benefit Pickens, who owns 40% of Clean Energy Fuels, a natural gas fuel provider based in California. FRI, 14 October 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/13/MTGC1LH0DT.DTL&type=autos http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/13/MTGC1LH0DT.DTL&type=autos Supporters of natural gas make a strong case for its use in our cars and trucks, but the reality of burning natural gas as motor vehicle fuel is challenging. That's because there is a relative shortage of natural gas fueling stations. More importantly, there's a short driving range of most natural gas vehicles. However, at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, Volkswagen introduced its new subcompact model, the Up! (we'll refrain from further use of the exclamation point), as well as six concept versions of the Up. One of those concept cars is the "eco Up" with a dual-fuel EcoFuel System engine that uses both Compressed Natural Gas and gasoline. THU, 13 October 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/clean-green/news-detail.asp?news_id=74960&news_category_id=63 http://www.truckinginfo.com/clean-green/news-detail.asp?news_id=74960&news_category_id=63 What do an office supply store, a dairy processor, a flooring supplier, a beer distributor and a grocery retailer have in common? Of course they all use trucks, but the latest, leased from Ryder System, are powered by natural gas. Staples is the most recent customer to take advantage of a joint Ryder-government program in Southern California that makes it easier for fleets to gain fuel cost savings and environmental benefits with natural-gas trucks. The office supply chain is adding 10 compressed natural gas tractors to its dedicated fleet operated by Ryder. These CNG tractors - the first of their kind used in Staples' third-party dedicated operations - will replace 10 diesel tractors. The CNG tractors will transport inventory to Staples stores in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, and will be serviced out of Ryder's natural-gas-compliant maintenance facilities in Southern California. FRI, 07 October 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1067044_natural-gas-vehicles-expected-to-expand-share-outside-u-s http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1067044_natural-gas-vehicles-expected-to-expand-share-outside-u-s Which alternate vehicle or fuel do you know least about? You've almost surely heard about hybrids. You may have seen ethanol, even biodiesel, debated in the news. And if you read this site, you're likely to know that cars that plug into grid power to recharge their battery packs are now on sale from Chevrolet and Nissan, among others. But did you know that Honda has been selling a natural-gas powered version of the Honda Civic for more than a decade? FRI, 07 October 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/clean-green/news-detail.asp?news_id=74912&news_category_id=63 http://www.truckinginfo.com/clean-green/news-detail.asp?news_id=74912&news_category_id=63 Omnitek Engineering has signed a letter of intent with San Clemente, Calif.-based Go Natural Gas to form a strategic alliance to facilitate diesel-to-natural gas truck engine conversions through turnkey programs and services. The company is in the process of negotiating various components of the proposed strategic agreement, including economic considerations, geographic scope and related responsibilities. "The proposed strategic alliance is intended to facilitate heavy-duty diesel truck engine conversions by simplifying the entire process, which will be enhanced by the ability to offer fleet customers the option to locate a fueling station on their property -- an important consideration for fleet owners. We look forward to formalizing the strategic alliance and leveraging the expertise of both organizations," said Werner Funk, president and chief executive officer of Omnitek Engineering Corporation. FRI, 07 October 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.prlog.org/11685436-landi-renzo-announces-ideas-on-wheels-international-competition-to-promote-entrepreneurship.html http://www.prlog.org/11685436-landi-renzo-announces-ideas-on-wheels-international-competition-to-promote-entrepreneurship.html TORRANCE, Calif. – Landi Renzo, the world’s largest manufacturer of natural gas vehicle systems, today announced an international competition, “Ideas on Wheels,” in support of the next generation of entrepreneurs eager to develop sustainable mobility solutions. Organized as part of Landi Renzo’s Corporate University, aspiring entrepreneurs are urged to apply and submit a proposal for a product, technological solution or service that makes current mobility more sustainable. Ten projects will be selected from the applications and a representative from each project will travel to Landi Renzo headquarters in Italy in December 2011 to participate in a three-day intensive boot camp on the construction and implementation of a business plan, technological transfer and entrepreneurship. Project representatives will present their sustainable mobility idea to panel of industry experts and potential investors on the final day of the boot camp. The judging panel will provide feedback and professional mentorship to the attendees in support of their projects. THU, 06 October 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/markets/item/6945-hertz-on-demand-adds-first-ngvs-to-its-rental-service?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews28%2D09%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews28%2D09%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1492516 http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/markets/item/6945-hertz-on-demand-adds-first-ngvs-to-its-rental-service?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews28%2D09%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews28%2D09%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1492516 The car sharing services corporation has recently announced the expansion of Hertz On Demand University program to Oklahoma State University (OSU) with the launching of an all-CNG fleet. Initially, Hertz On Demand will offer students, faculty, staff and the neighbouring community access to two Honda Civic GX sedans, with eventual plans to expand. "Personal use of natural gas vehicles is rapidly growing and Hertz is in a unique position to introduce this technology to the next generation of drivers," said Mark P. Frissora, Chairman and CEO, The Hertz Corporation. "From energy-efficient vehicles to those that use alternative fuel sources, we are committed to providing a full spectrum of vehicle options across our fleet and with CNG units we are able to do that." WED, 28 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://refrigeratedtrans.com/fleet/leasing/ryder_adds_flex_to_green_lease_option_0926/ http://refrigeratedtrans.com/fleet/leasing/ryder_adds_flex_to_green_lease_option_0926/ Ryder System Inc (NYSE: R) has launched its new Flex-to-Green lease offering, making it easier for private fleet operators to jump-start their sustainability programs with the option of incorporating alternative fuel vehicles into their fleets. The company’s alternative fuel fleet includes compressed and liquid natural gas vehicles offered in select markets, as well as hybrid vehicles available in most US markets. Ryder currently supports natural gas vehicles in Southern California and Arizona. As the firm’s capabilities and infrastructure to support natural gas vehicles are expanded, the Flex-to-Green lease option will be offered in those new markets. “Ryder is committed to making it as easy as possible for customers to implement sustainable transportation solutions,” said Robert Sanchez, president of global fleet management solutions for Ryder. MON, 26 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-governorsenergys,0,7458754.story http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-oh-governorsenergys,0,7458754.story Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) wants the state to explore using compressed natural gas in its fleet of cars, snowplows and other government-owned vehicles. The first-term Republican says he's also reaching out to governors in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indiana to see whether they would be interested in combining on a plan. Ohio has more than 12,000 vehicles in its fleet. Kasich says costs associated with the switch could be cut if there's a larger fleet making the move to the alternative fuel. Kasich told reporters Thursday he's discussed the idea with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, who he says was open to it. THU, 22 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/20/green-fleet-briefing-pacer-peterbilt-golden-eagle-toyota-prius/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/20/green-fleet-briefing-pacer-peterbilt-golden-eagle-toyota-prius/ Pacer International is adding 300 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks to its Southern California fleet. The trucks will operate through Pacer’s cartage subsidiary, Pacer Cartage, Inc, Fleet Owner reports. The website says that LNG-powered trucks are estimated to produce 33% less nitrogen oxides and 20% less greenhouse gas emissions than diesel-fueled trucks. Meanwhile, Peterbilt Motors says that its Model 386 liquefied natural gas truck is the first alternative fueled vehicle to be certified by the EPA’s SmartWay program, Fleet Owner reports. TUE, 20 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.marketwatch.com/story/commercial-fleets-will-power-natural-gas-vehicle-market-through-2016-according-to-pike-research-2011-09-14 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/commercial-fleets-will-power-natural-gas-vehicle-market-through-2016-according-to-pike-research-2011-09-14 There are currently about 12.6 million natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in use worldwide, and sales of NGVs vary widely from region to region and country to country. The majority of NGVs are located in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, particularly in countries like Pakistan and Iran that lack extensive gasoline refining capacity. In North America, due largely to a lack of convenient refueling stations, demand for NGVs is largely relegated to the fleet market. Worldwide sales of natural gas vehicles are expected to grow rapidly over the next five years, to 3.2 million units annually by 2016 from 1.9 million in 2010, according to a recent report from Pike Research. The consumer market will continue to lag growth in commercial fleets, however: three-quarters of the new growth between 2010 and 2016 will come in corporate and government sales. As a portion of the worldwide total, the percentage of commercial NGVs will rise from 59% to 65% in that period, according to senior analyst Dave Hurst. WED, 14 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/green/archive/waste-management-natural-gas-truck-0914/ http://fleetowner.com/green/archive/waste-management-natural-gas-truck-0914/ Refuse hauler Waste Management (WM) is planning to convert 55 trucks in its Columbus, OH, waste and recycling collection fleet to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). The company already operates 1,000 CNG and liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles across North America. WM added that it also plans to install a new CNG fueling facility at its Canal Winchester location in Columbus to refuel these 55 CNG-powered trucks, using a “slow-fill” refueling procedure to achieve greater engine efficiency. WED, 14 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-print.asp?news_id=74676 http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-print.asp?news_id=74676 Sales of trucks powered by natural gas will grow faster than the rest of the North American Market over the next several years, according to Frost & Sullivan, an industry analysis firm. A new report predicts that North American sales of Class 6-8 LNG and CNG vehicles will rise to nearly 30,000 by 2017. That's up from just 1,950 last year, slightly less than 1% of North American sales. The researchers estimated that the total truck market will grow from 226,400 vehicles last year to 371,700 in 2017, and by that point nearly 8% of sales will be powered by some form of natural gas. One of the stumbling blocks to fleets using natural gas is the higher up-front cost. The Frost & Sullivan report said while a basic Class 8 diesel tractor costs $100,000 to $150,000, but natural gas engines add $28,000 to $72,500, depending on the type of natural gas ignition technology used. MON, 12 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110907-711484.html http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110907-711484.html Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) is moving aggressively to expand the use of liquified natural gas as a fuel, starting with plans to make LNG available to some heavy-duty fleet customers in Alberta, Canada's energy hub, starting next year. The oil giant's Canadian unit is pursuing engineering and regulatory permits to produce LNG by 2013 at its Jumping Pound gas-processing facility in the foothills of Alberta. The investment, which is subject to regulatory approval, will be the first investment of its kind globally for Shell and will include production facilities and downstream infrastructure. Before then, LNG will be supplied to select Shell Flying J truck stops in the province under third-party supply agreements. Shell noted that natural gas for larger-fleet vehicles delivers reduced emissions and offers a cost-competitive alternative to other fuels. It said its "worldwide LNG leadership" puts it "in a unique position to grow LNG in key markets." WED, 07 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/vehicles/item/6756-united-states-staples-will-introduce-ten-cng-trucks-in-southern-california?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews07%2D09%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews07%2D09%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1477168 http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/vehicles/item/6756-united-states-staples-will-introduce-ten-cng-trucks-in-southern-california?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews07%2D09%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews07%2D09%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1477168 “Improving the efficiency of our transportation fleet is an important part of our strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy conservation in our operations,” stated Mark Day, senior manager of carrier management at Staples. “Leveraging the environmental and cost-saving benefits of natural gas vehicles is one example of the kind of sustainable choices that we are making to reduce our operational impacts. We believe that by partnering with Ryder in this type of initiative, we can do our part to help protect the environment and save money at the same time.” The ten CNG heavy-duty tractors will be used to transport inventory to Staples stores in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and the Inland Empire, and will be serviced out of Ryder’s network of natural gas compliant maintenance facilities in Southern California. WED, 07 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2011/09/110902-natural-gas-fuel-for-trucks/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2011/09/110902-natural-gas-fuel-for-trucks/ Worldwide, natural gas vehicles make up a tiny sliver of the auto pie, accounting for just under one percent of all vehicles, according to 2010 data published by the trade association NGV Global. But in some parts of the world they're gaining popularity. AT&T announced last month that natural gas vehicles in its fleet now number 3,000, out of a total of more than 73,500 vehicles. By 2013, the company plans to increase the number of natural gas vehicles to 8,000. And AT&T isn't alone. Between 2010 and 2016, the market research firm Pike Research predicts, global natural gas vehicle sales will grow by more than 9 percent year over year. Even some of the largest trucks on the road, such as long-haul UPS trucks, have been built to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG), rather than expensive diesel. And according to Rich Kolodziej, president of the trade association Natural Gas Vehicles for America, a number of companies are close to certifying conversion systems that would power big rigs using about half natural gas and half diesel fuel. FRI, 02 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2011/09/01/integrys-enters-natural-gas-refueling.html http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2011/09/01/integrys-enters-natural-gas-refueling.html Integrys Energy Group Inc., the Chicago-based parent of regulated utility Wisconsin Public Service Corp. in Green Bay, said Thursday that it is expanding into the compressed natural gas fueling market with the acquisition of two businesses. The deals prep Integrys to provide fueling services for natural gas-fueled vehicles. Integrys Energy's chairman, president and CEO Charlie Schrock said the decision to enter the business is being driven by customer needs. The business also complements the energy company's existing regulated and nonregulated natural gas and electricity services, he said. THU, 01 September 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/markets/item/6464-us-builds-interstate-clean-transportation-corridor?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews30%2D08%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews30%2D08%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1470922 http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/markets/item/6464-us-builds-interstate-clean-transportation-corridor?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews30%2D08%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews30%2D08%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1470922 North America’s fuelling infrastructure has been built over the past 100 years, giving oil-based fuels an advantage over newer alternatives, like natural gas or hydrogen. Now, there is project to develop a new network of alternative fuel filling stations for long-haul trucking fleets in western United States. TUE, 30 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/vehicles/item/6448-united-states-atat-introduces-3000th-natural-gas-vehicle-in-its-corporate-fleet?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews26%2D08%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews26%2D08%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1469241 http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/vehicles/item/6448-united-states-atat-introduces-3000th-natural-gas-vehicle-in-its-corporate-fleet?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews26%2D08%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews26%2D08%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1469241 The company’s milestone also includes the deployment of the 4,000th alternative-fuel vehicle (AFV) for its corporate fleet in Chicago, and the 2,000th AFV for its California’s fleet in San Diego. The 3,000th NGV was rolled out in Houston. AT&T avoided the purchase of one million gallons of petroleum in 2010 as a result of its use of CNG vehicles. FRI, 26 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/4281292632/articles/waste-management-world/collection-transport/2011/08/CNG_Fuelling_Station_Opened_to_Refuse_Vehicles_and_Public_in_California.html http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/4281292632/articles/waste-management-world/collection-transport/2011/08/CNG_Fuelling_Station_Opened_to_Refuse_Vehicles_and_Public_in_California.html Waste Management Inc. has opened a new CNG fuelling station in Santa Ana, California to fuel its existing fleet of CNG recycling and trash collection vehicles as well as to sell fuel to fleet operators and the public. The company says that it currently operates the largest fleet of heavy-duty natural gas trucks in North America, with approximately 80% of them operating in Southern California - including 141 natural gas powered trucks in Orange County. THU, 25 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://online.wsj.com/article/AP2d29300efb9c4a59a4a36048b28374d2.html http://online.wsj.com/article/AP2d29300efb9c4a59a4a36048b28374d2.html The U. S. Geological Survey says the Marcellus Shale contains some 84 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, recoverable natural gas, far more than thought nearly a decade ago. Tuesday's figure is much higher than the last government assessment in 2002, which suggested only about 2 trillion feet of recoverable gas. The USGS says the new estimate came from new information about the gas-rich formation, which is thousands of feet beneath much of Pennsylvania and New York and nearby states, and from technical improvements in how wells are drilled. TUE, 23 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://energynow.com/video/2011/08/22/interstate-clean-transportation-corridor http://energynow.com/video/2011/08/22/interstate-clean-transportation-corridor Even though gasoline may be costly, it’s still easy to find a gas station when you need to fill up your car. The convenient nationwide network of filling stations has been built over the past 100 years, giving oil-based fuels an advantage over newer alternatives, like hydrogen and natural gas. Correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan travels to California to learn about efforts to build a new network of alternative-fuel filling stations – the Interstate Clean Transportation Corridor. MON, 22 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/Article/2887761/Latest-News/AGL-to-supply-Encana-with-LNG-for-Louisiana-truck-fueling-stations.html http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/Article/2887761/Latest-News/AGL-to-supply-Encana-with-LNG-for-Louisiana-truck-fueling-stations.html Pivotal LNG, a subsidiary of AGL Resources, has signed an agreement with Encana Corp. to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) that Encana plans to offer to service providers operating fleet trucks near Haynesville, Louisiana. Encana will dispense the LNG through mobile and permanent public fueling stations, it said. Natural gas in a liquid form is easily transported and stored. It is an environmentally responsible fuel ideal for use in large fleet vehicles and heavy-duty engines, the companies said. MON, 22 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/lng--h2--blends/item/6387-us-department-of-transportation-will-fund-lng-conversion-of-nys-staten-island-ferry http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/lng--h2--blends/item/6387-us-department-of-transportation-will-fund-lng-conversion-of-nys-staten-island-ferry The funding, part of the Ferry Boat Discretionary Program, will be of USD 2,340,000 and will pay to switch one Staten Island ferryboat from the use of diesel fuel to clean-burning liquefied natural gas. The federal pilot project aims to cut fuel costs for the ferry by nearly half as well as reduce harmful emissions and increase reliance on domestic stocks of LNG. The Department of Transportation's Ferry Boat Discretionary Program was announced by U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer, who also launched an initiative to acquire new CNG buses for Queens and Brooklyn, and Kirsten Gillibrand. "Converting the Staten Island Ferry to liquefied natural gas is a win-win-win: It will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, lower operating costs and help the environment," said Schumer. THU, 18 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.gnvmagazine.com/eng/noticia-indian_railways_to_convert_diesel_engines_into_cng-1651 http://www.gnvmagazine.com/eng/noticia-indian_railways_to_convert_diesel_engines_into_cng-1651 The initiative, announced after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the country’s largest oil marketing firm, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), aims to cut down carbon footprints and ensure major operational savings. “The induction of LNG in railways is likely to be in a phase-wise manner,” said senior Railway Ministry official, who added that Indian Railways will explore the potential of LNG in a substantial manner in locomotives, factories and workshops. According to Rail.co, the agreement between Indian Railways and IOC will open up new possibilities and ‘act as a catalyst’ in the Indian industry towards adoption of LNG as a primary fuel. “Major savings in fuel cost are expected with Indian Railways switching over to natural gas in a substantial manner,” said the official. MON, 15 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/sarta-signs-up-for-cng-station-for-cng-buses-0815 http://www.ngvglobal.com/sarta-signs-up-for-cng-station-for-cng-buses-0815 Ohio’s Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) has signed an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to develop and operate a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel station to support the transition of half of SARTA’s bus fleet to natural gas power. Located in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, the new fast-fill public access Clean Energy CNG station will operate 24/7 to support SARTA buses as well as other CNG vehicles operating in the area. Station opening is projected for the fourth quarter, 2011. Over the next two years, the transit agency expects to deploy 9 new CNG fixed-route 32-passenger buses and 17 CNG paratransit buses as replacements for 50% of the diesel models in its fleet. MON, 15 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=213&articleid=20110814_213_G6_Mostev148769 http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=213&articleid=20110814_213_G6_Mostev148769 Most everyone can agree that something needs to be done about the damage that importing foreign oil is doing to the economy. Unfortunately, not everyone can agree on how to ease the pain of that damage. There is, however, one good idea that has been in Congress for two years that just might finally have the votes to pass. The NAT GAS Act looks to have the votes in the House and Senate to be approved. President Barack Obama has indicated that he will sign the bill if it gets to his desk. The bill, authored by First District U.S. Rep. John Sullivan, is supported by T. Boone Pickens, a devoted proponent of using compressed natural gas to fuel vehicles. The benefits of CNG are well-known and indisputable. That, however, doesn't stop those with deep pockets and vested interests from doing what they can to derail this important piece of legislation. SUN, 14 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/kenworth-case-natural-gas-0812/ http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/kenworth-case-natural-gas-0812/ When it comes to natural gas as a vehicle fuel, Kenworth Truck Co. shared high hopes and high praise with trucking industry editors yesterday at a special “Green Editor” event at the Paccar Technical Center in Mount Vernon, WA—the research, development and testing facility which supports all Paccar divisions, including Kenworth and Peterbilt Motors. As natural gas- and diesel-powered trucks zipped around the 2-plus mi. test track with Paccar test drivers or editors at the wheel, Kenworth and Westport HD experts discussed the multiple reasons why they consider natural gas to be such a good fit for the trucking industry and such a benefit to the nation as a whole. FRI, 12 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/carb-natural-gas-transit-connect-0812/ http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/carb-natural-gas-transit-connect-0812/ The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has certified a natural-gas model of the Ford Transit Connect, according to Impco Automotive. Impco, a division of Fuel System Solutions, manufactures the compressed natural gas system. The system is available on 2011 Transit Connect van and wagon models with the 2L, 4-cyl. engine. Certification is expected for 2012 models later this fall, Impco said. “We are pleased to continue to expand our offering of products to convert this popular light-duty Ford vehicle platform from gasoline to clean burning, plentiful, domestic CNG,” said Jay Sandler, Impco Automotive’s director of original equipment manufacturers (OEM) & fleet sales. “Our innovative fuel systems enable fleets and vehicle operators to significantly lower their operating costs and reduce emissions while at the same time avoiding reliance on foreign oil during these times of rising fuel prices." FRI, 12 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/benefits-of-hd-ngvs-understated-in-new-us-rules-0811 http://www.ngvglobal.com/benefits-of-hd-ngvs-understated-in-new-us-rules-0811 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation has released a 958-page document that includes new regulations that will reduce emissions and increase the fuel economy for medium and heavy-duty trucks. But NGVAmerica, a national organization dedicated to the development of a growing, sustainable and profitable market for vehicles powered by natural gas or hydrogen, strongly believes that the rules could have been even more effective in reducing emissions and reducing the use of imported petroleum. “The rules include some regulatory incentives and flexibility for natural gas trucks but should have gone much further in recognizing the benefits of NGVs,” said NGVAmerica President, Richard Kolodziej. “The rules are designed to address the urgent and closely intertwined challenges of dependence on oil, energy security, urban emissions and global climate change. Natural gas vehicles help achieve all these goals and more.” THU, 11 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/email.html?id=1312811927 http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/email.html?id=1312811927 Compressed natural gas-powered travel is no longer the sole provenance of the socially aware or environmentally challenged. Once reserved for places like California, the use of compressed-natural-gas-powered trash trucks is undergoing an explosion of sorts around the country as companies and communities alike see the economic and environmental benefits. Make no mistake, however, the number of natural gas-powered trucks is still low in comparison to the country´s entire garbage truck fleet. But the numbers are growing and sometimes rather quickly – even in smaller locales such as West Seneca, N.Y., and Blaine, Minn. Both Waste Management Inc. and Republic Services Inc., the two largest private solid waste management companies in the country, are devoting millions of dollars to convert significant portions of their fleets to CNG vehicles. MON, 08 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/08/05/general-ar-arkansas-natural-gas_8604766.html http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/08/05/general-ar-arkansas-natural-gas_8604766.html A $2.2 million stimulus funded program will allow public and private fleets to apply for rebates to purchase or convert vehicles that rely on compressed natural gas, Gov. Mike Beebe and state officials announced Friday. Beebe announced the launch of the Compressed Natural Gas Conversion Rebate Program funded by the federal stimulus. The program is open to state agencies, higher education institutions, cities, counties, school districts and private fleets with at least 10 vehicles. FRI, 05 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/ryder-supplies-grover-cng-0804/ http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/ryder-supplies-grover-cng-0804/ Ryder System has finalized a deal to lease 25 compressed natural gas (CNG) powered trucks to grocery store chain Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, in partnership with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG). The first 15 CNG vehicles were delivered to Fresh & Easy in July and the balance will be delivered in October, Ryder said. The $38.7 million Ryder/SANBAG project is part of a public/private partnership between the company and the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE), the California Energy Commission, plus the Southern California Assn. of Governments’ Clean Cities Coalition. Ryder said the project is helping put 202 heavy duty natural gas vehicles on the road, upgrade three maintenance facilities for the proper servicing of natural gas vehicles, and construct two natural gas fueling stations. THU, 04 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/04/idUS147152+04-Aug-2011+BW20110804 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/04/idUS147152+04-Aug-2011+BW20110804 Ryder System, Inc. announced today that it has finalized an agreement to lease 25 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, a leading grocery retailer. The CNG vehicles are the first of their kind in the Fresh & Easy fleet and have been made available through Ryder’s agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) in Southern California. The $38.7 million Ryder/SANBAG project is part of a public/private partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, the California Energy Commission, the Southern California Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition, and Ryder System, Inc. The project includes 202 heavy duty natural gas vehicles, upgrades to three maintenance facilities for the proper servicing of natural gas vehicles, and the construction of two fueling stations. THU, 04 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://blogs.forbes.com/eco-nomics/2011/08/01/new-honda-civic-will-be-only-consumer-cng-car-in-america/ http://blogs.forbes.com/eco-nomics/2011/08/01/new-honda-civic-will-be-only-consumer-cng-car-in-america/ Why don’t we have more natural gas vehicles on American roads? Europe is swimming in vehicles that burn the stuff, but in the U.S. the only option is the 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas, formerly known as the Civic GX. It seems kind of crazy, because natural gas is about half the price of gasoline (on a per gallon basis) right now. The U.S. has an estimated 117,000 CNG vehicles on the road, but most of them aren’t cars. There are 12 million of them around the world, from buses in Denmark to tiny three-wheeled delivery trucks in India. There’s a really bright future for compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered commercial trucks, because fleet operators will see a payback in just a few years (as long as prices stay low). In the U.S., CNG has amazingly enough captured 20 percent of the new garbage truck and bus markets. MON, 01 August 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ryder-recognized-as-one-of-the-75-greenest-supply-chain-partners-2011-07-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ryder-recognized-as-one-of-the-75-greenest-supply-chain-partners-2011-07-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp Ryder System, Inc., a leader in supply chain, warehousing and transportation management solutions, today announced that for the third year in a row, it has been named an Inbound Logistics Green Supply Chain Partner. Inbound Logistics editors have selected 75 companies that demonstrate a deep commitment to green initiatives and supply chain sustainability for the magazine's annual "Green 75" issue. MON, 25 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/markets/item/5751-us-texas-governor-signs-three-bills-to-develop-natural-gas-initiatives-in-the-state?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews18%2D07%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews18%2D07%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1443338 http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/markets/item/5751-us-texas-governor-signs-three-bills-to-develop-natural-gas-initiatives-in-the-state?utm_source=emBlue%20Email%20Marketing%20emBlue%5FNews18%2D07%2D2011%2DIngles&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=emBlue%20emBlue%5FNews18%2D07%2D2011%2DIngles%20-%20Oferta:1443338 The signing ceremony was hosted by Peterbilt Motors Company, which received Governor Rick Perry at its Denton truck manufacturing plant in Texas. “These initiatives will promote the use of alternative fuel technologies and build a stronger sense of environmental stewardship through Texas and North America,” stated Bill Jackson, Peterbilt general manager and PACCAR vice president. TUE, 19 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://cerritos.patch.com/articles/natural-gas-trash-trucks-coming-to-town http://cerritos.patch.com/articles/natural-gas-trash-trucks-coming-to-town For nearly two decades, Waste Management says it has helped the environment by replacing standard garbage trucks with ones that run on cleaner fuel: natural gas created by recycling trash. As city officials and Waste Management workers gathered Tuesday at the company’s Long Beach hauling facility to celebrate the deployment of their 1,000th natural-gas-powered recycling truck, they said Belmont Shore residents can look forward in the next year to the NGVs when the company buys smaller trucks to navigate the area's tighter streets. WED, 13 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=74172 http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=74172 Chesapeake Energy Corp. unveiled a plan to help the transportation industry transition to America's own abundant supplies of natural gas and oil. Central to this initiative is the creation of a $1 billion venture capital fund, Chesapeake NG Ventures Corp., dedicated to identifying and investing in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel derived primarily from OPEC oil with domestic oil, natural gas and natural gas-to-liquids fuel. To fund this effort, Chesapeake will redirect approximately 1-2% of its forecasted annual drilling budget away from efforts to increase natural gas supply toward projects that will instead stimulate increased natural gas demand. WED, 13 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/waste-management-adds-1000th-natural-gas-truck-to-fleet-0712 http://www.ngvglobal.com/waste-management-adds-1000th-natural-gas-truck-to-fleet-0712 Waste Management (WM) has grown its natural gas powered truck fleet to 1000, making it the largest owner and operator of clean-running, heavy duty refuse trucks in North America. At a ceremony at its Carson property in California, the company commemorated the delivery of its 1000th natural gas vehicle with Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster starting up the new recycling truck that will serve his city’s residents. The natural gas fleet is part of the company’s environmental sustainability initiative to direct capital spending of up to $500 million per annum over a 10-year period to reduce its fleet emissions. TUE, 12 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/07/natural-gas-powered-honda-civic-gx-gets-california-hov-access-until-2015.html http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/07/natural-gas-powered-honda-civic-gx-gets-california-hov-access-until-2015.html Honda, which is currently the only manufacturer in the United States selling a dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle, might see a significant spike in demand for the Civic GX model. The reason? Honda has announced that the Civic Natural Gas will qualify for the White Clean Air Vehicle decals in California, which will allow access to the HOV lane through January 2015. Those who had Yellow Clean Air Vehicle decals (including the ever-popular Prius) had them expire earlier this month on July 1st, 2011. TUE, 12 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/news/50467/calif-commission-awards-over-29m-for-biofuel-ng-technology?ref=Enews-GreenFleet-20110713&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter http://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/news/50467/calif-commission-awards-over-29m-for-biofuel-ng-technology?ref=Enews-GreenFleet-20110713&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter The California Energy Commission has approved more than $29 million for projects that advance biofuels and demonstrate California's commitment to develop cleaner transportation fuels. The seven awards total $29,675,072 and are funded through the commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (AB 118), completing the first two years of the program funding cycle. "This is a major milestone for our program because it means we have awarded all $175 million from the first two years of the AB 118 program, plus another $14 million from the 2010-11 funding cycle," said Energy Commission Vice Chair James Boyd. "We have awarded more than 82 grants, public agency agreements and program support contracts totaling $189.4 million in AB 118 funding, leveraging more than $425 million in private match funding and creating or retaining about 5,600 jobs." TUE, 12 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Clean-Energy-Fuels-Soars-As-indie-3278562832.html?x=0&.v=1 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Clean-Energy-Fuels-Soars-As-indie-3278562832.html?x=0&.v=1 Shares of Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE - News), the largest provider of natural gas as transportation fuel in North America, are soaring 12% after Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK - News), the second-largest U.S. natural gas producer, pledged to purchase $150 million in Clean Energy bonds over the next three years. Oklahoma-based Chesapeake's investment in Clean Energy, whose largest shareholder is legendary energy investor T. Boone Pickens, comes as part of a $1 billion fund formed by the former to promote increased natural gas use as a transportation fuel. TUE, 12 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/chesapeake-to-spend-1-billion-to-hasten-natural-gas-adoption-as-fuel/2011/07/11/gIQAaIga9H_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/chesapeake-to-spend-1-billion-to-hasten-natural-gas-adoption-as-fuel/2011/07/11/gIQAaIga9H_story.html Chesapeake Energy, a major producer of natural gas from shale, said it would invest $1 billion over 10 years in companies to hasten the adoption of natural gas as a fuel for trucks and cars. It said it had purchased $150 million of convertible bonds in Clean Energy Fuels Corp., where natural gas promoter T. Boone Pickens owns a major stake and sits on the board. Chesapeake chief executive Aubrey K. McClendon said it would help underwrite 150 liquefied natural gas refueling stations along highway trucking routes. MON, 11 July 2011 00:00:00 PST https://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/07/07/ryder-coke-ge-among-6-firms-joining-obamas-green-fleet-program https://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/07/07/ryder-coke-ge-among-6-firms-joining-obamas-green-fleet-program Six companies that collectively manage nearly 1 million vehicles have joined President Barack Obama's new program aimed at making the nation's largest private fleets more fuel efficient. In joining the National Clean Fleets Partnership, Coca-Cola, Enterprise Holdings, General Electric, Osram Sylvania, Ryder and Staples will identify, test, adopt and share fuel reduction strategies and technologies. Already the new partners have a deep bench of collective practices to draw from, including extensive deployment of alternative fuel vehicles. THU, 07 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/cummins-westport-inc-celebrates-10000th-isl-g-engine-0707#more-15617 http://www.ngvglobal.com/cummins-westport-inc-celebrates-10000th-isl-g-engine-0707#more-15617 Another CWI milestone reached in June: 30,000 total natural gas engines produced. Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI), a provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the global market, has celebrated the production of the 10,000th ISL G natural gas engine at the Cummins Engine Plant, also known as the Rocky Mountains Engine Plant (RMEP) in North Carolina. Cummins Westport ISL G engines are sold globally in a variety of applications including shuttle and school buses, urban transit, vocational, and medium and heavy-duty truck and tractor applications. THU, 07 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/07/idUS294404799920110707 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/07/idUS294404799920110707 Natural-gas powered passenger cars may be going mainstream in the US. General Motors signed an agreement with Vancouver-based Westport Innovations Inc. (WPT.TO) to develop natural gas engine controls, emissions and performance strategies. Reuters reports that the multi-million dollar project will focus on light-weight engines as small as 0.5 liters, a size that would be used in small, passenger vehicles. THU, 07 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/company-news-story.aspx?storyid=201107070830MRKTWIREUSPR____0775242 http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/company-news-story.aspx?storyid=201107070830MRKTWIREUSPR____0775242 Infrastructure Developments Corp. (OTCBB: IDVC) has declared support for the New Alternative Transportation to Give America Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2011. The proposed law, introduced by Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Power Subcommittee, would expand tax credits for the purchase of natural gas vehicles (NGVs), encourage manufacturers to produce dedicated NGVs, and provide incentives for developing NGV fueling infrastructure. THU, 07 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/oil-supply-vulnerability-highlights-need-to-step-up-natural-gas-vehicles-programs-0701 http://www.ngvglobal.com/oil-supply-vulnerability-highlights-need-to-step-up-natural-gas-vehicles-programs-0701 The uncertainty surrounding oil markets has been demonstrated by an intervention last week from the International Energy Agency (IEA) calling for the release of 60 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves of its member nations. While some analysts have questioned the need for the stock release at this time, it reminds us that oil supplies, the lifeblood of most economies, are a fragile balancing act. The release also follows a report issued by the IEA suggesting that we are entering a 'golden age' of natural gas. From an overall fuel supply perspective it highlights what the IEA refers to as "oil's twilight" and the need for new mainstream alternatives. FRI, 01 July 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/28/2288769/ryder-sees-increasing-demand-for.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/28/2288769/ryder-sees-increasing-demand-for.html Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it has already secured lease agreements for 87 heavy-duty natural gas trucks from customers looking to take advantage of the fuel cost savings and environmental benefits of alternative fuel powered vehicles – 65 of those vehicles are part of Ryder’s natural gas fleet in Southern California, made available through the Ryder/San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) Natural Gas Vehicle project. Due to the leadership Ryder has established with the SANBAG project, the Company has also been able to expand its alternative fuel program outside of California and has already secured a lease agreement with customer, Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc., for 22 natural gas vehicles in Arizona. TUE, 28 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.lngworldnews.com/ryder-system-delivers-gas-trucks-to-dean-foods/ http://www.lngworldnews.com/ryder-system-delivers-gas-trucks-to-dean-foods/ Ryder System, Inc. announced delivery of five natural gas-fueled delivery vehicles to Dean Foods, Ryder's first customer for natural gas commercial vehicles made available through Ryder's agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) in Southern California. The $38.7 million effort is part of a joint public/private partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, the California Energy Commission, the Southern California Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition, and Ryder System, Inc. The Ryder/SANBAG project includes 202 natural gas vehicles, upgrades to three maintenance facilities for the proper servicing of natural gas vehicles, and the construction of two fueling stations. FRI, 24 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://investors.ryder.com/newsroom/News-Release-Details/2011/Dean-Foods-Alta-Dena-Dairy-Expands-Southern-California-Fleet-with-Five-Ryder-Natural-Gas-Trucks1125767/default.aspx http://investors.ryder.com/newsroom/News-Release-Details/2011/Dean-Foods-Alta-Dena-Dairy-Expands-Southern-California-Fleet-with-Five-Ryder-Natural-Gas-Trucks1125767/default.aspx Ryder System, Inc. announced delivery of five natural gas-fueled delivery vehicles to Dean Foods, Ryder’s first customer for natural gas commercial vehicles made available through Ryder’s agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) in Southern California. The $38.7 million effort is part of a joint public/private partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy, the California Energy Commission, the Southern California Association of Governments Clean Cities Coalition, and Ryder System, Inc. The Ryder/SANBAG project includes 202 natural gas vehicles, upgrades to three maintenance facilities for the proper servicing of natural gas vehicles, and the construction of two fueling stations. THU, 23 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/news/50411/fair-oaks-dairy-affiliate-to-add-cng-fueling-station-in-indiana?ref=Enews-GreenFleet-20110622&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter http://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/news/50411/fair-oaks-dairy-affiliate-to-add-cng-fueling-station-in-indiana?ref=Enews-GreenFleet-20110622&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter Renewable Dairy Fuels, an affiliate of major Indiana milk producer Fair Oaks Dairy, has contracted with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to build and operate a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station. The Fair Oaks Station will dispense CNG fuel to power the initial fleet of 42 CNG milk-hauling trucks that the dairy plans to deploy later this year. The Renewable Dairy Fuels CNG trucks will transport milk to processing plants owned by Kroger Co. in Indianapolis, Ind.; Murphysboro, Tenn; and Winchester, Ky. Set to open in the fall of 2011, the Fair Oaks Station will also offer public access and will be located near the dairy farm adjacent to Interstate 65 in Fair Oaks, Ind. -- about 70 miles south of Chicago. TUE, 21 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2011/06/17/taxis-to-use-ford-compressed-natural-gas.html http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2011/06/17/taxis-to-use-ford-compressed-natural-gas.html Southern California residents and visitors will soon be able to hail a taxi that runs on environmentally friendly compressed natural gas, or CNG. Yellow Cab of Anaheim and Cabco Yellow Inc. of Orange County have ordered a combined 119 CNG-powered Ford Transit Connect Taxis, Ford Motor Co. said. Ford said it expects to deliver the first 50 cabs within the next two months, while the rest are scheduled to be delivered by the end of the year. FRI, 17 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.marketwatch.com/story/clean-energy-opens-two-new-public-access-compressed-natural-gas-cng-vehicle-fueling-stations-in-downtown-chicago-2011-06-16?reflink=MW_news_stmp http://www.marketwatch.com/story/clean-energy-opens-two-new-public-access-compressed-natural-gas-cng-vehicle-fueling-stations-in-downtown-chicago-2011-06-16?reflink=MW_news_stmp Clean Energy Fuels Corp., North America's leading supplier of natural gas fuel for transportation, hosted a ceremony today to mark the opening of two public access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations in Chicago. Part of a planned Chicagoland network, the new natural gas stations will support growing fleets of taxis, paratransit vehicles, service vans, refuse trucks and shuttle buses powered by clean, green, domestic natural gas. THU, 16 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.bnet.com/blog/electric-cars/cheap-natural-gas-sells-cleaner-trucks-but-not-the-big-rigs-yet/4368 http://www.bnet.com/blog/electric-cars/cheap-natural-gas-sells-cleaner-trucks-but-not-the-big-rigs-yet/4368 A sharp $2 per gallon price advantage over diesel is finally doing what years of hard-core advocacy from financier T. Boone Pickens and the natural gas lobby couldn’t — put thousands of clean-burning trucks and buses on the road. Even in the absence of industry-friendly legislation that would provide tax credits worth as much as $64,000 per truck, cheaper fuel costs can justify the purchase price premium in just a couple of years. With little fanfare, natural gas has captured 20 percent of the new bus and garbage truck markets. There’s a good reason for that: a gallon equivalent of compressed natural gas (CNG) is approximately $1.30, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) something like $1.90. TUE, 14 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://seekingalpha.com/article/274608-6-stocks-t-boone-pickens-just-can-t-get-enough-of http://seekingalpha.com/article/274608-6-stocks-t-boone-pickens-just-can-t-get-enough-of We looked under the hood of energy investing guru T. Boone Pickens' portfolio. Here's some commentary on his newest buys from the reporting period ending 3/31/11. As always, use the list below as a starting point for your own due diligence. MON, 13 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/0036090633/articles/waste-management-world/collection-transport/2011/06/Waste_Management_Opens_CNG_Filling_Station_to_the_Public.html http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/0036090633/articles/waste-management-world/collection-transport/2011/06/Waste_Management_Opens_CNG_Filling_Station_to_the_Public.html Waste Management of New Jersey has opened its first public-access compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling station in Camden, New Jersey, and plans to convert its regional fleet to the clean-burning fuel. The new 'Clean N' Green Fuel' public fuelling station, to be operated by Washington based fuel distributor, PetroCard, is the first such facility in Camden County and will sell CNG to commercial fleets as well as individuals with CNG-equipped vehicles. MON, 13 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20070380-54/future-bright-for-cleaner-burning-natural-gas/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20070380-54/future-bright-for-cleaner-burning-natural-gas/ For natural gas, the stars are aligned for it to play a far more substantial role in the world energy mix, according to a pair of reports this week. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology today published its report on natural gas, which it characterized as an abundant and reasonably priced resource able to act as a bridge to a low-carbon future. The International Energy Agency released its own study (PDF) Monday, where it said natural gas is poised to enter a "golden age." THU, 9 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110608006564/en/U.S.-Spent-41.7-Billion-Foreign-Oil-Month http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110608006564/en/U.S.-Spent-41.7-Billion-Foreign-Oil-Month In his monthly update on the level of foreign oil imports in the U.S., energy expert T. Boone Pickens said that based on the latest figures from the Federal Reserve Economic Database, the U.S. imported 62 percent of its oil, or 362 million barrels in May 2011, sending approximately $41.7 billion, or $934,357.63 per minute, to foreign countries. “The oil import numbers continue to be astronomical and our country continues to suffer as a result,” said Pickens. “In a time of great economic turmoil, our crippling dependence on OPEC oil represents the height of fiscal irresponsibility – particularly when we have the ability to use our own vast domestic natural gas resources.” WED, 08 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/jun/02/public-access-natural-gas-fueling-station-opens-ne/ http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/jun/02/public-access-natural-gas-fueling-station-opens-ne/ Clean Energy Fuels Corp., the compressed natural gas fueling company developed by T. Boone Pickens in 1997, opened a public access station near McCarran International Airport today, generating hope that it will lead a transition of Southern Nevada’s fleet transportation companies away from gasoline-powered vehicles. Representatives of the state, Clark County, Henderson, Las Vegas, Sen. Harry Reid and Reps. Shelley Berkley and Joe Heck attended the kickoff of the station on the east side of Paradise Road, south of Tropicana Avenue. THU, 02 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ftluptonpress.com/content/encana-opens-cng-service-station-fort-lupton http://www.ftluptonpress.com/content/encana-opens-cng-service-station-fort-lupton Taking a step toward Weld County's aspirations of consuming more of the natural gas produced there, Encana Natural Gas Inc. opened its first natural gas fleet fueling station in Colorado. The station, along County Road 22 in Fort Lupton, serves the fueling needs of Encana’s U.S. subsidiary’s DJ Basin natural gas fleet. Encana Natural Gas Inc. will own the station that will fuel the local fleet of field vehicles. The station is at the Kerr-McGee Platt Valley Plant, which is owned by a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. WED, 01 June 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/4692799402/articles/waste-management-world/collection-transport/2011/05/CNG_Fuelling_Station_for_Waste_Management_s_Refuse_Trucks_.html http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/4692799402/articles/waste-management-world/collection-transport/2011/05/CNG_Fuelling_Station_for_Waste_Management_s_Refuse_Trucks_.html Waste Management of has launched a dedicated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling station for its gas powered refuse collection trucks in Wheeling, Illinois. The new facility is equipped with 40 filling bays to fuel CNG collection vehicles. The company currently operates six CNG-powered vehicles in Chicago's north suburban communities, with an additional 10 vehicles due this summer. WED, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1235 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1235 With their constituents frustrated with the high cost of fuel, Members of Congress are being urged to help jump start the switch to vehicles powered by domestically produced natural gas. NGVAmerica, the trade association that represents the natural gas vehicle industry, took to the airwaves beginning this weekend to encourage Congress to pass the New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS) Act of 2011, and a similar print ad will appear this week in Washington, D.C. based publications. TUE, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20110524007065/en http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20110524007065/en Today, energy expert T. Boone Pickens responded to President Obama’s Federal Fleet Memorandum, which ordered that by December 31st 2015, all new light duty vehicles leased or purchased by agencies must be alternative fueled vehicles: “I applaud President Obama for the Federal Fleet Memorandum issued today, calling for the use of alternative fuel vehicles in the Federal fleet. This is the leadership we need on this critically important issue – we simply have to get America off OPEC oil. This is a great move and I hope the President’s next step will be to lobby Congress to pass the NAT GAS Act – HR 1380 – which will reduce our dependence on OPEC oil, improve our national security and help our economy grow.” TUE, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2011/2011-05-24-094.html http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2011/2011-05-24-094.html All new light duty vehicles leased or purchased by the U.S. government must be alternatively fueled by the end of 2015, President Barack Obama directed Tuesday. In a formal Memorandum, issued in Washington while he is on a state visit to the UK, President Obama specified that by December 31, 2015 government agencies must acquire new cars or light trucks that are hybrid or electric, or run on compressed natural gas, biofuel or fuel cells. TUE, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://seekingalpha.com/article/271287-can-natural-gas-ignite-your-portfolio http://seekingalpha.com/article/271287-can-natural-gas-ignite-your-portfolio Fluctuations and increases in oil prices can have a detrimental impact on gasoline prices which can negatively affect the U.S. consumer and overall economy. These fluctuations may be related to supply issues or fear of political instabilities in oil rich regions. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated that 41% of U.S. petroleum imports came from OPEC countries in 2009. But the United States has the resources available to put some pressure on oil and gasoline prices by further developing and utilizing one of its great gifts: natural gas. MON, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110521/GPG03/105210562/Freightliners-move-natural-gas-technology http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110521/GPG03/105210562/Freightliners-move-natural-gas-technology Traditional diesel tanks are notably absent from the red Freightliner tractor owned by Ashwaubenon-based Paper Transport Inc. Rather, the truck features metal-encased tanks behind the cab containing compressed natural gas. PTI is running seven trucks in their fleet of 300 vehicles that operate on compressed natural gas, a move aimed at offering its customers an option that cuts greenhouse gas emissions and taps into an abundant domestic energy source. SAT, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://green.autoblog.com/2011/05/20/study-well-to-wheels-emissions-for-cng-vehicles-lower-than-dies/ http://green.autoblog.com/2011/05/20/study-well-to-wheels-emissions-for-cng-vehicles-lower-than-dies/ In a paper published in the journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, Joshua Gifford, a Master's student in mechanical engineering at Iowa State University (ISU), along with Robert C. Brown, director of ISU's center for sustainable environmental technologies, propose the evaluation of four metrics in well-to-wheels (WTW) analysis of automotive vehicles – primary energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water usage and cost of vehicle operation. FRI, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/ngv-highlights-from-act-expo-2011-0519#more-14592 http://www.ngvglobal.com/ngv-highlights-from-act-expo-2011-0519#more-14592 Alex Lawson, NGV Global’s Technical Chair, reports on conference highlights from the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) 2011 Expo in Long Beach, California earlier this month where 60 of the 95 exhibitors featured CNG or LNG vehicles, equipment or services, including details of: New ANGA/ AGA Transportation Collaborative, Heavy Duty NGVs, Diesel Electric vs LNG Tractors, Economics and Policy. THU, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/pt/home/item/5167 http://www.ngvjournal.com/pt/home/item/5167 Five units will be put into operation in the coming months to run on the routes between Ontario, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. The transportation service will be managed by C.R. England Dedicated, which has signed full-service lease agreement with PacLease to provide new T800 tractors powered with the Westport GX LNG engine. WED, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704740604576301550341227910.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704740604576301550341227910.html An 18-wheeler can burn as much fuel in a year as 40 cars. What if it burned domestic natural gas instead of imported oil? That is hardly as arresting a vision of America's energy future as electric cars, whose power could conceivably could come from the wind or the sun. But a growing chorus of fans, including President Obama, say natural gas might deliver an especially big bang for the buck—and they want taxpayers to spend billions of dollars to subsidize the shift. TUE, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/business/919567-192/natural-gas-gains-as-fuel-prices-rise.html http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/business/919567-192/natural-gas-gains-as-fuel-prices-rise.html With the future of gasoline prices uncertain, cars and trucks that run on compressed natural gas – fuel that’s about half the cost of gasoline – are getting another look. Los Angeles commercial real estate broker Ted Simpson recently snapped up a Honda that runs on CNG, which in the U.S. has been better known for powering public transit buses and delivery trucks. TUE, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/westport-announces-agreement-with-caterpillar-for-evaluation-of-fuel-system-technologies-for-high-horsepower-engines-121989733.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/westport-announces-agreement-with-caterpillar-for-evaluation-of-fuel-system-technologies-for-high-horsepower-engines-121989733.html Westport Innovations Inc., a global leader in alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Caterpillar, Inc. to evaluate direct injection, natural gas fuel system technologies for possible use on Caterpillar's large engines. As part of the agreement, the parties will combine their respective technologies and components to develop a fuel system that will be evaluated on a multi-cylinder test engine. TUE, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_bd3ee84c-a012-54db-a55c-56ecca41199c.html http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_bd3ee84c-a012-54db-a55c-56ecca41199c.html Virgil Pena can drive his van 250 miles for about the cost of a pizza. “Whole tank, $12,” he said while fueling up at a gas station recently in Evanston. Pena’s van runs on compressed natural gas, an alternative fuel that’s both cheaper and cleaner than gasoline. He uses it to power his regular work trips between Salt Lake City and Rock Springs. On the flat, the van runs the same as a traditional gas-powered vehicle. It’s a little more sluggish on hills, but for the most part, it’s similar to any other vehicle on the road, Pena said. SUN, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.cnbc.com/id/43023663 http://www.cnbc.com/id/43023663 "Nat gas vehicles are not some far-fetched pipe dream," Cramer said Friday. "They’re already here and they work just fine. A whole lot better than the electric vehicles favored by the White House." Cramer pointed to Murray Gerber, who recently drove across the country in a natural gas-powered Hummer. Starting in Santa Monica, Calif. on April 28, Gerber and his wife drove the vehicle all the way to New York City. FRI, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.wcax.com/story/14644054/garbage-trucks-go-green http://www.wcax.com/story/14644054/garbage-trucks-go-green It may look like your average garbage truck picking up your waste, but if you look closely this vehicle has gone green. Casella Waste Systems has added three compressed natural gas or CNG-powered garbage trucks to its fleet of vehicles. "We've been looking at this now for about 5 or 6 years and we decided to make the switch. We were confident that we could do everything that we were doing with diesel with the natural gas," said John Casella, the CEO of Casella Waste Systems. FRI, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.smallcapnetwork.com/Natural-Gas-Vehicle-Stocks-Will-They-Drive-Higher-FSYS-CLNE-QTWW-WPRT/s/article/view/p/mid/1/id/1847/ http://www.smallcapnetwork.com/Natural-Gas-Vehicle-Stocks-Will-They-Drive-Higher-FSYS-CLNE-QTWW-WPRT/s/article/view/p/mid/1/id/1847/ In the age of rising or uncertain oil and gasoline prices, it would be well worth checking out a few natural gas vehicle stocks. After all, natural gas is relatively cheap and abundant – hence, it’s the perfect alternative fuel for vehicles. However and what is not abundant are natural gas stations as they are still outnumbered a 100 to 1 by regular gas stations. Nevertheless, there are natural gas vehicle companies who are addressing both the infrastructure problem and the technology issues associated with the use of alternative fuels for vehicles and vehicle engines. THU, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://seekingalpha.com/article/269575-waste-management-commits-to-natural-gas http://seekingalpha.com/article/269575-waste-management-commits-to-natural-gas A few months ago, I explored how the increased use of liquefied natural gas ((LNG)) will be a major game changer for the transportation industry. It’s something T. Boone Pickens has advocated for nearly three years in his Pickens Plan. His question is simple. The United States has at least a 100-year supply of natural gas. Why shouldn’t we gradually use it to reduce our dependency on foreign oil? THU, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://automotivediscovery.com/natural-gas-vehicle-fleet-forum-recently-formed/928309/ http://automotivediscovery.com/natural-gas-vehicle-fleet-forum-recently-formed/928309/ A new membership organization dedicated to advancing the use of clean, domestic low-cost natural gas in the United States transportation sector, the Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fleet Forum, has been named by leading national fleet operators. The announcement of the new organization and its efforts was made at the 2011 Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, this year’s largest showcase of clean alternative fuel vehicles in the U.S. TUE, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=29081 http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=29081 Truck fleet owners in the U.S. are looking for alternatives to oil-based fuels because of high fuel costs. The LNG technology from Linde and Cryostar, subsidiary of Linde, will support fleet owners to shift from gasoline and diesel to LNG. The company’s expertise will help generate a comprehensive supply chain solution that includes designing and developing LNG refueling stations. TUE, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://automotivediscovery.com/liquefied-natural-gas-green-alternative-for-truck-fleets/928307/ http://automotivediscovery.com/liquefied-natural-gas-green-alternative-for-truck-fleets/928307/ As oil prices continue to climb and gasoline and diesel fuel becomes more expensive daily, consumers and businesses alike are looking for less expensive sources of energy. Truck fleet owners in the U.S. are among the most interested in getting away from oil-based fuels as their fuel costs shoot upward at breakneck speed. TUE, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4684971/ryder-ceo-on-using-natural-gas-vehicle/?playlist_id=87071 http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4684971/ryder-ceo-on-using-natural-gas-vehicle/?playlist_id=87071 Ryder Chairman and CEO Greg Swienton on investing in alternative energy. MON, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/05/09/all-signs-point-to-natural-gas.aspx http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/05/09/all-signs-point-to-natural-gas.aspx A proposed energy plan working its way through Congress could change the energy landscape in America. In April, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill, the NAT GAS Act, to provide substantial tax credits to encourage the use of America's vast natural gas reserves as a transportation fuel. The bill is currently stuck in committee, a place where most bills go to die. However, the NAT GAS Act has a good chance to leap over this legislative hurdle and go to the floor for a vote, where it has overwhelming support. MON, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffmcmahon/2011/05/09/honda-revs-the-civic-for-us-natural-gas-push/ http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffmcmahon/2011/05/09/honda-revs-the-civic-for-us-natural-gas-push/ Honda’s plan to sell its Civic Natural Gas in all 50 states this fall positions the Japanese carmaker to take advantage of a market that American industry has been hesitant to enter. But it’s a market that may blossom if Congress passes T. Boone Pickens’ Nat Gas Act. MON, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=73705 http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=73705 Ryder System celebrated the grand opening of its first natural gas vehicle maintenance facility and took an initial delivery of natural gas vehicles in Southern California on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The new maintenance facility is located at Ryder's Rancho Dominguez commercial truck rental, leasing, and mainteanance location at 1980 East University Drive in Rancho Dominguez, Calif. MON, 9 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.auto-mobi.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=160842&Itemid=50 http://www.auto-mobi.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=160842&Itemid=50 America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA) and the American Gas Association (AGA) are working collaboratively to advance the development and utilization of natural gas vehicles and fueling infrastructure in the North American marketplace. More than 50 producers and distributors of natural gas will work together to enhance domestic energy security and advance clean air by promoting the development of natural gas vehicles and infrastructure. SUN, 8 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ccjdigital.com/freightliner-114-sd-sba-to-be-available-with-ng/ http://www.ccjdigital.com/freightliner-114-sd-sba-to-be-available-with-ng/ At last week’s Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, Calif., Freightliner Trucks announced that its new 114 Severe Duty set-back axle truck will be available with natural gas technology. Designed for severe-duty segments such as construction and other markets, the new 114SD SBA is designed for lighter weight and added durability for heavy-duty vocational applications. SUN, 8 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/06/fleet-briefing-cng-at-airports-nissan-ryder/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/06/fleet-briefing-cng-at-airports-nissan-ryder/ Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has signed long-term agreements with four major airport complexes to design, build, own and operate new compressed natural gas (CNG) stations to support ground transport vehicles and off-airport parking shuttles. The new Clean Energy stations, available 24/7 for public access, will be located in New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Tampa. FRI, 6 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/green/archive/plan-partner-tech-clean-power-0506/ http://fleetowner.com/green/archive/plan-partner-tech-clean-power-0506/ Three key themes are developing at the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo, this week: 1) there are a variety of alternative power solutions today from which to chose; 2) many options require strategic and targeted deployment for optimal results; and 3) they are most likely to be successful with the support of good partnerships, solid technologies and some funding. FRI, 6 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/05/3605591/national-ngv-fleet-forum-forms.html http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/05/3605591/national-ngv-fleet-forum-forms.html Leading national fleet operators today announced the formation of the Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fleet Forum, a new membership organization dedicated to advancing the use of clean, domestic, abundant and low-cost natural gas in the U.S. transportation sector. The effort was announced at the 2011 Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, the largest showcase of clean, alternative fuel vehicles in the U.S. this year. The NGV Fleet Forum will provide a members-only venue for fleet operators to share technical expertise, collaborate on product development and procurement, and support other members in the successful deployment of natural gas vehicles. THU, 5 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/green/archive/alternative-vehicles-showcased-0505/ http://fleetowner.com/green/archive/alternative-vehicles-showcased-0505/ The 2011 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo (ACT) opened yesterday at the Long Beach Convention Center with tours of advanced alternative fueling sites across Southern California, including the grand opening of Ryder’s fueling facility for liquefied natural gas trucks in nearby Rancho Dominguez. The exposition had nearly 50 vehicles on display representing many alternative fuel types and fleet applications, including transit buses, Class-8 tractors, utility and refuse trucks, light-duty passenger vehicles and more. Kenworth, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Ford, General Motors and others are among those exhibiting trucks. THU, 5 May 2011 00:00:00 PST http://newsok.com/home-fill-systems-offset-scarcity-of-cng-stations/article/3563060 http://newsok.com/home-fill-systems-offset-scarcity-of-cng-stations/article/3563060 Jeff Maxwell has a device about the size of a golf bag on his garage wall that means he hardly ever has to go to the gas station anymore. He had a home fueling system installed at his Edmond home in early 2009 after he purchased a Honda Civic GX, which runs only on compressed natural gas. FRI, 29 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.vadvert.co.uk/marketing/12269-2012-honda-civic-natural-gas-represents-proven-alternative.html http://www.vadvert.co.uk/marketing/12269-2012-honda-civic-natural-gas-represents-proven-alternative.html America’s only manufacturer-built natural gas passenger car provides a stylish and viable alternative to gasoline and electric vehicles. The all-new 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas leverages the style and refinement of the Civic Sedan with the wide-ranging environmental and historical operational cost advantages of a vehicle run exclusively on compressed natural gas (CNG). THU, 21 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.energydigital.com/sectors/oil-and-gas/gm-chrysler-and-honda-offer-natural-gas-cars http://www.energydigital.com/sectors/oil-and-gas/gm-chrysler-and-honda-offer-natural-gas-cars Natural gas is being hailed as the next great thing to take over now that the world is coming to its senses about the dwindling oil supply. With shale gas reserves offering abundant supplies, it seems natural gas will offer a solution—all be it a temporary one—to the electricity generation and transportation sectors. Now, top car manufacturers like Honda and GM are taking natural gas seriously as an alternative to traditional petroleum fuel, and are preparing to launch natural gas powered cars and trucks within the next few years. WED, 20 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/pickens-talks-tough-toward-gas-opponents-20110420 http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/pickens-talks-tough-toward-gas-opponents-20110420 In his drive to win subsidies for natural-gas-powered highway trucks, Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens predicted to a group of prominent conservatives and journalists Tuesday night that he would prevail over his opponents, who include major oil companies: “I’ll beat their ass, you watch,” said the 82-year old energy tycoon. WED, 20 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/management/news/natural-gas-dimensional-solution-0413/?cid=nl_flo_dn&YM_RID= http://fleetowner.com/management/news/natural-gas-dimensional-solution-0413/?cid=nl_flo_dn&YM_RID= Despite heavy cloud cover and a chilly rain, the prospects are bright for natural gas to become a “multi-dimensional solution” for transportation, economic, environmental, energy and foreign policy concerns, according to Richard Kolodziej, president of the advocacy group NGVAmerica. WED, 13 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://videos.fleetowner.com/video/Ryders-NGV-Project http://videos.fleetowner.com/video/Ryders-NGV-Project Ryder's Scott Perry explains why the company is deploying a mix of LNG and CNG tractors as part of a $40 million natural gas transportation project in southern California. WED, 13 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-12/chrysler-plans-to-introduce-natural-gas-powered-vehicles-in-u-s-by-2017.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-12/chrysler-plans-to-introduce-natural-gas-powered-vehicles-in-u-s-by-2017.html Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker operated by Fiat SpA (F), plans to start selling compressed natural gas-powered vehicles by 2017. “The technology is very actively being worked on,” Bob Lee, Chrysler’s vice president for engine and electrified propulsion systems, said yesterday in an interview in Detroit. TUE, 12 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2011/04/12/Bill-backs-natural-gas-vehicles-in-US/UPI-70691302616736/ http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2011/04/12/Bill-backs-natural-gas-vehicles-in-US/UPI-70691302616736/ Now is the time for the U.S. consumer to take advantage of domestic resources and start using natural gas vehicles, two lawmakers urged. Shale deposits are considered an emerging energy resource for the United States. T. Boone Pickens, a Texas oil magnate, said abundant gas reserves in the United States made the country the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas." TUE, 12 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ttnews.com/articles/lmtbase.aspx?storyid=1285 http://www.ttnews.com/articles/lmtbase.aspx?storyid=1285 President Barack Obama is calling on lawmakers to create programs that will help bolster the number of alternative-power vehicles in U.S. fleets, Bloomberg reported. During an April 8 speech delivered at a Washington-area UPS, Inc. facility, Obama called on Congress to craft programs that will provide incentives for natural gas fleets and to fund research on advanced biofuels, Bloomberg said. MON, 11 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.stnonline.com/home/latest-news/3257-2011-natgas-act-to-be-introduced-to-congress http://www.stnonline.com/home/latest-news/3257-2011-natgas-act-to-be-introduced-to-congress The bill provides incentives for the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel; the purchase of natural gas fueled vehicles; and the installation of natural gas vehicle refueling property. Each of these incentives would be in place for five years. WED, 6 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11096/1137369-100.stm http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11096/1137369-100.stm Touting the benefits of an abundant, clean-burning energy source, House Republicans announced a seven-bill package to encourage businesses and transit systems to switch their vehicles to natural gas. The measures, dubbed collectively "Marcellus Works," would offer $47.5 million in tax credits, grants and loans to subsidize the cost of new natural gas vehicles and fueling stations. Small transit systems could receive financial incentives for running buses on natural gas, and larger systems, including the Port Authority of Allegheny County, would be required to start shifting their fleet. WED, 6 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20110405/CPBJ01/110409929 http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/article/20110405/CPBJ01/110409929 Pennsylvania stands to reap huge benefits if it aggressively promotes the use of natural gas as vehicle fuel, argues a report released today by the Marcellus Shale Coalition. Doing so would reduce pollution and fuel costs, increase energy security and create jobs, the report said. One major recommendation is establishment of a "clean transportation corridor" for natural gas vehicles, or NGVs, such as tractor-trailers, coalition executive director Kathryn Klaber said. TUE, 5 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/7501295.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/7501295.html Movement toward natural gas-fueled vehicles finally appears to be firing on all cylinders. The surge in U.S. natural gas production from prolific shale formations has created an abundance of the blue-burning fuel. Middle East turmoil and a recovering global economy are putting energy security and high gasoline prices front-and-center in consumer minds. FRI, 1 April 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.4-traders.com/RYDER-SYSTM-14183/news/RYDER-SYSTM-Ryder-Reaches-Key-Milestone-in-Major-Alternative-Fuel-Initiative-13591511/ http://www.4-traders.com/RYDER-SYSTM-14183/news/RYDER-SYSTM-Ryder-Reaches-Key-Milestone-in-Major-Alternative-Fuel-Initiative-13591511/ Ryder System, Inc., a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced that it reached a key milestone in a major alternative fuel initiative with the order of 202 heavy-duty natural gas vehicles. The vehicle order is part of Ryder's agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) to launch a groundbreaking heavy-duty natural gas truck rental and leasing project in Southern California. Ryder will begin taking delivery of the vehicles in April, and expects to have the full order integrated into its fleet by September. Ryder will also begin work this month to upgrade the first of three existing maintenance facilities in its network to be properly equipped for the indoor servicing of natural gas vehicles and will soon commence construction of two natural gas fueling stations. WED, 30 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/fuel-prices-drive-up-demand-for-ngvs-in-usa-0330 http://www.ngvglobal.com/fuel-prices-drive-up-demand-for-ngvs-in-usa-0330 Ford Motor Company has recorded increased demand for compressed natural gas-powered (CNG) vehicles by commercial customers, citing the rising price of traditional fuel, significant government incentives and an increasing number of fuel stations as the main reasons. “Fleet managers are adding all the reasons up and concluding that it makes sense to switch to CNG now more than ever,” said Rod Phillips, Ford Commercial Business Manager of the New England area. WED, 30 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.cnbc.com/id/42266947/AT_T_Receives_New_CNG_Chevrolet_Express_Cargo_Vans_Industry_s_only_fully_integrated_compressed_natural_gas_vans_go_to_service_fleets http://www.cnbc.com/id/42266947/AT_T_Receives_New_CNG_Chevrolet_Express_Cargo_Vans_Industry_s_only_fully_integrated_compressed_natural_gas_vans_go_to_service_fleets AT&T is putting 101 Chevrolet Express Cargo 2500 vans powered by low-emissions compressed natural gas into its customer service fleet. FRI, 25 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=73295&news_category_id=42 http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=73295&news_category_id=42 Clean Energy Fuels has signed an agreement with contract freight carrier Dillon Transport to build, operate and supply an LNG/CNG fueling station on Dillon-owned property in Dallas. WED, 23 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705369181/Utah-joins-liquefied-natural-gas-corridor-with-new-station.htmlhttp://www.deseretnews.com/article/705369181/Utah-joins-liquefied-natural-gas-corridor-with-new-station.html What's being billed as the nation's second largest liquefied and compressed natural gas station celebrated its grand opening Tuesday on the grounds of the Flying J Travel Center, allowing Utah to take its place along a new multistate corridor. TUE, 22 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/21/city-takes-lead-in-push-to-fuel-vehicles-with-natural-gas.html?sid=101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/21/city-takes-lead-in-push-to-fuel-vehicles-with-natural-gas.html?sid=101 With gas and diesel prices climbing past $3 and $4 a gallon, respectively, cities, companies and environmentalists are once again talking about compressed natural gas, or CNG, as a smart alternative. Although powering vehicles with natural gas has advantages - an average price of $1.70 per gasoline gallon equivalent and 60 percent lower carbon emissions - making the switch to CNG is expensive because there is no fueling infrastructure comparable to gas stations. MON, 21 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/gwyn-morgan/natural-gas-the-next-green-hope/article1948906/ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/commentary/gwyn-morgan/natural-gas-the-next-green-hope/article1948906/ My March 7 column pointing out how much sense it makes, from a supply security and ethical superiority standpoint, for the United States to import oil from Canada’s oil sands rather than from unstable Middle Eastern and tyrant-led North African countries, drew this reader response: “Canada should be encouraging both countries to detox and pursue the very energy alternatives casually dismissed by Morgan.” SUN, 20 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas-prices-20110315,0,2458028.story http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gas-prices-20110315,0,2458028.story The average price in the U.S. was already soaring because of Middle East unrest, but the loss of 1 million barrels a day of refined fuel production in quake and tsunami-ravaged Japan could put further strain on drivers' wallets. TUE, 15 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/opinion_detalle.php?id=144 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/opinion_detalle.php?id=144 The future will happen, but the quality of that future will be shaped by how we prepare for it today. This is especially evident in the realm of energy, where our nation is crippled by dependence on foreign oil. With the bulk of our oil supply at the mercy of politically tumultuous nations — we spent $32.6 billion on imported oil in January 2011 — it is imperative that Americans look for clean, domestic alternatives to fuel their vehicles. SAT, 12 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/management/news/states-pumping-natural-gas-use-0311/?cid=nl_flo_dn&YM_RID=#email http://fleetowner.com/management/news/states-pumping-natural-gas-use-0311/?cid=nl_flo_dn&YM_RID=#email As the cost of oil, along with diesel and gasoline prices, is expected to remain high for the foreseeable future, state governments are stepping up legislative efforts to promote alternative fuel use in the U.S. – especially natural gas. FRI, 11 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/03/ups-green-fleet-goes-200-million-miles/ http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/03/ups-green-fleet-goes-200-million-miles/ UPS recently reached a major milestone as its fleet of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) racked up an impressive 200 million miles of travel since the year 2000. The shipping titan plans to double that figure by the year 2017 and has put the wheels in motion for expanding the fleet by ordering another 48 heavy tractor trucks equipped to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG) which, while not electric, is still a little better at least than straight gasoline. THU, 10 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/03/10/prweb8195062.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/03/10/prweb8195062.DTL BAF Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., has expanded its CNG product line to include Ford vehicles equipped with the BAF proprietary bi-fuel compressed natural gas (CNG) system. THU, 10 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.cngvp.org/News/news_article_2011-03-08-McNeilus1.html http://www.cngvp.org/News/news_article_2011-03-08-McNeilus1.html McNeilus Companies, Inc. announced that it recently supplied some of the first compressed natural gas-powered concrete mixers on the East Coast to Ferrara Bros. Building Materials Corp., of Flushing, N.Y. The McNeilus CNG cement mixers were introduced in 2009 as the first commercially manufactured CNG-powered concrete mixers. TUE, 8 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.actexpo.com/pdfs/LandiRenzo.pdf http://www.actexpo.com/pdfs/LandiRenzo.pdf Landi Renzo USA (Landi Renzo) has partnered with Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (L&P CVP) to implement alternative fuel systems using compressed natural gas (CNG). Landi Renzo is the global leader in alternative fuel systems design, manufacture, installation and service with over 40% global market share. MON, 7 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.actexpo.com/pdfs/Baytech.pdf http://www.actexpo.com/pdfs/Baytech.pdf Baytech Corporation (Baytech), a wholly owned subsidiary of Landi Renzo USA (Landi Renzo), is pleased to announce development of a 50 state CARB and EPA certified dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) system that will be available on the 2011 Chevrolet Impala and Buick Lucerne in the second quarter of 2011. MON, 7 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=639543&Itemid=33 http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=639543&Itemid=33 Westport Innovations Inc., a global leader in alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, today announced that it has secured a funding commitment of C$2.3 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to develop Westport HD technology for high-horsepower applications. Westport is proposing to significantly improve the cost structure for operators of high-horsepower equipment while achieving compliance with increasingly stringent emission regulations and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 25%. TUE, 1 March 2011 00:00:00 PST http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2011/02/natgascar-announces-cng-conversion-kit-for-ram-1500-and-dodge-dakota.html http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2011/02/natgascar-announces-cng-conversion-kit-for-ram-1500-and-dodge-dakota.html We’re still years away from seeing electric-powered, zero-emissions pickup trucks towing and hauling across the U.S., but if you’re looking to clean up what’s coming from your tailpipe while reducing dependence on foreign oil, NatGasCar has a new compressed-natural-gas conversion kit for 2009-11 Ram 1500 half-tons with 4.7-liter V-8 engines. MON, 28 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://seekingalpha.com/article/255376-the-time-has-come-for-natural-gas-transportation http://seekingalpha.com/article/255376-the-time-has-come-for-natural-gas-transportation Gasoline prices were up $0.17/gallon last week. Not surprisingly the DJIA was down -2.1% and the S&P500 was off -1.7%. Events in North Africa reminded Americans their economy and equity markets are directly tied to the price of oil. Since the United States imports 60% of its petroleum at a cost of over $1 billion a day, it would certainly seem that now is the time to take dead aim at this problem, hit the bull’s-eye, and solve it. The way to solve our dangerous addiction to foreign oil is by adopting natural gas transportation. MON, 28 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.trucknews.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000403141 http://www.trucknews.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000403141 Waste Management has teamed up with Terasen Gas to deploy 20 new "clean air" trucks to collect commercial recycling, food waste and garbage throughout the Lower Mainland and Metro Vancouver area. THU, 24 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/renault-trucks-extends-natural-gas-offering-0224 http://www.ngvglobal.com/renault-trucks-extends-natural-gas-offering-0224 Renault Trucks is continuing to expand its Clean Tech Natural Gas offering. As a complement to its refuse collection version (RCV) introduced last autumn, the Premium Distribution is now available in two new configurations using natural gas: a 4×2 rigid 18/19 t and a 6×2*4 rigid 26 t. Renault Premium Distribution NGV is now available in France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. Renault Trucks is also planning to update its NGV offering on the Midlum. THU, 24 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://lagunaniguel.patch.com/articles/five-ln-businesses-are-helping-to-keep-food-waste-out-of-landfills http://lagunaniguel.patch.com/articles/five-ln-businesses-are-helping-to-keep-food-waste-out-of-landfills Laguna Niguel restaurants and businesses are working to keep food waste out of landfills. From April through November 2010, Laguna Niguel diverted 127.03 tons of food waste through the CR&R Food Scrap Composting program. Funds for a Laguna Niguel yearlong Food Scrap Composting pilot program, originally initiated by CR&R Waste and Recycling Services in April 2010, have been extended through November 2011. WED, 23 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://gas2.org/2011/02/23/green-is-the-new-fast-speedriven-gunning-for-cng-speed-records/ http://gas2.org/2011/02/23/green-is-the-new-fast-speedriven-gunning-for-cng-speed-records/ A powerful and responsive, 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V12 engine is not usually what comes to mind when you think of “green” cars, but – if Bernie Towns and the crew at Speedriven get their way – it soon may be. WED, 23 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/u-p-s-finds-a-substitute-for-diesel-natural-gas-at-260-degrees-below-zero/ http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/u-p-s-finds-a-substitute-for-diesel-natural-gas-at-260-degrees-below-zero/ The final frontier for alternative motor fuels, powering big tractor-trailers, has been crossed. The alternative is natural gas, but not in the now-familiar form of compressed gas. Instead, a growing number of the biggest trucks are running on liquefied natural gas. Burdened by diesel prices that topped out at over $5 a gallon in 2008 and mindful of the sustained collapse of natural gas prices, trucking companies are expressing new interest in liquefied natural gas for their thirstiest trucks, the over-the-road 18-wheelers. TUE, 22 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-ritter/natural-gas-and-americas-_b_824252.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-ritter/natural-gas-and-americas-_b_824252.html Events every day in every corner of the world remind us that America's economic future and our ability to compete globally demand that we wake up to this reality: we must produce and consume energy in a fundamentally different way than ever before. President Obama's call in the State of the Union address for a new goal that 80 percent of our electricity must come from clean energy sources by 2035 is absolutely achievable, but not without changes in policy, in our habits, in our very way of thinking about energy. WED, 16 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/21891 http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/21891 For the 8th year, the Honda Civic GX earned the top ranking in the annual environmental rankings produced by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) at greenercars.org. WED, 16 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/it/veicoli/item/4215 http://www.ngvjournal.com/it/veicoli/item/4215 As part of its order of 16 new vehicles, Ferrara Bros. acquired two CNG mixer chassis to deliver concrete for various municipal projects in New York City. The company plans to purchase more natural gas powered units from Kenworth manufacturer and, moreover, it may install its own CNG refuelling station to supply trucks overnight. WED, 16 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-10/chrysler-considering-natural-gas-engines-for-ram-brand.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-10/chrysler-considering-natural-gas-engines-for-ram-brand.html Chrysler Group LLC, the U.S. automaker operated by Fiat SpA, is exploring the possibility of adding compressed natural-gas powered engines to its Ram truck brand, a top executive said. “I’m eager and very interested to see what we can do with CNG in our truck applications,” Fred Diaz, head of the Ram brand, said yesterday in an interview at the Chicago Auto Show. THU, 10 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://gas2.org/2011/02/10/gm-is-getting-serious-about-cng-fleet-vehicles/ http://gas2.org/2011/02/10/gm-is-getting-serious-about-cng-fleet-vehicles/ What you see here is Chevy’s newly-available, 4-tank CNG commercial van. This was news last year, but despite that, this is the first one we’d seen “in the flesh.” THU, 10 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.consumerenergyreport.com/2011/02/06/the-natural-gas-debate-2/ http://www.consumerenergyreport.com/2011/02/06/the-natural-gas-debate-2/ The Economist just finished hosting an online debate on natural gas. The resolution was an interesting one: This house believes that natural gas will do more than renewables to limit the world’s carbon emissions. At first glance, the statement may seem preposterous; after all natural gas is a fossil fuel and natural gas usage will therefore generate net carbon dioxide emissions. But there is perhaps more there than meets the eye. SUN, 06 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.businessinsider.com/the-politics-of-natural-gas-2011-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-politics-of-natural-gas-2011-2 It should be no surprise that government policy is of great consequence to investment returns. As a result of the Credit Crisis this is perhaps more true than at any time since the Great Depression in the 1930s. WED, 02 February 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2011/01/31/t-boone-pickens-statement-on-us-energy-policy-and-the-national-security-implications-of-egyptian-crisis/ http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2011/01/31/t-boone-pickens-statement-on-us-energy-policy-and-the-national-security-implications-of-egyptian-crisis/ Legendary energy executive T. Boone Pickens issued the following statement today urging Congress and President Obama’s Administration to move now to enact an energy policy that addresses the national security and economic risks associated with the United States’ ever-escalating dependence on oil from the Middle East. MON, 31 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Clean_Energy_BAF_Ford_deal_013111.aspx http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Clean_Energy_BAF_Ford_deal_013111.aspx Ford Motor Co. has named a subsidiary of Seal Beach-based Clean Energy Fuels as its official qualified vehicle modifier – or QVM – to provide after-market compressed-natural-gas conversions on the automaker’s vans, cutaway shuttles, taxis, pickups and light-duty trucks. MON, 31 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.energyindepth.org/2011/01/propublica%E2%80%99s-fuzzy-math/ http://www.energyindepth.org/2011/01/propublica%E2%80%99s-fuzzy-math/ Absent any data, advocacy outlet attempts to conjure up its own lifecycle analysis of natural gas – EID takes a look at the method. In a debate that over time has seen its fair share of twists, turns and temporary detours from fact, the rejection on the part of shale gas opponents of the basic science supporting natural gas’s status as an efficient, clean-burning fuel source stands out as a particularly troubling case of ideology as a substitute for methodology. FRI, 28 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/27/2803434/exxon-mobils-2030-forecast-natural.html http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/27/2803434/exxon-mobils-2030-forecast-natural.html Exxon Mobil Corp. forecast Thursday that by 2030, natural gas will surpass coal as an energy source, oil demand will rise to 100 million barrels a day, and gasoline consumption will decline despite 400 million more cars on the world's roads. THU, 27 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_17197155 http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_17197155 The air may soon be a little clearer in Montebello. Montebello Bus Lines is in the process of replacing its 66-bus fleet with hybrids and vehicles that run on cleaner-burning compressed natural gas, or CNG. Just 26 buses still run on diesel, but they're being replaced and the first CNG bus arrived last Friday night. TUE, 25 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/natural-gas-natural-fit?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TrueBlueNaturalGas+%28True+Blue+Natural+Gas%29 http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/natural-gas-natural-fit?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TrueBlueNaturalGas+%28True+Blue+Natural+Gas%29 Read my latest response on the National Journal’s Energy and Environment Experts blog to the question, “What significance does President Obama’s State of the Union address have for his administration’s energy and climate policy?” What can President Obama do to address America’s concerns about climate change and energy policy? The short answer is that, whether we are talking about creating jobs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, being more energy efficient or increasing our energy independence, natural gas is a natural fit. MON, 24 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.torquenews.com/108/sale-natural-gas-vehicles-hit-32-million-2016 http://www.torquenews.com/108/sale-natural-gas-vehicles-hit-32-million-2016 Natural gas vehicles could be considered niche vehicles in the United States, but worldwide their appeal is growing with sales expected to hit 3.2 million by 2016 - up from 1.9 million vehicles in 2010. SAT, 22 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/business/energy-environment/17views.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=swann&st=cse http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/business/energy-environment/17views.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=swann&st=cse Natural gas may be America’s most ignored blessing. With resources now equivalent to Iran’s oil reserves, domestic shale gas offers a chance to meaningfully reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil, cut the deficit and even reduce greenhouse gas emissions. SUN, 16 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-buses-20110112,0,6536088.story http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-buses-20110112,0,6536088.story After almost two decades of effort to reduce vehicle emissions, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will retire its last diesel bus Wednesday and become the only major transit agency in the nation with a fleet that is totally equipped with alternative-fuel technologies. WED, 12 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.lngworldnews.com/usa-fab-industries-and-enviromech-industries-merge-to-form-agility-fuel-systems/ http://www.lngworldnews.com/usa-fab-industries-and-enviromech-industries-merge-to-form-agility-fuel-systems/ FAB Industries and Enviromech Industries, two leading providers of alternative fuel systems for heavy duty trucks, buses and specialty vehicles, announced an agreement to merge to form Agility Fuel Systems. Element Partners, a clean technology-focused private equity fund, provided equity capital to complete the transaction. Sam Gabbita and Michael DeRosa from Element, and Michael Gallagher, Senior Advisor and Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Westport Innovations will join Agility’s Board of Directors. FRI, 07 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20110104/NEWS01/101040301/Dial-A-Ride+to+replace+6+buses http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20110104/NEWS01/101040301/Dial-A-Ride+to+replace+6+buses Visalia's transit system will be replacing half the buses in its 12-vehicle Dial-A-Ride shuttle-bus system, with $720,000 of the projected $950,000 total cost covered by federal funding, officials reported. The six-bus purchase — with all vehicles powered by compressed natural gas, as is the current 12-bus Dial-A-Ride fleet — was approved by the Visalia City Council on Dec. 20. TUE, 04 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.constructionequipment.com/article/enviro-express-features-kenworth-t800-lng-trucks http://www.constructionequipment.com/article/enviro-express-features-kenworth-t800-lng-trucks Kenworth liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks were featured recently at the opening ceremony for a major natural gas, transportation fleet fueling station in Bridgeport. MON, 03 January 2011 00:00:00 PST http://www.stargazette.com/article/20101228/NEWS01/12280346/Horseheads-company-at-forefront-of-building-natural-gas-refueling-stations http://www.stargazette.com/article/20101228/NEWS01/12280346/Horseheads-company-at-forefront-of-building-natural-gas-refueling-stations A Horseheads company is becoming one of the state's leading designers and builders of refueling stations that provide compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles that run on the alternate fuel. TUE, 28 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2010/12/is-natural-gas-the-answer.php#1831956 http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2010/12/is-natural-gas-the-answer.php#1831956 Listen to energy companies, research firms, U.S. government agencies, and even President Obama and they will all tell you the same thing: Natural gas is, in fact, a solution to our nation’s growing energy needs. MON, 20 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://greenstockscentral.com/clean-energy-fuels-clne-hertz-htz-partner-on-cng-fueling-facility-at-lax-3911.html http://greenstockscentral.com/clean-energy-fuels-clne-hertz-htz-partner-on-cng-fueling-facility-at-lax-3911.html Clean Energy Fuels and Hertz announced an agreement yesterday to partner on a CNG fueling station on property adjacent to LAX airport. The fueling station will be open 24/7 and provide public access (taxis and hotel transportation) as well as support the expanding CNG fleet of Hertz airport shuttle buses. FRI, 17 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/stations/item/3599-the-east-cost-of-the-united-states-switches-to-natural-gas http://www.ngvjournal.com/en/stations/item/3599-the-east-cost-of-the-united-states-switches-to-natural-gas A combined LNG and CNG fuelling station was opened by Enviro Express Inc. -a trash-hauling company- in Bridgeport, a key East Coast highway that extends from Maine to Florida. The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) gave a grant to help the firm to build the facility. “The first to open east of the Mississippi River”, said Patrick Davis, vehicle technologies program manager at the DoE. THU, 16 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1105 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1105 Yellow Cab has gone to extreme efforts to be creative and innovative. It is the first taxicab company in the United States to install a fully computerized dispatch system with mobile data terminals, and it has been building a "green" fleet since the 1980s, operating the largest natural gas taxi fleet west of the Mississippi with 243 vehicles. TUE, 14 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.encana.com/news/newsreleases/2010/1130-first-ng-fuel-station-red-river-parish.html http://www.encana.com/news/newsreleases/2010/1130-first-ng-fuel-station-red-river-parish.html Encana Natural Gas Inc., a subsidiary of Encana Corporation (TSX, NYSE: ECA), today opened its first natural gas fueling station. The Red River station will fuel the company's growing fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, which is part of Encana's commitment to expand the use of cleaner-burning natural gas as a transportation fuel in North America. TUE, 14 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/renewable-energy-news/by-technology/biofuel-biomass/clean-energy-to-acquire-northstar-for-10-8m.html http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/renewable-energy-news/by-technology/biofuel-biomass/clean-energy-to-acquire-northstar-for-10-8m.html California-based biomethane fuels and natural gas producer Clean Energy Fuels has acquired liquid nitrogen and natural gas contractor Wyoming Northstar for $10.8m. THU, 9 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://stnonline.com/home/latest-news/2957-starcraft-cng-type-a http://stnonline.com/home/latest-news/2957-starcraft-cng-type-a Starcraft said it will take advantage of a deal with Ford and a “a very well-established and nationally-known” engine modifier to bring CNG to the small school bus market next year. WED, 08 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.autoevolution.com/news/fiat-favors-natural-gas-to-hybrids-or-evs-27765.html http://www.autoevolution.com/news/fiat-favors-natural-gas-to-hybrids-or-evs-27765.html Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne doesn't want to produce electric cars or hybrids as they present too many obstacles, with long recharge time for batteries being one of them. Instead, he'd rather put his money on natural gas-powered cars which provide a cheaper way to cut emissions. MON, 6 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20101201/NEWS01/12010335/Another-CNG-fueling-station-opens http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20101201/NEWS01/12010335/Another-CNG-fueling-station-opens COUSHATTA — Hickory Grove Baptist Church Pastor Mike Fort couldn't help get a little emotional Tuesday before offering a prayer prior to the dedication and grand opening of EnCana Oil and Gas' first compressed natural gas fueling station. WED, 1 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://blogs.forbes.com/eco-nomics/2010/12/01/atts-growing-green-fleet/?boxes=Homepagechannels http://blogs.forbes.com/eco-nomics/2010/12/01/atts-growing-green-fleet/?boxes=Homepagechannels In March 2009, AT&T committed to replacing approximately 15,000 of its nearly 76,000 fleet vehicles with alternative fuel models by 2019. Although AT&T is less than two years into this endeavor, the company is already celebrating the deployment of the 2,000th compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle. WED, 1 December 2010 00:00:00 PST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304155604575581993559843342.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304155604575581993559843342.html Here's a question few people are likely to answer correctly: Which countries have the most natural-gas vehicles on the road? MON, 29 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS314848659320101123 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS314848659320101123 The Department of Energy has joined the small group of supporters — led by the likes of T. Boone Pickens and Honda — of the natural gas car. On Monday afternoon, DOE Secretary Steven Chu announced a $50 million conditional loan commitment for a startup called The Vehicle Production Group (VPG), which will use the funds to make a six-passenger, wheel chair-accessible car that has a natural gas fueling option, called the MV-1. TUE, 23 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1082 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=1082 North Shreveport Business Association members heard about the benefits of compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative fuel during the group's annual Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday. Sarie Joubert, of Chesapeake Energy, led the discussion at Louisiana Technical College in Shreveport. "Only one alternative fuel can take you from a Ford Focus to an 18-wheeler," she said. "And that's natural gas. You can't put a battery in an 18-wheeler and get it going down the road." WED, 17 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.greencarcongress.com/2010/11/linde-20101116.html http://www.greencarcongress.com/2010/11/linde-20101116.html The world’s largest biofuel plant producing liquid natural gas from landfill gas has received a 2010 California Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award. TUE, 16 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/clean-green http://www.truckinginfo.com/clean-green Freightliner Trucks delivered what it calls the first turnkey natural gas truck upfitted with a vacuum body. Developed in collaboration with Vac-Con, the Freightliner Business Class M2 112V Compressed Natural Gas truck will also be equipped with a CNG-powered auxiliary-mounted engine that powers the truck's water system. MON, 15 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.stnonline.com/home/top-stories/2893-los-angeles-school-bus-cng http://www.stnonline.com/home/top-stories/2893-los-angeles-school-bus-cng Thanks to grants from the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the Los Angeles Unified School District will soon have a total of 403 CNG school buses operating across district boundaries, 317 of which will run out of a facility located about 15 miles south of downtown. WED, 10 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50641858-76/alternative-vehicle-fuel-vehicles.html.csp http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50641858-76/alternative-vehicle-fuel-vehicles.html.csp A Utah company is beginning production of compressed natural-gas-vehicle-conversion systems that General Motors will use on vans coming off an Indiana assembly line. Alternative Vehicle Solutions, located in a warehouse at 225 W. 2950 South just west of the TRAX line in South Salt Lake, celebrated its grand opening Tuesday. TUE, 09 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-chevron-atlas-energy,0,192473.story http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-chevron-atlas-energy,0,192473.story Chevron will buy natural gas producer Atlas Energy Inc., marking the major oil company's first foray into the rich gas fields in the eastern part of the U.S. TUE, 09 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/business/energy-environment/04enviro.html?src=busln http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/business/energy-environment/04enviro.html?src=busln Instead of seeking a broad approach to energy and climate change, Mr. Obama said, he would look for smaller policy bites that could attract Republican support. He said he hoped to generate wide support in the new Congress for further development of electric vehicles, for converting some of the nation’s heavy truck fleet to run on natural gas, for incentives for energy efficiency in buildings and appliances, and for more emphasis on renewable energy and nuclear power. He said such programs lead to innovation and can create thousands of jobs. WED, 03 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://blogs.star-telegram.com/barnett_shale/2010/11/chesapeake-ceo-outlines-holy-grail-for-natural-gas.html http://blogs.star-telegram.com/barnett_shale/2010/11/chesapeake-ceo-outlines-holy-grail-for-natural-gas.html The "holy grail" for the U.S. natural gas industry would be the development and widespread use of gas as a liquid motor fuel, Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon told a packed crowd at the World Shale Gas Conference and Exhibition here today. WED, 03 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://fuelfix.com/txpotomac/2010/11/03/obama-lets-join-forces-on-energy-policy/ http://fuelfix.com/txpotomac/2010/11/03/obama-lets-join-forces-on-energy-policy/ President Barack Obama vowed today to find middle ground on energy issues with Republicans in the newly transformed Congress. Although sweeping proposals to tackle global warming are too controversial to pass on Capitol Hill, Obama held out hope that Democrats and Republicans could forge consensus on some smaller plans to advance cleaner-burning natural gas, electric cars and nuclear power. WED, 03 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.streetauthority.com/news/why-2011-could-be-year-oil-comeback-457128 http://www.streetauthority.com/news/why-2011-could-be-year-oil-comeback-457128 Like every investor, I try to read voraciously to get an edge. I'm always on the lookout for investment angles that haven't gotten much press but could eventually turn into a market-moving event. So my ears perked up last week when I saw that hedge fund traders have recently been aggressively buying energy futures, betting that we'll soon see oil move up to $100 a barrel. In subsequent days, it's become easier to see the signs of $100 oil popping up on people's radars. TUE, 02 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/11/02/Natural-gas-key-to-energy-future/UPI-70471288705954/ http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/11/02/Natural-gas-key-to-energy-future/UPI-70471288705954/ Natural gas could help drive a clean energy environment in an energy sector that expects substantial increases in demand, a Shell executive said in Singapore. TUE, 02 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2010/11/01/news/doc4cceecbae28c3434160731.txt http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2010/11/01/news/doc4cceecbae28c3434160731.txt The Morongo Basin Transit Authority is looking to fuel the future. On Thursday, MBTA board members discussed the logistics of opening up the transit agency’s two compressed natural gas stations for public use. Located at the MBTA facilities in Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree, the fuel stations are used to service the company’s own fleet. MON, 01 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/buses-clean-energy,1524824.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/buses-clean-energy,1524824.html The National Association of Pupil Transportation (NAPT), in conjunction with NGV Fleet Partners, today unveiled Operation Upcycle (http://www.operationupcycle.org), a Stimulus program which aims to help school districts repower aging diesel engine school buses with new compressed natural gas (CNG) engines. By subsidizing the costs of conversion with low interest loans, this program looks to replicate the success of Tulsa (Okla.) Public Schools, which converted 175 buses to CNG in 2009-2010 through a mix of targeted tax credits. MON, 01 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Clean_Energy_signs_10_year_LA_transit_deal_11110.aspx http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Clean_Energy_signs_10_year_LA_transit_deal_11110.aspx Seal Beach-based Clean Energy will be fueling all of L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s clean natural gas-powered buses that service downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley, South Bay and West Side. MON, 01 November 2010 00:00:00 PST http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/30/betting-big-on-natural-gas/ http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/30/betting-big-on-natural-gas/ Exxon Mobil is the biggest publicly traded company in the world, but its stock price has been lagging over the last year chiefly because a lot of people wonder why it’s making such a big bet on natural gas. SAT, 30 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/westport-announces-robert-transport-order-for-180-peterbilt-lng-trucks-powered-by-westport-hd-systems-105996703.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/westport-announces-robert-transport-order-for-180-peterbilt-lng-trucks-powered-by-westport-hd-systems-105996703.html Westport Innovations Inc., a global leader in alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, today announces that Robert Transport of Boucherville, Quebec has issued a purchase order for 180 Peterbilt liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks featuring Westport HD Systems. Robert Transport is one of Canada's largest for-hire trucking companies with an estimated 1,100 tractors and 2,300 employees. The new trucks, powered by Westport HD, will be used on line haul routes between Montréal and Québec City, and Montréal to Toronto. THU, 28 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=72017 http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=72017 Clean-burning domestically produced natural gas has been left out of the federal government's proposed rule to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency in commercial vehicles, in spite of the fact that natural gas is widely used and environmentally sound, said NGV America, a trade group that promotes use of the fuel. TUE, 26 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=72015 http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=72015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses. MON, 25 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/10/20/gm-offers-more-green-fleet-options/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/10/20/gm-offers-more-green-fleet-options/ General Motors (GM) is offering a host of ‘green’ fleet options including compressed natural gas (CNG) carbon vans, flex-fuel vehicles and hybrids to help businesses lower the environmental impact of their fleets. WED, 20 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.hybridcars.com/environment/sf-taxi-driver-wages-10-year-battle-reduce-fleet-emissions-and-wins-28788.html http://www.hybridcars.com/environment/sf-taxi-driver-wages-10-year-battle-reduce-fleet-emissions-and-wins-28788.html It’s a crisp spring morning in San Francisco, and Mayor Gavin Newsom is standing in front of a row of taxi cabs lined up at City Hall. He points to the TV camera and says, “To Mayor Bloomberg, I say we beat you on this.” He gestures to the taxis, each either a fuel-efficient hybrid or natural gas vehicle. “The Big Apple is not the green apple yet." WED, 20 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.cngvc.org/pdf/newsletters/CalNGVNews_101810.pdf http://www.cngvc.org/pdf/newsletters/CalNGVNews_101810.pdf The chicken-or-egg challenge of infrastructure vs. vehicles may be lessening for NGVs. There are strong signs that momentum for building out the West’s heavy-duty natural gas transportation infrastructure is growing, and major fleets such as UPS, Ryder, J.B. Hunt, and Sysco are recognizing that natural gas is a viable and cost-effective option. MON, 18 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101013006039/en/Autocar-Delivers-Natural-Gas-Refuse-Trucks-City http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101013006039/en/Autocar-Delivers-Natural-Gas-Refuse-Trucks-City The City of Culver City California is pleased to announce the second cycle of dedicated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered front loading refuse trucks to its fleet. These new trucks were purchased from James K. Blakely at Carmenita Truck Center and will complement the City’s growing fleet of Autocar refuse chassis equipped with Amrep bodies and AFV fuel systems. WED, 13 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/clean_vehicles/2010-automaker-report.pdf http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/clean_vehicles/2010-automaker-report.pdferting+garbage+trucks+from+diesel+natural/3590341/story.html Our nation is a major contributor to global warming and smog pollution, with its passenger vehicles playing a principal role. The transportation sector accounts for roughly one-third of US carbon emissions, of which more than half (about 60 percent) come from the use of gasoline in our cars, pickups, SUVs, and minivans. FRI, 08 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/verizon-brings-environmentally-friendly-trucks-california-market/2010-10-05 http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/verizon-brings-environmentally-friendly-trucks-california-market/2010-10-05 Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is getting its green groove on in California by introducing environmentally-friendly natural gas vehicles to its truck fleets in the state. TUE, 05 October 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Waste+Management+converting+garbage+trucks+from+diesel+natural/3590341/story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Waste+Management+converting+garbage+trucks+from+diesel+natural/3590341/story.html Waste Management Inc. will begin conversion of its diesel trash-hauling fleet in Vancouver later this year to compressed natural gas. On Monday North America's largest commercial waste company announced a deal with Terasen Gas to supply fuel for 20 new CNG trucks the company will put in operation by the end of 2010. THU, 30 September 2010 00:00:00 PST http://theenergycollective.com/rebeccalutzy/43677/will-there-be-strong-market-natural-gas-vehicles http://theenergycollective.com/rebeccalutzy/43677/will-there-be-strong-market-natural-gas-vehicles Natural gas was a very hot topic at The World Energy Congress last week. To help me cut through the hype and understand the potential, I spoke with Marcela Donadio, the very articulate American Director of Oil & Gas at Ernst & Young, about the U.S. gas market and natural gas vehicles. MON, 20 September 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.entrepreneur.com/prnewswire/release/294488.html http://www.entrepreneur.com/prnewswire/release/294488.html Landi Renzo USA Corporation (Landi Renzo) is pleased to announce development of a 50 state CARB certified dedicated CNG system that will be available on the 2011/12 gaseous prep 5.4L Ford E-Series Cargo and Passenger Van in the first quarter of 2011. This dynamic new offering will match the engineering requirements of Ford Motor Company along with Landi Renzo's global experience as the pioneer and leader in system design and installation. THU, 16 September 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_16025077 http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_16025077 The world's largest maker and installer of natural gas conversion systems for vehicles has located its new U.S. headquarters in Torrance. Landi Renzo, based in Italy, plans a christen the new office today, at 23535 Telo Ave. WED, 8 September 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.calstart.org/Projects/Natural-Gas-Vehicle-Cooperative.aspx http://www.calstart.org/Projects/Natural-Gas-Vehicle-Cooperative.aspx CALSTART is partnering with other NGV stakeholders to create a Natural Gas Vehicle Cooperative Purchase Program (the Cooperative) to coordinate the high volume purchase of light- and medium-duty vehicles by public and private fleets. The Cooperative will assist fleets in “greening” their fleets with cleaner alternative fuel vehicles at affordable prices. It addition, the Cooperative wants to aggregate large enough numbers to incentivize dealers and manufacturers to not only participate in the Cooperative, but help them expand the market for these vehicles. MON, 23 August 2010 00:00:00 PST http://egpnews.com/?p=20029 http://egpnews.com/?p=20029 When the city of Commerce opened up its natural gas fueling station for business last week, it made life a little easier for port truck-drivers like 50-year old Aroldo Argueta, one of the thousand commercial goods haulers just getting the hang of their new, environmentally-friendly, “clean fuel” trucks. THU, 12 August 2010 00:00:00 PST http://media.creativebussales.com/news.php?include=142408 http://media.creativebussales.com/news.php?include=142408 The City of Culver City has taken delivery of its first dedicated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered paratransit buses. The three new buses operate on clean-burning natural gas to further compliment the City's growing fleet and dedication to CNG-powered vehicles. They replace three ten-year-old gasoline-powered buses. MON, 9 August 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.government-fleet.com/News/Story/2010/08/City-of-Commerce-Opens-Natural-Gas-Fueling-Station.aspx http://www.government-fleet.com/News/Story/2010/08/City-of-Commerce-Opens-Natural-Gas-Fueling-Station.aspx The City of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting grand opening celebration for its new CNG/LNG fueling station on August 5. That station will be used to fuel the city's fleet of natural gas vehicles, including seven full-size transit buses, four paratransit vans, and two smaller fleet vehicles. In addition, it will service LNG port trucks and will be open to the general public 24 hours per day. MON, 9 August 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=18113&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30947 http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=18113&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30947 AT&T today announced the deployment of the 2,000th alternative fuel vehicle and 1,500th compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle in its corporate vehicle fleet, giving it one of the largest CNG vehicle fleets in the U.S. These milestones are part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with alternative fuel models through 2018. Currently, the AT&T corporate fleet includes more than 75,900 vehicles. WED, 14 July 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Clean_Energy_LA_Transit_deal_062910.aspx http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Clean_Energy_LA_Transit_deal_062910.aspx Seal Beach-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has landed a 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Transit Authority – commonly referred to as METRO – to upgrade, operate and maintain compressed natural gas bus-fueling facilities in the agency’s Central and South Bay divisions. Clean Energy – the leading provider of compressed natural gas, or CNG, for transportation in North America – will update station compressor equipment at the facilities that provide alternative fuel to the agency's fleets operating in the two divisions. The total fuel requirement for these divisions is projected to reach more than 9 million gallons annually. TUE, 29 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=70830&news_category_id=3 http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=70830&news_category_id=3 The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rulemaking to change the certification requirements for natural gas vehicle aftermarket conversions. Under the proposed rulemaking, the agency would approve systems for use on vehicles older than two years, but would not require the Certificate of Conformity for these vehicles. In addition, the agency has also proposed three potential options for engines that have exceeded their regulatory useful life. FRI, 25 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.stnonline.com/home/press-releases/2483-la-unified-cng-thomas-built-buses http://www.stnonline.com/home/press-releases/2483-la-unified-cng-thomas-built-buses The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has purchased 130 Saf-T-LinerHDX compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses from market-leader Thomas Built Buses. Introduced more than 10 years ago, Thomas Built CNG buses exceed California emission standards, among the toughest in the country. The state of California was the first in the nation to require lap-shoulder belt seating. To meet that requirement, all 130 of the environmentally-friendly buses will be equipped with SafeGuardseats, a product of IMMI. THU, 24 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.sbsun.com/ci_15336519 http://www.sbsun.com/ci_15336519 They will still be yellow on the outside, officials say, but school buses are about to get greener on the inside. Starting July 1, San Bernardino City Unified School District will deploy 47 school buses fueled by cleaner compressed natural gas in its new fleet of 280 school buses. Arturo Delgado, district superintendent, said he "believes new features ... will help ensure student safety. "We are looking forward to having our students ride in new buses equipped with some of the latest technology," Delgado said. "It will help ensure students arrive at school on time and ready to learn." SAT, 19 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.altlngusa.com/press.asp#38 http://www.altlngusa.com/press.asp#38 On Friday, June 11, 2010, Speedy Fuel held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for its first full service liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station to serve heavy-duty class-8 trucks in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Applied LNG Technologies (ALT) supplies LNG to the popular multi-fuel public access station that will offer truck owners and operators full traditional retail access, immediately off the 710 Freeway and Anaheim Street at 1234 Cowles Street, Long Beach, CA, 90805. THU, 17 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/15/15greenwire-mayors-endorse-green-construction-code-natural-90811.html http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/15/15greenwire-mayors-endorse-green-construction-code-natural-90811.html The U.S. Conference of Mayors is backing a mandatory "green" construction code that would slash the negative effects of commercial buildings on the natural environment. TUE, 15 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/06/14/verizon-accelerates-green-fleet-hundreds-new-cngs-and-hybrids http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/06/14/verizon-accelerates-green-fleet-hundreds-new-cngs-and-hybrids A series of recent investments will add more than 1,000 compressed natural gas and electric hybrids to Verizon's fleet. The telecommunications company will add 501 E-250 cargo vans converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), Ford announced on Friday. MON, 14 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verizon-to-cut-co2-emissions-by-converting-501-new-ford-e-series-vans-to-run-on-natural-gas-96130124.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verizon-to-cut-co2-emissions-by-converting-501-new-ford-e-series-vans-to-run-on-natural-gas-96130124.html Verizon, a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services, expects to save 1.62 metric tons of CO2 each year by adding 501 Ford E-250 cargo vans upfitted with clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) engine packages versus conventional gas models. SUN, 11 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/06/taxi-fleet-will-convert-ford-transit-connects-to-cng/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/06/taxi-fleet-will-convert-ford-transit-connects-to-cng/1 Ford, apparently scared to death of losing the taxicab market when the Crown Victoria goes away, keeps trying to wave taxi operators in the direction of its boxy Transit Connect. Now, yet another operator in California is biting -- and has ordered them as natural-gas powered models. TUE, 8 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/7035607.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/7035607.html The oil spill has left the central Gulf of Mexico awash in goo and the nervously watching American public buried in a blizzard of numbers: 20,000 barrels per day gushing into Gulf waters; 20,000 workers striving around the clock to plug the spill; nearly 1,400 vessels mobilized for the effort; millions of feet of boom to corral the oil; a million or so gallons of dispersant to break it up. And much more of everything in prospect as the effort continues to plug the runaway well and stop the mess from widening. We'll offer one number that hasn't received the attention it deserves: 20 million. That's roughly the number of barrels of oil consumed each day by this country's cars, trucks, heavy equipment — everything. THU, 3 June 2010 20:17:00 PST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0325738520100604 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0325738520100604Natural gas could be a near-term alternative to gasoline as automakers race to develop electric vehicles, and presents the most cost-effective solution to reduce U.S. reliance on oil, Chrysler Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Thursday. Chrysler is the only one of the six top-selling automakers in the U.S. market that does not have a hybrid vehicle offering and is under mounting pressure to improve the fuel economy of its lineup, which has relied heavily on big trucks and SUVs. WED, 2 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/01/01greenwire-gm-places-bet-on-natural-gas-powered-vehicles-46022.html http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/01/01greenwire-gm-places-bet-on-natural-gas-powered-vehicles-46022.htmlAutomakers have had a mixed history with natural gas in the United States, but General Motors Co. is betting that a new line of fleet vans can bring the technology back. The automaker is rolling out compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) alternatives to the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana. The two full-sized vans are designed for those who must haul large amounts of equipment but don't need to drive long distances. TUE, 1 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.government-fleet.com/News/Story/2010/05/Newport-Beach-Opens-New-CNG-Station.aspx http://www.government-fleet.com/News/Story/2010/05/Newport-Beach-Opens-New-CNG-Station.aspxThe City of Newport Beach, Calif., partnered with Clean Energy, Inc. to install a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in the city. The grand opening was May 19. Located in the City's General Services Corporation Yard, the station will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to serve public fleets and private vehicles. Under an agreement with Clean Energy, the City receives a $0.05 (5 cent) royalty fee for every gallon sold at the station, according to a city press release. WED, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.print.GMCOM.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/May/0518_fco_cng http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.print.GMCOM.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/May/0518_fco_cngCompressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) powered versions of the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans will be offered to fleet and commercial customers beginning later this year, General Motors Co. announced Monday. The vans have specially designed engines for the gaseous fuels and come direct to the customer with the fully integrated and warranted dedicated gaseous fuel system in place. TUE, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.isecorp.com/ise-corp-introduces-its-next-generation-cng-hybrid-system-%e2%80%93-an-industry-first-for-transit-buses/ http://www.isecorp.com/ise-corp-introduces-its-next-generation-cng-hybrid-system-%e2%80%93-an-industry-first-for-transit-buses/ California-based ISE Corporation announced it will begin accepting orders for its next-generation, battery-dominant CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Hybrid System for transit buses with production units expected to be available in 2011. The next-generation CNG Hybrid System maximizes proven technology already in production in hundreds of ISE Hybrid Systems on roads today and supports ISE’s leadership in alternatively fueled hybrid vehicle offerings. THU, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=905 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=905 In one of its largest school bus funding awards, the South Coast Air Quality Management District awarded USD 16.6 million to help school districts replace older diesel school buses with new, cleaner-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. TUE, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/fuels/altfuels/420f10002.htm http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/fuels/altfuels/420f10002.htm The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend the current regulations for aftermarket fuel conversions, which took effect on September 21, 1994 (40 CFR part 85 subpart F). This proposal updates regulations that apply to manufacturers of light-duty vehicle and heavy-duty highway vehicle and engine clean alternative fuel conversion systems. The proposed revisions would streamline the compliance process while maintaining environmentally protective controls. SAT, 1 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100424/ARTICLES/4241020/1350?Title=New-buses-on-board http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100424/ARTICLES/4241020/1350?Title=New-buses-on-board Nine new buses were lined up Friday in Sonoma County Transit's yard, just a few inspections and a few weeks away from being on the road.The buses will be put into service in mid-May, running on Petaluma-Santa Rosa-Cloverdale routes 44, 48 and 60, and on Sonoma-Russian River routes 20 and 30. SAT, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/04/american_fuel.html http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/04/american_fuel.html Creating incentives to convert the nation’s heavy vehicle fleet to natural gas would reduce oil use, invest in American energy sources, increase our energy independence and national security, and slash air pollution. WED, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PST http://investors.ryder.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=108468&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1410703&highlight http://investors.ryder.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=108468&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1410703&highlight Ryder System, Inc., a global leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced that the San Bernardino Associated Governments Board has selected Ryder as its fleet partner in a groundbreaking heavy-duty natural gas truck rental and leasing project in Southern California. This is the first time that natural gas trucks will be deployed into a large commercial truck rental and leasing operation. WED, 7 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/mid-america/archive/pickens-energy-independence-0325/ http://fleetowner.com/mid-america/archive/pickens-energy-independence-0325/ LOUISVILLE, KY. You could have heard a pin drop during the presentation by keynote speaker T. Boone Pickens at the National NGV (Natural Gas Vehicle) Fleet Summit. Pickens, founder and chairman of BP Capital Management, best-selling author, energy advisor to U.S. presidents and winner of dozens of awards for his achievements, spoke to a spellbound audience on reducing America’s current dependence on foreign oil for more than 70% of its oil needs. THU, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Green-taxis-evolving-into-SF-staple-88888792.html http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Green-taxis-evolving-into-SF-staple-88888792.html The chance of stepping into an environmentally friendly taxi in San Francisco has increased dramatically in the last two years, with more than half of the cabs on the street now running on cleaner fuels. MON, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://thesource.metro.net/2010/03/22/bus-service-returns-to-dodger-games/ http://thesource.metro.net/2010/03/22/bus-service-returns-to-dodger-games/ Metro will offer Dodger Stadium Express bus service from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium beginning April 1 with the Dodgers pre-game series and throughout the regular 2010 baseball season under a grant from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC). MON, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Pickens-expects-approval-of-key-natural-gas-plan.aspx/ http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Pickens-expects-approval-of-key-natural-gas-plan.aspx/ While the U.S. may never achieve energy independence, billionaire Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens predicts Congress will pass key energy legislation by Memorial Day that can "start us back in the right direction." FRI, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/clean-energy-announces-expansion-of,1174768.shtml/ http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/clean-energy-announces-expansion-of,1174768.shtml/ Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) plans to expand its existing network of liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck fueling stations in Southern California this year beyond its current two LNG stations located at the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports complex. TUE, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://stnonline.com/home/latest-news/2111-some-southern-california-districts-to-see-more-funding/ http://stnonline.com/home/latest-news/2111-some-southern-california-districts-to-see-more-funding/ The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) board recently approved an additional $2.85 million in funding that will help school districts pay for replacement CNG buses.Overall, a little more than $16 million was approved by the board for other projectsas well, including low-emission trucks at the ports and either retrofitting or replacing highly polluting construction equipment with newer models. THU, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/City-replacing-aging-BBB-fleet.aspx/ http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/City-replacing-aging-BBB-fleet.aspx/ City officials are planning to spruce up the Big Blue Bus fleet with nine new 40-foot buses that run on compressed natural gas. The new buses would replace 13-year-old coaches City Hall says are more costly to maintain and run on dirtier diesel fuel. TUE, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://bulktransporter.com/management/trends/consequences-restricting-domestic-energy-0222/ http://bulktransporter.com/management/trends/consequences-restricting-domestic-energy-0222/ America's reliance on foreign energy will grow by 19% over the next 20 years, expanding the transfer of US wealth to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by more than $600 billion, according to a report by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). THU, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30524&mapcode http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30524&mapcode AT&T today announced the deployment of its 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle in its corporate fleet. The deployment is part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with more fuel-efficient models through 2018. AT&T currently operates a fleet of more than 77,000 vehicles. THU, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Baytech-Certified-for-GM-2010-Vans-and-Pickups.aspx/ http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Baytech-Certified-for-GM-2010-Vans-and-Pickups.aspx/ Conversion kit supplier, Baytech Corporation has obtained Model Year 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions certifications for Baytech’s dedicated (mono-fuel) compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled General Motors full-size vans and pickups. THU, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://orange.freedomblogging.com/2010/02/12/west-orange-natural-gas-station-opens/12073/ http://orange.freedomblogging.com/2010/02/12/west-orange-natural-gas-station-opens/12073/ Deborah Kroner, the spokeswoman for the county’s Public Works Department, said the county has opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station at 2023 W. Collins Avenue to the public. TUE, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=824 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=824 Government-Fleet.com informed that the City of Burbank, California, recently placed into service a new 2009 solid waste rear-loader collection truck powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). This small addition to the 485-unit fleet is significant as it completes the goal of a 100-percent natural gas-powered solid refuse fleet. WED, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/02/ford-to-offer-electric-cng-versions-of-transit-connect-van/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/02/ford-to-offer-electric-cng-versions-of-transit-connect-van/1 Ford announced today it will offer all-electric and compressed natural gas powered versions of the Ford Transit Connect, its little European-style delivery van. WED, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.navistar.com/portal/site/Navistar/menuitem.619df6dcb5f969c3a1f344ae931010a0/?vgnextoid=44869ed3d4686110VgnVCM10000085d0eb0aRCRD#http://www.navistar.com/portal/site/Navistar/menuitem.619df6dcb5f969c3a1f344ae931010a0/?vgnextoid=44869ed3d4686110VgnVCM10000085d0eb0aRCRD# At a press conference at the annual World of Concrete trade show, Navistar International Corporation announced a number of customer-centric product enhancements to the International® WorkStar® and International® PayStar® severe service trucks. TUE, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.pollutiononline.com/article.mvc/Waste-Management-Of-Orange-County-Deploys-New-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO http://www.pollutiononline.com/article.mvc/Waste-Management-Of-Orange-County-Deploys-New-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee Funds 12 Clean-burning Waste Collection and Recycling Vehicles. TUE, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=816 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=816 Privately owned trucks and cars could soon join Tulare city buses and garbage trucks in fueling up at the city's liquefied-natural-gas station. WED, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=807 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=807 A ceremony will be held next week at a Palm Desert fire station to show off a USD 186.000 compressed natural gas (CNG) powered ambulance, the first of its kind in the United States. TUE, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.pressroom.ups.com/Press+Releases/Archive/2010/Q1/UPS+Deploys+245+New+%22Green%22+Trucks http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/01/19/ups-adds-245-cng-trucks-green-fleet ATLANTA, GA — UPS has rolled out 245 new compressed natural gas trucks in Colorado and California, boosting the company's green fleet to more than 1,900 vehicles worldwide. TUE, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/01/chevrolet-and-gmc-trucks-should-soon-run-on-lpg-cng/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/01/chevrolet-and-gmc-trucks-should-soon-run-on-lpg-cng/1 Look for full-size General Motors pickups -- Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra -- to be powered by propane (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) as soon as 2012, says Jeffrey Luke, chief engineer for GM's full-size trucks worldwide, in a conversation with USA TODAY at the Detroit auto show. TUE, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=778 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=778 With four LNG refueling stations already in operation, the City of Los Angeles has commenced construction on its fifth and largest LNG/LCNG station to date, according to Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), the City's alternative-fuel technical consultant for this project. THUR, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=781 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=781 Veolia Transportation Services, Inc., North America’s largest private provider of public transit services, has awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a contract to build, operate, and maintain a compressed natural gas (CNG) bus fueling station at Veolia facilities in downtown Los Angeles. TUE, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=785 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=785 The Council of Pico Rivera City, California, last week unanimously approved adding bus stop cleanup to a street sweeping contract with a Norwalk-based company. TUE, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=777 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=777 Go Natural Gas has installed a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling dispenser at a Shell service station in San Juan Capistrano, California. FRI, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=22807 http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=22807 The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA), a southern New Jersey-based services authority providing waste management and recycling services in Atlantic County, has awarded a contract to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. FRI, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=22807 http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=22807 Westport Innovations and Volvo have entered into an agreement to collaborate on heavy duty natural gas engines and the associated supply chain. WED, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=760 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=760 Congressman Mike Simpson from Idaho is a new cosponsor of H.R. 1835, the New Alterative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions, or NAT GAS, Act of 2009. H.R. 1835 focuses on increasing the availability of natural gas-fueled vehicles in the United States. TUE, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=753 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=753 The City of Palm Springs, California, is celebrating the addition of two new Pierce Quantum fire engines and a new sustainable compressed natural gas (CNG) police patrol car to its public safety fleets. The new CNG patrol car comes equipped with state-of-the-art crime fighting technology, according to Police Chief David Dominguez. WED, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://earth2tech.com/2009/11/02/world%E2%80%99s-largest-landfill-gas-to-lng-plant-opens-in-california/ http://earth2tech.com/2009/11/02/world%E2%80%99s-largest-landfill-gas-to-lng-plant-opens-in-california/ Waste Management, one of the country’s largest landfill operators, today is opening what it says it the world’s largest facility to convert landfill gas to liquefied natural gas (LNG). Once at full capacity, the $13.5 million facility, located at Waste Management’s landfill site near Livermore, Calif., will purify and liquefy up to 4 million gallons per year of the alternative fuel, which produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum when combusted. MON, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2009/11/03/education/dpt-greenbus103109.txt http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2009/11/03/education/dpt-greenbus103109.txt The engine on the bus is green, green, green. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Station opened this week. The station and 29 new buses that run on CNG were made possible through five grants from organizations like the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the California Air Resources Board, which the district has earned over the past four years. THU, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.nafa.org/Template.cfm?Section=Press&Template=12_pr/ViewArticle.cfm&ArticleID=177 http://www.nafa.org/Template.cfm?Section=Press&Template=12_pr/ViewArticle.cfm&ArticleID=177 A proposal to allow state and local government vehicle fleets the ability to take advantage of federal tax credits was sent to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee by NAFA’s Executive Director, Phil Russo, CAE, last week.The proposal by NAFA would allow for an Energy and Environmental Vehicle Payroll Tax Credit to be made available to state, local government, and other tax exempt entities whenever vehicle tax credits are available to regular taxpayers for clean fuel or low-emission vehicles. TUE, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://westsidetoday.com/s11-1770/santa-monica-s-big.html http://westsidetoday.com/s11-1770/santa-monica-s-big.html The Big Blue Bus will purchase 11 buses from North American Bus Lines. Three of these new buses will be purchased with economic stimulus funds from the Federal government. The articulated buses will first zoom along one of the busiest routes - the Rapid 7 and then speed up the the Rapid 3 line after the initial deployment on Rapid 7 is complete. The new cleaner burning compressed natural gas buses will replace some of the older diesel buses in the fleet, in keeping with the city's commitment to sustainability. TUE, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10035850.asp http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10035850.asp An expanded clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at the Disneyland Resort began operating this month. The expanded station, which increases CNG storage capacity at the Resort by more than 50 percent, was made necessary by the conversion of the Resort’s 16 Guest trams to CNG last year. The project was partially funded by $200,000 in Clean Transportation Funding from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) – an entity that helps to fund initiatives focused on reducing air pollution from mobile sources. MON, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Baytech-s-CNG-engine-now-EPA-CARB-certified.aspx http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Baytech-s-CNG-engine-now-EPA-CARB-certified.aspx Baytech Corp. has obtained 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions certifications for the company's dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled 6.0L heavy duty engine. The engine is certified to the 2010 NOx standard of 0.2 g/bhp-hr that now applies to all heavy duty engines, a standard that Baytech's 6.0L CNG engine has been certified to since 2008. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.automotive-fleet.com/News/Story/2009/10/CAR-Study-Highlights-Benefits-of-Greening-Fleets.aspx?interstitial=1 http://www.automotive-fleet.com/News/Story/2009/10/CAR-Study-Highlights-Benefits-of-Greening-Fleets.aspx?interstitial=1 A new report by the Sustainable Transportation and Communities group at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), a Michigan-based nonprofit research group, examines the benefits of converting corporate fleets from gasoline to compressed natural gas (CNG) and hybrid vehicles.The study concludes that the "greening" of corporate vehicle fleets presents an opportunity to move a substantial number of highly efficient, clean-fuel vehicles onto the road in a relatively short timeframe -- with results that are both environmentally and economically positive. Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Trillium-awarded-San-Diego-CNG-project.aspx http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Trillium-awarded-San-Diego-CNG-project.aspx The Board of North County Transit District (NCTD) awarded California Trillium Company (Trillium) a contract for CNG fueling equipment and ongoing operation and maintenance services at the transit agency's bases in Oceanside and Escondido, Calif. The contract value is estimated to be $5.8 million, including capital and 10 years of operations and maintenance at the bases. NCTD will receive the federal excise tax credits on the fuel purchases. Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=711 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=711 The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Board of Airport Commissioners approved the development of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refueling station at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT). The new station will provide CNG on site for vehicles operated by ONT, airport tenants, commercial fleets traveling on Interstate 10, consumer vehicles, and transit agency and local school district buses. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.triblocal.com/Elk_Grove_Village/List_View/view.html?type=stories&action=detail&sub_id=100467 http://www.triblocal.com/Elk_Grove_Village/List_View/view.html?type=stories&action=detail&sub_id=100467 Groot Industries, Inc. will be adding 20 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks to its fleet by the end of the year. These vehicles provide a cleaner alternative to diesel fuel and will significantly lower evaporative emissions. The CNG trucks will decrease pollution from truck emissions by over 70% compared to diesel emissions. The trucks will decrease the company’s dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels while reducing the carbon footprint within communities that Groot currently services. Additionally, natural gas powered engines provide another benefit of being quieter than diesel engines with over 50% lower decibel levels. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=706 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=706 Temecula School officials have netted two grants aimed at eventually fueling their bus fleet with compressed natural gas (CNG), a conversion process aimed at cutting air pollution and transportation costs. But those state and federal funds, which together total about USD 245.000, fall far short of the amount needed to design, permit and construct a fueling station for the Temecula Valley Unified School District. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.cleanenergyfuels.com/2009/9-14-09.html http://www.cleanenergyfuels.com/2009/9-14-09.html The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board voted last Friday to approve funding for 483 natural gas-fueled (liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG)) trucks to replace old diesel trucks serving the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, according to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. This action will more than double the current number of natural gas trucks at the ports. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/californias-gesi-to-build-more-fuelling-installations-0827 http://www.ngvglobal.com/californias-gesi-to-build-more-fuelling-installations-0827 Gas Equipment Systems, Inc. (GESI), based in Rancho Cucamonga, California, has been successful with winning three contracts for private-access compressed natural gas fueling installations, according to a Fleets and Fuels report. The facilities include an Azusa Unified School District time fill for ten school buses, a City of South Pasadena time fill for ten medium duty city fleet vehicles and a Cathedral City time fill for 12 medium duty city fleet vehicles. The contracts expand GESI’s portfolio of refuelling projects, adding to those reported by NGV Global end of 2008. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/us-department-of-energy-allocates-300m-for-alternative-fuel-projects-0826 http://www.ngvglobal.com/us-department-of-energy-allocates-300m-for-alternative-fuel-projects-0826 Natural gas vehicle projects feature in 19 of 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The projects accounced by Energy Secretary Steven Chu, will speed the transformation of the nation’s vehicle fleet, putting more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy efficient vehicles on the road, and establishing 542 refueling locations across the country. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) also estimates they will help displace approximately 38 million gallons of petroleum per year. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=657 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=657 The House of Representatives from the United States of America overwhelmingly approved a USD 150 million for research, development and testing of vehicles powered by natural gas. The initiative was drafted by Republican Congressman from Oklahoma, John Sullivan. The bill, approved by a 393-35 vote, authorizes the Energy Department to undertake a program of natural gas vehicles (NGV) for five years funded with USD 30 million annually starting in the 2010 budget year. The research program aims to help the continuous improvement and development of new, cleaner and more efficient light, medium and heavy engines. The project also aims to improve the reliability and efficiency of the CNG refueling stations and promote the use of natural gas engines in hybrid vehicles. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/guests/2009/08/17/natural-gas-a-bridge-fuel-for-the-21st-century/ http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/guests/2009/08/17/natural-gas-a-bridge-fuel-for-the-21st-century/ Natural gas is the cleanest fossil fuel—it produces less than half as much carbon pollution as coal. Recent technology advancements make affordable the development of unconventional natural gas resources. This creates an unprecedented opportunity to use gas as a bridge fuel to a 21st-century energy economy that relies on efficiency, renewable sources and low-carbon fossil fuels such as natural gas. Despite the potential energy, economic and security benefits of natural gas, the recently House-passed American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454) does not include enough opportunities to expand its use. The Center for American Progress and the Energy Future Coalition therefore propose a number of policies that would increase the use of natural gas and low-carbon energy sources while providing additional protection for our climate and communities. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/att-releases-report-alternative-fuels-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-0812 http://www.ngvglobal.com/att-releases-report-alternative-fuels-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-0812 AT&T has released it 2008 Citizenship and Sustainability Report, titled Connecting for a Sustainable Future, announcing that the company has made progress on measuring corporate-wide CO2 emissions and determining base lines. As a result, AT&T plans to disclose its domestic carbon footprint by the end of 2009 (see page 15 of report). The report is for the first time aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G3 Guidelines, which provides a framework for organizations to report on their social, environmental and economic performance. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/hythane-calibration-for-ford-6-8l-v10-engine-certified-by-carb-0812 http://www.ngvglobal.com/hythane-calibration-for-ford-6-8l-v10-engine-certified-by-carb-0812 Australian based energy provider Eden Energy Limited, and US converter BAF Technologies, have developed a Hythane® calibration for Ford 6.8L V10 engines used in E-450 vehicles. The calibration, which demonstrates the dramatic emissions reductions that can be achieved through the use of Hythane® a blend of hydrogen and compressed natural gas (HCNG), has been granted certification by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). CARB certification allows commercial sale and use of the engine, no longer limiting it to use in demonstration projects. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/ford-focus-cng-conversion-adss-to-dedicated-offering-in-us-0809 http://www.ngvglobal.com/ford-focus-cng-conversion-adss-to-dedicated-offering-in-us-0809 Altech-Eco Corporation, a provider of alternative fuel conversion technologies for automobiles, has obtained a Certificate of Conformity from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its compressed natural gas (CNG) dedicated conversion system for the Ford Focus, for both model years 2008 and 2009 equipped with the 2.0 liter engine. Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.gnvmagazine.com/ingles/detalle_noticia.php?id=1137 http://www.gnvmagazine.com/ingles/detalle_noticia.php?id=1137 United States Congressman Dan Boren successfully amended the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2010 in the U.S. House of Representatives to develop criteria for the safe installation of high-pressure tanks used in alternative fuel buses. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.thecitywire.com/index.php?q=node/5479 http://www.thecitywire.com/index.php?q=node/5479 There were high hopes in 1982 at Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. about the future of using compressed natural gas to fuel vehicles. The Fort Smith-based natural gas utility, which has about 46,000 customers in Arkansas and 14,000 in Oklahoma, invested $70,000 to install a 10-vehicle compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel station in 1982, and by 1986 had installed CNG conversions on 70 of its 120-vehicle fleet. By the end of 1986, the company was using about 400 MCF (one thousand cubic feet) of CNG in the vehicles — an amount equivalent to 3,200 gallons of gasoline. The CNG use would peak at about 500 MCF in the late 1990s. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:27:00 EST http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/05/content_11830143.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/05/content_11830143.htm A two-day Green Tech Connect Forum was held from Monday to Tuesday in Pasadena, California to help drive green innovation and commercialization in the United States. It is the first time the South Coast Air Quality Management District has ever hosted such a forum to help establish a partnership between green tech developers and investors. Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:38:55 PDT