Chevrolet, GMC Expand CNG Offerings
Oct 3, 2013
PHOENIX â Chevrolet and GMC will offer new bi-fuel versions of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks and all-new dedicated compressed natural gas versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size passenger vans next year. The vehicles were announced at the Green Fleet Conferen ... Continue reading
Ryder Signs Pennsylvania Macaroni to Flex-to-Green Lease for Natural Gas Trucks
Oct 3, 2013
Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it has signed a new Flex-to-Green Lease agreement for 10 diesel-powered refrigerated straight trucks with Pennsylvania Macaroni Company, Inc. With a Flex-to-Green lease, Pennsylvania Macaroni receives all t ... Continue reading
Quantum Awarded Record $9.3 Million Production Order for CNG Fuel Storage Tanks
Sep 25, 2013
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , a global leader in natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, today announced a record $9.3 million production contract for delivery of Q-Lite⢠CNG storage tanks for heavy-duty truck applications. "This record production contract fo ... Continue reading
Quantum Technologies Repays Subordinated Bridge Notes in Full
Sep 23, 2013
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , a global leader in natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, announced today that it used a portion of the proceeds from its recent financing transaction of $11.0 million in convertible notes to repay the entire outstanding principal an ... Continue reading
Electric Buses Complete Testing Program in Columbia
Sep 19, 2013
The Sistemas Sustentables and ISSRC have released third-party test results from Bogota Columbia announcing the BYD electric bus Andino-12 (the 40 foot BYD all-electric bus) had successfully concluded two weeks of intensive testing and evaluation. The general purpose of the program was to carry out operational testing t ... Continue reading
Sep 19, 2013
SoCalGas Unveils Prototype Vehicles Powered By Natural Gas, Gasoline: AltCar Expo Visitors Get First Look Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today displayed four dual-fuel prototype natural gas vehicles (NGVs) that will be introduced to the California public at the Santa Monica AltCar Expo on September 20-21. A BMW ... Continue reading
EcoDual Unveils MAX/SR 2.0 Dual Fuel System and Two-Year Unlimited Mileage Warranty
Sep 18, 2013
EcoDual, Inc., the leading provider of dual fuel systems for heavy-duty, Class 8 trucks, today announced Version 2.0 of its flagship platform, the MAX/SR Dual Fuel System and a new two-year unlimited mileage warranty. MAX/SR⢠2.0 features a breakthrough in natural gas substitution rates with industry-specific enha ... Continue reading
Bently Biofuels Acquires Bay Area Grease Collection Company
Sep 7, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO--In August 2013, Nevada-based biodiesel producer Bently Biofuels Company expanded their used cooking oil collection program by purchasing the assets of Got Grease?, a Bay Area waste oil and grease trap pumping company. Got Grease? collected used cooking oil throughout the San Francisco peninsula, East Bay ... Continue reading
Clean Energy to Provide the 'Show Me State' with the Benefits of Natural Gas Fuel
Sep 6, 2013
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has been awarded multiple natural gas fuel agreements in the state of Missouri over the last few weeks including yesterday's approval by the City Council of Kansas City, Mo., to provide compressed natural gas (CNG) for the city's fleet of natural gas vehicles (NGVs). Below are the highlights ... Continue reading
2014 Ford F-150 STX SuperCrew!
Aug 30, 2013
New 2014 Ford F-150 STX SuperCrew Delivers Extra Space and Value; STX Sport Package Adds Style Arrival of new 2014 Ford F-150 STX SuperCrew gives customers full range of cab options on value-oriented pickup; stylish new STX Sport Package now available as well Ford F-150 STX ... Continue reading
USA Alt Fuel Auto Loans Resume
Aug 28, 2013
U.S. to Revive $25 Billion Auto Loan Program A U.S. alternative-vehicle loan program criticized by Republican lawmakers for financing two failed startups will resume marketing to industry groups and possible applicants, an Energy Department spokeswoman said yesterday. Bloomberg reports that the $25 billion Advanced Tec ... Continue reading
Who's Supply, Who's Demand? World Petroleum Use Sets Record High In 2012
Aug 26, 2013
The world's consumption of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, heating oil, and other petroleum products reached a record high of 88.9 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2012, as declining consumption in North America and Europe was more than outpaced by growth in Asia and other regions (see animated map). A previous arti ... Continue reading
Aug 16, 2013
The Las Vegas Business Press recently presented GO Showtime, a member of The GO Group alliance of airport shuttle companies, with a "Green Award" for its use of alternative fuel and other eco friendly practices. The company has switched to bio diesel fuel for 36 of its 46 mini buses and converted another five to liquid ... Continue reading
Aug 14, 2013
Introduced during the 2013 National Clean Energy Summit, the luxury vehicle fleet further establishes the company's leadership in environmental responsibility -- MGM Resorts International unveiled the nation's first commercial fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled Cadillac Escalades during the National Clean Ene ... Continue reading
Sustainable Materials Make Ford's F-150 Truck Environmentally Friendly and Tough
Aug 6, 2013
Rice hulls are the latest sustainable material used in Ford F-150; the hulls reinforce plastic used in an electrical harness in 2014 F-150 Other eco-friendly materials in F-Series trucks are soybeans and post-industrial recycled cotton one 2014 Ford F-150 truck uses the equivalent of about 10 pairs of jeans, 26 bath ... Continue reading
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