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Landi Renzo USA Delivers Chrysler 300 5.7L Hemi V8 CNG Bi-Fuel

Landi Renzo USA Delivers Chrysler 300 5.7L Hemi V8 CNG Bi-Fuel

The purpose of this joint development venture between Detroit-based car manufacturer Chrysler and Landi Renzo USA, the American branch of the world's largest alternative fuel system manufacturer, was to deliver a high level luxury passenger vehicle operating on both gasoline and natural gas. "We are excited to have thi ... Continue reading

Quantum Announces Receipt of $6.2 Million in New Orders for Natural Gas Storage Tanks Following Successful Exhibition at NTEA Work Truck Show

Quantum Announces Receipt of $6.2 Million in New Orders for Natural Gas Storage Tanks Following Successful Exhibition at NTEA Work Truck Show

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , a leader in natural gas, alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion vehicle technologies, today announced that it has received $6.2 million in orders following its successful participation at the National Truck Equipment Association Show in Indianapolis March 6-8, ... Continue reading

Ryder Signs First Natural Gas Lease Deal in Louisiana with Eagle Distributing of Shreveport

Ryder Signs First Natural Gas Lease Deal in Louisiana with Eagle Distributing of Shreveport

Ryder System, Inc. , a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced that Eagle Distributing of Shreveport, Inc., has signed a full-service lease agreement for 23 compressed natural gas (CNG) tractors. Eagle is an Anheuser-Busch distributor in northwestern Louisiana and Ryde ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group LLC Begins Delivery of 242 Ram Compressed Natural Gas Pickup Trucks to State of Oklahoma

Chrysler Group LLC Begins Delivery of 242 Ram Compressed Natural Gas Pickup Trucks to State of Oklahoma

Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it has begun the delivery of 242 new 2013 Ram 2500 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pickup trucks to the state of Oklahoma, the Company's largest customer order since production of the unique trucks began in October. Peter Grady, Vice President of Network Development and Fleet -- Chr ... Continue reading

Quantum to Launch Fully-Integrated Bolt-On Natural Gas Systems for Medium Duty Trucks at Industry Leading NTEA Show

Quantum to Launch Fully-Integrated Bolt-On Natural Gas Systems for Medium Duty Trucks at Industry Leading NTEA Show

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , a global leader in natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, today announced that it will launch and demonstrate its new line of production ready, bolt-on compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems for medium duty trucks at the National ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Reports Gallons Delivered Rose 25% in 2012

Clean Energy Reports Gallons Delivered Rose 25% in 2012

SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Clean Energy or the Company) today announced operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Gallons delivered (defined below) for the fourth quarter of 2012 totaled 51.7 million gallons, up 29% from 40.0 million gallons delivered in the same peri ... Continue reading

Newly Formed "Fuels Institute" Names Inaugural Directors

Newly Formed "Fuels Institute" Names Inaugural Directors

The Fuels Institute’s inaugural directors are: Bill Douglass, managing partner, Douglass Distributing Co. (Sherman, TX) Norman Herrera, manager of corporate development, Chesapeake Energy Corporation (Oklahoma City, OK) Jay Ricker, chair/owner, Ricker’s (Anderson, IN) Ron Sabia, president & COO, Gulf Oil, Cum ... Continue reading

Quantum Announces $1.8 Million Order for Natural Gas Storage Tanks for Conversion of Light Duty Trucks

Quantum Announces $1.8 Million Order for Natural Gas Storage Tanks for Conversion of Light Duty Trucks

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , a leader in natural gas, alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion vehicle technologies, today announced that it has received a $1.8 million purchase order from a new customer that is a leading vehicle integrator of light duty trucks. Under the purchase order, Qua ... Continue reading

AJAC and Green Living Announce Collaboration on New Canadian Green Car Award

AJAC and Green Living Announce Collaboration on New Canadian Green Car Award

AJAC (Automobile Journalists Association of Canada) and Green Living jointly announced today, at the Canadian International Auto Show, that they are collaborating to create a new, annual Canadian Green Car award program. The winner of the initial Canadian Green Car award, presented by AJAC and Green Living, will be ann ... Continue reading

Schindler Elevator Corporation Reduces Greenhouse Gases with New Vehicle Fleet

Schindler Elevator Corporation Reduces Greenhouse Gases with New Vehicle Fleet

Continuing its commitment to conducting business activities in harmony with society and the environment, Schindler Elevator Corporation is replacing more than 500 sedans in their North American vehicle fleet with the Toyota Prius Two, a gas-electric hybrid car which is expected to reduce greenhouse gases by 42% over th ... Continue reading

New Green Motor Technology by AC Kinetics Can Eliminate 26 Million Tons of CO2, 104B KwH

New Green Motor Technology by AC Kinetics Can Eliminate 26 Million Tons of CO2, 104B KwH

A new green technology developed by startup company AC Kinetics, Inc. will help eliminate as much as 26 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually from the air we breathe, while also reducing electricity usage by about 104 billion KwH. This next generation motor control is compatible with existing AC induction mot ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania American Water Rolls out New Fleet Powered by Compressed Natural Gas

Pennsylvania American Water Rolls out New Fleet Powered by Compressed Natural Gas

Pennsylvania American Water officials joined with Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Sam Smith and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officials today to mark the company's launch of a compressed natural gas (CNG) pilot for its vehicle fleet. The company displayed four new CNG-powered Ford F-250 trucks a ... Continue reading

Quantum Granted Key Patent Related to Natural Gas Fuel Systems

Quantum Granted Key Patent Related to Natural Gas Fuel Systems

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , a leader in natural gas, alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion vehicle technologies, today announced that it has received official notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office that the company has been issued a key patent covering pressure a ... Continue reading

Quantum Announces New Orders for Natural Gas Storage Tanks for Light Duty Vehicles

Quantum Announces New Orders for Natural Gas Storage Tanks for Light Duty Vehicles

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , a leader in natural gas, alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion vehicle technologies, today announced that it has received purchase orders from new and existing customers for approximately $600,000 for supplying its ultra-lightweight Q-Lite compressed natural g ... Continue reading

Nearly 1 Million Natural Gas Trucks and Buses Will Be Sold Worldwide from 2012 to 2019, Forecasts Pike Research

Nearly 1 Million Natural Gas Trucks and Buses Will Be Sold Worldwide from 2012 to 2019, Forecasts Pike Research

Because trucks and buses use significant amounts of fuel and tend to emit high levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs), diesel and natural gas (NG) vehicles are increasingly attractive options in these commercial markets. At the same time, the rebounding construction industry is pushing growth in the overall truck market whi ... Continue reading

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