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Yellow Cab Chicago signed a 10-year contract last week to receive compressed natural gas (CNG) and fueling equipment from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The cab company wants to immediately incorporate 100 CNG taxis into a fleet of 3,000 taxis running under Yellow Cab subsidiaries like Yellow and Checker. CNG taxis in Chicago will not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also decrease fuel costs in the long term.
The Yellow Cab Chicago/Clean Energy Fuels Corp. agreement includes provisions for two fueling stations at the ...
Automakers will get 17 million natural gas vehicles (NGVs) on the road by 2015 according to a study by Pike Research. The research firm calculated its estimate based on a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.5% with a global inventory of 9.7 million units in 2008. India was determined by Pike Research to be the highest growth area with a CAGR of 18.7%. The NGV market envisioned in this report will be dominated by emerging economies like Argentina and Brazil along with Iran and Pakistan.
The Pike Research report found ...
We posted a story this past spring at About My Planet about Collins Bus Corporation’s work with Azure Dynamics on a hybrid-electric drive train for small buses. Collins plans to blend the Ford E-450 Chassis, the Azure Dynamics drive train and other elements to create a fuel-efficient school bus. This leading producer and marketer of school buses is taking an additional step by developing a Type A school bus powered by a liquid propane injection (LPI) system. This LPI-powered school ...
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The Department of Energy is using $777 million from its annual budget and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to invest in alternative energy research through 2013. Secretary Steven Chu officially released the list of 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) that will receive research grants as part of this initiative. The DOE plans to supply funds in full to 16 EFRCs and spread ...
The familiar white box trucks that deliver packages and letters for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will get greener over the next five years. The federal government’s General Services Administration (GSA) recently purchased 6,500 replacement vehicles in an effort to remove old USPS trucks from the road. The USPS plans to add 1,000 E-85 trucks, 900 gas/electric hybrid trucks and 4,600 fuel-efficient gas trucks to its fleet by 2014. By simply swapping 6,500 gas-guzzling trucks for more efficient models, the USPS is taking huge leaps toward a cleaner ...
Telecommunications giant AT&T has committed $565 million to add 15,000 alternative fuel trucks, vans and cars to its fleet by 2019. AT&T plans to add 8,000 CNG-powered vans with $350 million and used $215 million to replace 7,000 company cars and trucks with hybrids. The company already unleashed 105 hybrids and CNG vehicles in 30 American cities last summer to get this program started. BAF Technologies of Dallas, Texas is helping AT&T with the next step in its alternative fuel conversion by converting ...
The $550 million Honda plant in Greensburg, Indiana started producing Honda Civics last fall to much acclaim. The Honda Civic qualifies as an Ultra-Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV) and goes beyond the Environmental Protection Agency’s minimal emissions standards. Honda Manufacturing of Indiana LLC is taking the next step in sustainable transportation with the first run of 2009 Honda Civic GXs to roll off the assembly line at Greensburg.
The Honda ...
Auto development firm MBtech debuted a demonstrator model for a natural gas sports car at the Innovationsschau Erdgas presented by TUV Rheinland on April 29th. This event allowed industry experts to view demonstrators, study findings and prototypes of machinery powered by natural gas. MBtech’s natural gas demonstrator used the Mercedes-Benz SLK as its frame due to the vehicle’s light weight and low profile.
MBtech used innovative engine and compression technology to power its SLK demonstrator. The four-cylinder compression engine is paired with five injectors that ...
The alternative fuel agendas of fuel provider PetroCard and waste disposal giant Waste Management collided this past week. The corporate duo opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station called Clean N’ Green Fuel in South Seattle. The Clean N’ Green Fuel station will sell CNG for about $1.80 gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) to fleets and individual customers.
Waste Management’s fleet of CNG trucks in Seattle has grown ...
Shell Oil’s Eco-Marathon has its origins in a “mileage” race in 1939 that was designed to test the fuel mileage of employee vehicles. This simple contest has evolved into an annual event that promotes better gas mileage in conventional and alternative vehicles. The 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas featured 44 teams and 500 students trying to break the current record for traditional vehicles of 2,843 miles per gallon set by Mater Dei High School in 2008. ...
