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NewsMay 12, 2008

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Wins Bay Area CNG Contract

SEAL BEACH, Calif. --- Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has been awarded the contract to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel and provide operations and maintenance for the CNG fueling station located near the base of the Golden Gate Bridge in the Presidio.

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NewsMay 12, 2008

Waste Management to Power Trucks With Landfill Gas

HOUSTON, Texas --- Waste Management Inc., the nation's largest trash collector, and the Linde Group, a major provider of natural gas, have unveiled plans to build a plant to purify and liquefy landfill gas for use as truck fuel.

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NewsMay 12, 2008

Tips to Keep Tires Fuel Efficient

LOS ANGELES --- Motorists can improve fuel efficiency by making the right choices when purchasing and caring for their tires.

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NewsMay 10, 2008

Hybrid Registrations Continue to Rise

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. --- Nationwide registrations for new hybrid vehicles rose to 350,289 registrations in 2007 -- a 38 percent increase from 2006, according to R. L. Polk & Co.

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NewsMay 10, 2008

Volvo Trucks' Hybrid Technology Used for Trash Collection in Sweden

GOTHENBURG, Sweden --- Volvo Trucks is taking a major step toward commercialization of its hybrid technology for heavy vehicles by launching two hybrid garbage trucks that will be tested in Sweden by trash-collection firms Renova and Ragn-Sells.

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NewsMay 9, 2008

Average U.S. Gasoline Price at $3.613

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the sixth week in a row the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved higher, according to a weekly report released Wednesday by the Energy Department.

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NewsMay 8, 2008

How Six-Speed Transmissions Save Fuel

DEARBORN, MI – The new six-speed automatic transmissions in the 2009 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner deliver more torque and use less energy at cruising speeds, which saves gas.

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NewsMay 8, 2008

Coke’s Hybrids Help Mitigate Fuel Costs

ATLANTA -- By increasing the number of hybrids in their fleets, Coke and its bottlers are saving hundreds of dollars in fuel costs per vehicle.

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NewsMay 5, 2008

Oil Passes $120/Barrel on Monday

NEW YORK, N.Y. --- Fleet managers, brace yourselves for more pain at the pump. Though retail gas prices fell more than a cent over the weekend, oil futures on Monday rose to a record of over $120 a barrel.

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NewsMay 5, 2008

Gasoline, Diesel Prices Continue to Surge

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the fifth consecutive week, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved higher, reaching yet another all-time high price of $3.603 per gallon, the U.S. Energy Department said in a weekly report released last Wednesday, April 30.

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