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News•July 19, 2011

Clean Cities Tool Tip

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities program offers a wide variety of Web-based tools to help fleets reduce petroleum use, lower their emissions, and incorporate alternative fuels into their operations.

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News•July 19, 2011

Waste Management Adds 1,000th Truck to Natural Gas Fleet

CARSON, CA -- Waste Management on July 12 added the 1,000th natural gas truck to its fleet, making the refuse company the largest owner and operator of clean-running, heavy-duty refuse trucks in North America.

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News•July 19, 2011

Chicago Park District Fueling Fleet With Biodiesel

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Park District’s new biodiesel production program is expected to provide 20,000 gallons of ASTM-certified biodiesel fuel this year to power nearly 300 of the district’s vehicles.

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News•July 19, 2011

ECOtality, car2go to Launch EV Car-Sharing Program

SAN FRANCISCO -- ECOtality Inc., a company specializing in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, announced plans to partner with Daimler subsidiary car2go to provide charging infrastructure for an electric car-sharing program based in San Diego.

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News•July 19, 2011

GM to Launch Smart Grid Pilot

RALEIGH, NC – General Motors announced plans to launch a pilot program of smart grid solutions for electric vehicles this year, paving the way for utilities to increase energy efficiency and offer lower charging costs to customers.

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News•July 19, 2011

Nissan Leaf Availability to Expand

FRANKLIN, TN -- Nissan North America Inc. said it is expanding availability of the all-electric Nissan Leaf to U.S. consumers for the 2012 model year. Nissan on July 25 will open up the ordering process to consumers with existing reservations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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News•July 19, 2011

Volvo Develops Range Extenders for EVs

GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN -- Volvo Car Corp. said it is producing test cars with range extenders -- electric cars that are fitted with a combustion engine to increase their effective range.

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News•July 19, 2011

Long Beach Clean Cities to Host Alt-Fuel Presentation, Ride & Drive

LONG BEACH, CA – The Long Beach Clean Cities Coalition meeting on July 21 will include an alternative fuel vehicle presentation and ride-and-drive segment highlighting offerings from Ford and other automakers.

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News•July 18, 2011

Chesapeake Accelerates Growing Fleet’s Conversion to CNG

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Chesapeake Energy Corp. has experienced 16-percent year-over-year growth in its fleet, and is converting its light-duty trucks as fast as it can to run on compressed natural gas.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•July 15, 2011

Chesapeake's Natural Gas-Fueled Vehicles

Cheseapeake Energy Corp. has a goal of converting its entire fleet of 4,500 light-duty vehicles (which the company expects to grow to 5,000 vehicles in the future) to run on natural gas. The following gallery shows a selection of vehicles from the company's fleet.

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