WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy has finalized a nearly $50 million loan to the Vehicle Production Group (VPG) to develop and manufacture a compressed natural gas (CNG) version of the company's MV-1 wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
Read More →ATLANTA - L&P CVP, with Landi Renzo, had a Ford E-250 commercial van upfit with a dedicated CNG alternative fuel system.
Read More →TULSA, OK – The City of Tulsa, Okla. now has a high-speed compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and plans to use grant money to purchase CNG-powered vehicles.
Read More →FT. WORTH, TX - Automotive retail group EVCARCO announced plans to sell CNG-powered Foton MD 3000 medium-duty class 3-5 trucks at its green auto dealerships.
Read More →GREELEY, CO - Weld County, Colo., is encouraging the use of natural gas vehicles by building public fueling stations and converting some of its fleet vehicles to CNG.
Read More →RICHMOND, VA - McNeilus Companies, Inc. is supplying the City with its first 25 CNG-powered refuse vehicles, along with a complete maintenance program for the vehicles.
Read More →KNOXVILLE, TN - The Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB), a municipal utility serving Knoxville and parts of seven adjacent counties, announced that the East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition (ETCFC) recommended KUB as a candidate for the television show MotorWeek. MotorWeek will cover KUB's fleet in a one-minute segment that will highlight its use of alternative-fuel and fuel-efficient vehicles.
Read More →Fuel prices for CNG are well below $1 per gallon in some areas.
Read More →GREER, SC - Last week, the City of Greer unveiled two new vehicles, a Ford Fusion and Ford F-150, that had been converted to run on natural gas. Greer has set a goal of converting at least 15 percent of the City's fleet to operate on natural gas by 2020.
Read More →In July 2009, General Motors was reborn with four core brands and an eye toward the future. GM’s executive director, Fleet & Commerical Operations, Brian Small, discusses how a leaner — and greener — GM plans to meet the needs of commercial buyers in the years to come.
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