Clean Fuel News

2017 School Bus Rebate Program Now Accepting Applications

Posted by admin on 09/28/2017 12:00 am  /   Awards & Grants, National News

Over $7 Million Available | Up to $1 Million for Retrofits Need help paying for that new school bus or upgrade? EPA is offering an opportunity to receive up to $20,000 per vehicle to replace your older school buses, and up to $6,000 per vehicle for retrofits. Older school buses without emission r...

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University Study Finds NatGas Beats Diesel in Low-duty Nox

Posted by admin on 09/28/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Written by Claudia Newton Via School Transportation News A study performed by the University of California, Riverside’s College of Engineering and Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) examines the benefits of a low-emissions Cummins natural gas engine versus a standa...

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Blue Bird Holds Electric School Bus Ride and Drive

Posted by admin on 09/28/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Written by Ryan Gray Via School Transportation News Blue Bird said feedback was “overwhelmingly positive” during an event this month that allowed energy company representatives to get behind the wheel of its new line of electric school buses. The Sept. 1 event i...

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California Legislature Passes California Clean Air Initiative Providing $895 Million for Reducing Emissions from Mobile Sources

Posted by admin on 09/21/2017 12:00 am  /   Awards & Grants, National News

Dedicates Cap & Trade Funds to Incentivize Purchase of Low-NOx Natural Gas Engines LONG BEACH, Calif. – September 18, 2017 – The California state legislature passed a landmark series of bills Friday that provides $895 million towards programs that will reduce air pollution from mo...

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Biodiesel improves air quality at Great Smoky Mtns. Nat'l Park

Posted by admin on 09/15/2017 12:00 am  /   Bio Fuels, National News

Posted by The National Biodiesel BoardVia Biodiesel Magazine The last thing a hiker wants to encounter is a haze of smog that diminishes the view from atop a picturesque vista. With more than 11 million visitors annually, Great Smoky Mountains National Park strives to maintain its pristine natural ...

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Clemson Area Transit Brings on Board More Proterra Electric Buses

Posted by admin on 09/14/2017 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles, National News

Posted by Betsy LillianVia NGT News South Carolina-based Clemson Area Transit (CATbus) has purchased ten 40-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 buses and related charging infrastructure, representing the transit agency’s second fleet of battery-electric Proterra buses. Serving 1.9 million riders annua...

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Local electric car owners express frustration over lack of EV infrastructure in Louisiana

Posted by Victoria on 09/14/2017 12:00 am  /   Clean Fuels Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles

Originally posted by Nick Gremillion | September 14, 2017 | WAFB 9 | Original Article BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - As of May, there were about 940 electric cars (or EVs) in Louisiana, according to Ann Shaneyfelt, the executive director of Louisiana Clean Fuels. We talked to some local EV owners at an ...

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Kansas City Groups Outline Big Alt-Fuel Plans

Posted by admin on 09/13/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Posted by Betsy LillianVia NGT News Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) and Kansas City Regional Clean Cities are outlining their plans to roll out a number of clean transportation projects, funded recently by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Last month, the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Offic...

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NGVAmerica Appoints Daniel Gage as President

Posted by admin on 09/12/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Via NGV America Washington, D.C. – Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) today announced that Daniel Gage has been named its new president. Gage succeeds Matthew Godlewski, who recently joined Ford Motor Company. Gage takes over leadership of NGVAmerica at an important time in the org...

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TIGER 2017 Announced!

Posted by admin on 09/12/2017 12:00 am  /   Awards & Grants, National News

Funding for Local Transportation PrioritiesDeadline: October 16th The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the 2017 TIGER grant applications. TIGER funding directly supports local infrastructure projects that promote safety, accessibility, mobility, and economic redevelopment. M...

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Notice of intent issued on Medium/Heavy-Duty, On-Road Natural Gas Engine Research and Development

Posted by admin on 09/12/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled “FY 2017 Vehicle Technologies Office Medium/Heavy-Duty, On-Road Natural Gas Engine Research and Development Fundin...

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U.S. House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure

Posted by admin on 09/12/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Posted by David ShepardsonVia Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House on Wednesday unanimously approved a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls by putting federal regulators in the driver’s seat and barring states from blocking autonomous ...

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Diesel Giant Cummins Unveils Class 7 Electric Truck Prototype

Posted by admin on 09/07/2017 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles, National News

Posted by John O'DellVia trucks.com Cummins Inc., one of the world’s major truck engine developers and a giant in the heavy-duty diesel arena, is looking to electric power as it plans strategy for the future. Cummins unveiled its electric drive system – with an optional for a clean die...

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VW's electric-drive van could haul freight

Posted by admin on 09/07/2017 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles

Via Trailer Body Builders Volkswagen has unveiled an electric-drive concept van that's part of the automaker's strategy to sell a million EVs by 2025. It's also geared toward more autonomous driving by the time it's to arrive in production, and could offer a method of automated freight delivery. T...

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