Clean Fuel News

CSA Group publishes new edition of NGV 1 standard

Posted by admin on 06/05/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Via US Gas Vehicles May 29, 2017. CSA Group has published a new edition of CSA/ANSI NGV 1 – Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Fueling Connection Devices. This standard is ANSI-accredited and is developed for North America for testing and certification of CNG vehicle fueling nozzles and rece...

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Republic Services reduces carbon emissions through increased usage of RNG in its fleet

Posted by admin on 06/05/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Via US Gas Vehicles June 2, 2017. Republic Services, Inc. announced that the Company will increase its usage of renewable natural gas (RNG) by three times what it used in 2016 through an expanded agreement with Clean Energy. This enables Republic to reduce its fleet emissions by approximately 110,0...

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Clean, Green Yellow (School Bus) Machine

Posted by admin on 05/31/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Written by Jim RomeoVia School Transportation News In Sacramento, California, the Twin Rivers, Elk Grove and Sacramento City Unified School Districts are receiving 29 total electric school buses along with associated charging infrastructure, which demonstrates a zero-emissions school transporta...

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Lightning Hybrids Renames Business, Rolls Out Fleet Efficiency Lineup

Posted by admin on 05/16/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Posted by Lauren TylerVia NGT News Loveland, Colo.-based Lightning Hybrids has announced it will change its name to Lightning Systems, effective immediately, and that in the next two years, it will introduce a new lineup of fleet efficiency products to support commercial and government fleets. T...

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Agility’s New Business Unit Acquires CleanFUEL USA Propane Assets

Posted by admin on 05/13/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Posted by Lauren TylerVia NGT News Agility Fuel Solutions announced today that its recently formed Powertrain Systems business unit has acquired the assets of CleanFUEL USA, a provider of liquid-injection propane fuel systems for commercial vehicles, as well as propane autogas dispensers and refu...

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Cummins Westport Unveils New Lineup of Natural Gas Engines

Posted by admin on 05/08/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Posted by Joseph BebonVia NGT News At the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, Calif., Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) has announced its model-year 2018 dedicated natural gas engines for regional haul truck/tractor, vocational and transit, school bus, and refuse applications. Ac...

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UPS Unveils First Extended Range Fuel Cell Electric Delivery Vehicle

Posted by admin on 05/08/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Via UPS Pressroom First-of-its-Kind, Zero Tailpipe Emissions, Class 6 Delivery Truck Uses Fuel Cell to Energize Vehicle Propulsion System Prototype to Start Street Testing Later This Year UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced it will deploy a prototype extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FC...

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Ryder, Workhorse Enter Electric Truck Partnership

Posted by admin on 05/02/2017 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles, National News

Posted by Joseph BebonVia NGT News Ryder System Inc., a commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions company, has announced a strategic partnership agreement with Workhorse Group Inc., an Ohio-based battery-electric truck and drone manufacturer. Under the partn...

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Town of Hornbeck's CNG Station Open for Business

Posted by admin on 05/01/2017 12:00 am  /   CNG, Louisiana News

By Rachel SteffanVia Leesville Daily Leader Hornbeck’s compressed natural gas station in Leesville is now officially open. After a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, people loaded up in a CNG Blue Bird bus and went for a ride to experience the difference. This was followed by an informational pr...

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Ford Makes Headlines with All-New Pursuit-Rated Hybrid Police Car

Posted by admin on 04/11/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Posted by Lauren TylerVia ngtnews.com Ford Motor Co. has formally unveiled the second of 13 new electrified vehicles (EVs) the company plans to introduce in the next five years – the industry’s first pursuit-rated hybrid police car, the all-new Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan. Acc...

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Six new electric cars coming for 2018 and 2019

Posted by admin on 04/05/2017 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles

Posted By Stephen EdelsteinVia www.greencarreports.com The next couple of years promise to be quite interesting for electric cars. A minimum of six new models are expected in that time period, all promising ranges of 200 miles or more—which until a few months ago had been the exclusive pro...

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Another Round: ALT Fuels Colorado Grant Offers More Vehicle Funding

Posted by admin on 03/07/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Posted by Lauren TylerVia ngtnews.com The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) has announced the release of the ninth round of applications for the ALT Fuels Colorado (AFC) vehicle grant, offering funding to incentivize the purchase or lease of new original equipment manufacturer, Class 2-8, compr...

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NuBlu Energy Begins Construction of LNG Plant in Port Allen, LA

Posted by admin on 03/02/2017 12:00 am  /   Louisiana News

NUBLU ENERGY BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF LNG PLANT IN PORT ALLEN, LA WHAT: NuBlu Energy Groundbreaking Ceremony WHEN: Friday, March 10, 2017, 11:00 am WHERE: 3450 S Riverview Road, Port Allen, LA 70767 NuBlu Energy is pleased to announce the construction of a natural gas liquefaction plant in Port ...

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Blue Bird Awarded $4.4M to Develop Electric School Bus

Posted by admin on 02/03/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Written by Sean Gallagher via School Transportation News Bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corp. was awarded $4.4 million by the federal government to develop a zero-emissions, electric-powered school bus that could fund school districts through ‘Vehicle-to-Grid’ technology. The U.S. D...

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Tesla’s Self-Driving System Cleared in Deadly Crash

Posted by admin on 01/20/2017 12:00 am  /   National News

Posted by Neal E. BoudetteVia The New York Times Joshua Brown was killed when his Tesla Model S, which was operating in Autopilot mode, crashed into a tractor-trailer. CreditKrista Kitchen, via Associated Press Eight months after a fatal crash involving a Tesla Motors car ope...

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LCF Member Update | Love’s Travel Stops, Trillium CNG Debut New Logo

Posted by admin on 05/10/2016 10:32 am  /   CNG, National News

Leaders from Oklahoma City-based Love’s Travel Stops and compressed natural gas (CNG) veteran Trillium CNG unveiled the companies’ new consolidated logo yesterday at the sixth-annual ACTExpo in Long Beach, Calif., following Love’s recent acquisition of Trillium. “Together, L...

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DOE, DOT Partner on Smart Transportation, Alt-Fuel Technologies

Posted by admin on 05/05/2016 11:24 am  /   Clean Cities and Communities, National News

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have announced a collaboration to accelerate the research, development, demonstration and deployment of smart transportation systems and alternative fuel technologies. According to the DOE’s release, the age...

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U.S. Senate Passes Vehicle Innovation Act

On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate approved the Vehicle Innovation Act (VIA) as part of a broader energy bill that passed, the Energy Policy Modernization Act. Authored by U.S. Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., VIA promotes investments in research and ...

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Entergy News Room | Entergy Louisiana Among Louisiana Clean Fuel Leader Award Winners

Entergy Louisiana Among Louisiana Clean Fuel Leader Award Winners LAFAYETTE, La. – Entergy Louisiana, LLC was among the companies honored by Louisiana Clean Fuels for its work to reduce emissions from its vehicle fleet. The company received the Utility Fleet of the Year award during the rece...

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Diamond Green Diesel Expanding Production to 275 Million Gallons Annually

Posted by admin on 04/19/2016 10:10 am  /   Bio Fuels, Clean Fuels Infrastructure, Louisiana News

Darling Ingredients Inc. is expanding the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) facility in Norco, La., to increase annual production capacity from 160 million gallons of renewable diesel to 275 million gallons. The incremental cost per gallon of renewable diesel production for the expansion is estimated to...

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