Clean Energy Fuels Corp., (NASDAQ: CLNE) has applauded the passage by the U.S. Congress of an alternative fuel tax credit which will continue to support the use of natural gas. The credit is retroactive to 2015 and extends through 2016 and applies to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). With an anticipated […]
The first 2016 Ford F-150 with the ability to run on clean-burning compressed natural gas has rolled off the assembly line, making Ford, according to the company, the only manufacturer to offer a CNG/propane-capable half-ton pickup. The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter Ti-VCT V8 engine is available with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package that includes […]
Mainstay Fuel Technologies and Virginia Transportation Corporation have announced the completion and delivery of thirty custom designed fuel systems for use in Virginia Transportation’s new fleet of CNG powered car haulers. The CNG-powered fleet will be utilized as part of a collaboration between Virginia Transportation and American Honda Motor Co. in Alabama. These environmentally friendly […]
Agility Fuel Systems, a leading developer and manufacturer of natural gas fuel systems for heavy duty vehicles in North America, participated in the launch of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) inter-company truck fleet transition to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). As part of the process, FCA announced a $40 million investment to deploy 179 “class 8” parts […]
TruStar Energy, one of the nation’s leading developers of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations, has recently completed construction of a private CNG fueling station for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US (FCA US). Located at the company’s North American Detroit Terminal, the CNG station will fuel 179 tractor trucks in FCA Transport’s fleet with domestically produced […]
Republic Services, a leader in U.S. recycling and non-hazardous solid waste, has announced the addition of 11 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) solid waste collection trucks to its fleet in the Gardena, California area, brining its total nationwide to more than 2,200 CNG trucks. The CNG trucks just added replace older diesel-powered trucks, and bring the […]
Blue Bird Corporation (NASDAQ:BLBD), a leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses, has debuted its latest innovations at the National Association for Pupil Transportation’s (NAPT) Annual Summit in Richmond, Virginia. “Along with the gasoline-powered Blue Bird Vision that we announced earlier this year, Blue Bird’s four all-new powertrains in 2016 demonstrate our commitment to […]
Within the Highway Trust Fund legislation passed by both Houses of the U.S. Congress this week and expected to be signed by President Obama, is a provision to equalize the federal tax on liquefied natural gas (LNG) to an energy-equivalent basis with diesel and gasoline. The result will lower the tax on LNG by 14.1 […]
Natural gas (NG) powered Class 8 truck and bus sales have slowed when calculated as a percentage of the total market, according to a new report from ACT Research. As seen in the original projections, 2015 would see a 5% penetration of NG heavy duty trucks, but based on 2014 actual results and the sharp […]
Israel has rolled out its first natural gas-powered truck, an Iveco Stralis, which was delivered via a partnership between CNH Industrial and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) working with Israel’s Fuel Choices Initiative (IFCI). IFCI is a ten-year Israeli Government program, managed through the Prime Minister’s Office, which is dedicated to reducing the World’s dependency on […]
