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Eaton adds new power inverter to commercial vehicle product line
Power management company Eaton has added a new DC to AC inverter to its lineup of products for the commercial vehicle industry. The new Eaton Pure Sine Wave Inverter produces either 1000 or 1800 Watts of AC power output from a standard Class 8 DC vehicle battery and can be used to power phone chargers, […]
October 1, 2014
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Volvo puts natural gas engine plans on hold
Adapting to the pace of the North American alternative fuel market, Volvo Trucks has put on hold plans to launch its own compression ignition liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for North America, the truck and engine maker announced this week.
October 1, 2014
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WABCO showcases Hybrid/EV air compressor technology at IAA Show
WABCO announced that its e-comp™ technology is now adopted in road trials by more than 25 truck and bus manufacturers in Europe, North America and Asia. WABCO’s e-comp, an electrically driven air compressor that is specifically engineered for hybrid and pure electric vehicles, is being increasingly deployed as a solution for inner city and zero-or low-emission […]
September 25, 2014
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‘Seed to sip’ sustainability: Brewery fleet moves to CNG
Anheuser-Busch is replacing its 66-diesel tractor fleet in Houston with compressed natural gas powered tractors. This marks the beer company’s first conversion of an entire brewery fleet and represents a significant milestone in achieving its goal to reduce carbon emissions.
September 10, 2014
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EPA approves diesel alternative DME under Renewable Fuel Standard
The EPA has approved biogas-based dimethyl ether for inclusion under the Renewable Fuel Standard, Oberon Fuels reports. DME is being touted as a convenient option for transportation, as truck makers and fleets look for domestically produced, renewable fuels.
September 5, 2014
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Love’s opens fifth fast-fill CNG fueling location in Texas Triangle
Love’s Travel Stops has opened its first fast-fill compressed natural gas (CNG) station for heavy-duty trucks in Dallas, the company’s fifth such station in the Texas Triangle. Three more Love’s fast-fill CNG locations are scheduled to open in additional areas to complete the Texas Triangle. “The availability of CNG at another travel stop along the Texas […]
August 28, 2014
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ampCNG opens four CNG locations in Texas
ampCNG, which owns and operates a network of compressed natural gas locations across the country, has announced the opening of four new CNG truck fueling locations in Waco, Amarillo, Harrold and Rosenberg, Texas. All four locations have three natural gas vehicle fueling positions, offer Class-8 tractor-trailer access and have the company’s “ultra fast-fill” dispensers that […]
August 28, 2014
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Seat belts, natural gas pains and a glimpse at the future
A bit on “smart” seatbelts and the latest on natural gas adoption in trucking and its alleged “stalling point.”
August 26, 2014
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Senate introduces bill to give nat gas users a weight exemption
The Senate this week introduced its version of a bill to cut natural gas-powered trucks a break, giving them an exemption to federal truck weight standards as a means to mitigate the weight of nat gas tanks and to prevent natural gas adopters from being at a competitive disadvantage.
August 13, 2014
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eHighway tech to be tested in California next year
A two-mile demonstration project using overhead cables to power electric trucks is slated to begin in California in Jul 2015.
August 12, 2014
The prong-shaped pantograph wand relay system makes contact with the power lines and acts as a conduit for the electrical power flowing from the lines and directly to the vehicle’s electric motor.
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Love’s to open CNG fueling at two Oklahoma travel stops
Love’s Travel Stops announced plans to open fast-fill compressed natural gas fueling capabilities for heavy-duty trucks and a CNG fueling option for passenger vehicles at existing travel stops in Ardmore and Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. The additions are expected to open in mid-2015 and will bring the number of Love’s Travel Stops in the state offering […]
July 31, 2014
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American Power Group partners with Green Buffalo Fuel to open Canadian LNG markets
American Power Group Inc. (“APG”) will be working with Green Buffalo Fuel, LLC (“GBF”) to begin marketing APG’s V5000 Dual Fuel Turbocharged System using GBF’s unique patent pending  LNG fuel tank in the Canadian market. GBF is already marketing APG’s vehicular dual fuel system in the U.S. It is estimated that there are approximately 320,000 […]
July 30, 2014
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Clean Energy opens nat gas ‘Gateway to the West’ for CNG fleet
Clean Energy announced this week it has opened two new compressed natural gas fueling stations for Seaboard Transport. The America’s Natural Gas Highway stations are located in Albuquerque, N.M., and Winslow, Ariz., and were built to help fuel Seaboard’s new CNG-powered 58-truck fleet. In other Clean Energy news, the nat gas provider says Texas’ Commission […]
July 16, 2014
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Clean Energy, Saddle Creek doubling CNG fueling capacity at Lakeland facility
Clean Energy Fuels announced it is doubling the compressed natural gas station capacity at Saddle Creek Transportation’s CNG station in Lakeland, Fla., where an additional 25 Freightliner Cascadia tractors with Cummins ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas engines are expected to fuel.  Additional fueling agreements recently signed have resulted in the construction of new natural gas stations to support Clean Energy’s growing […]
July 10, 2014
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GTL: Trucking’s next ‘alt’ fuel?
What if instead of burning natural gas directly as a fuel it could be converted to high-energy diesel fuel capable of being dropped in diesel engines already on the road today?
July 7, 2014
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Kenworth monitoring wider use of natural gas
Just five years ago, Kenworth sold natural gas trucks in only six states. In 2013 that number jumped to more than 20.
June 20, 2014
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EVO CNG, Trillium CNG open fueling location in Wisconsin
Venture partners EVO CNG and Trillium CNG announced the opening of Wisconsin’s largest compressed natural gas fueling station in Oak Creek, Wis. The station is the first under the EVO Trillium CNG umbrella.  The station’s anchor tenant, Sheehy Mail Contractors, operates 10 Freightliner Cascadia tractors with Cummins-Westport ISX G engines, and is planning to add more this […]
June 19, 2014
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (third from left) was on hand to celebrate the opening of the EVO Trillium CNG facility in Oak Creek, Wis.
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Clean Energy completes LNG corridor from L.A. to Houston
Clean Energy announced the opening of its liquefied natural gas fueling station in El Paso, Texas. The station’s opening is significant for the company’s America’s Natural Gas Highway strategy as it effectively completes the LNG fueling infrastructure for the Interstate 10 corridor between Los Angeles and Houston. EJ Madison is the anchor customer at the […]
June 19, 2014
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