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Chart develops new, lighter LNG fuel system
Chart Industries, Inc., announced Tuesday the release of a new, more compact liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicle system.
May 6, 2014
dHybrid Systems unveils lighter CNG fuel system
The dHybrid Systems Model 206, according to the company, features the best price and weight per DGE on the market. It tips the scales at a 2800 lbs. or less at empty, including mounting hardware.
May 6, 2014
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Clean Energy announces partnerships with Kroger, Cardenas
Clean Energy Fuels announced agreements with Kroger and Cardenas Markets, a Hispanic grocery chain, as the natural gas fuel provider continues to grow its portfolio of fleet customers.
May 6, 2014
Business
Colorado legislators OK incentives for alt fuel trucks
Colorado lawmakers have approved a measure establishing tax credits incentives for alternative fuel trucks.
May 6, 2014
Business
Freightliner adds LNG tank option for Cascadia 113
Freightliner Trucks announced Monday at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, Calif. it now offers factory-installed liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tanks for the Cascadia 113, joining the LNG and CNG offerings in the 114SD and the M2 112, which have been available as a factory-installed option since 2009. The factory-installed LNG tanks on the […]
May 5, 2014
Business
Love’s to expand CNG fueling options along I-40 in New Mexico, Arizona
Love’s Travel Stops announced it will add compressed natural gas fueling capabilities for heavy-duty trucks in Albuquerque, N.M., and Williams, Ariz. The locations will be the first public-access travel stops along the 960-mile stretch of I-40 between Amarillo, Texas, and Barstow, Calif., to offer CNG. Love’s and Kansas-based Seaboard Foods — the anchor customer for […]
May 1, 2014
Business
American Power Group announces follow-through order for 14 dual fuel glider kits
American Power Group Corporation announced that its subsidiary, American Power Group, Inc. (“APG”) has been notified by one of its WheelTime Dealers, Clarke Power Services, of a follow-on order for fourteen additional APG Dual Fuel Conversion systems from an existing early adopter customer who had evaluated an initial unit for approximately 90 days. The conversion order, […]
April 28, 2014
Business
Natural gas update: Ryder reaches milestone; Clean Energy presses on; doing the math
Though natural gas hasn’t generated much buzz at this spring’s round of truck shows, early adopters in the industry continue to move forward where the diesel alternative makes operational sense. Both Ryder System Inc. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. have noted significant achievements this week, and ACT Research Co. offers a tool for doing the math on the potential cost savings afforded by running natural gas trucks.
April 2, 2014
Business
Group pushing for liquified natural gas to be sold as diesel gallon equivalent
Would it make more sense for liquified natural gas to be sold as a gasoline or diesel “gallon equivalent” rather than by units of mass, as it is now? The National Conference on Weights and Measures says it does and will vote on the measure in July.
March 24, 2014
Business
WheelTime talks dual-fuel, natural gas transition at TMC
WheelTime held a press conference Sunday before the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting in Nashville to update the industry on its wide array of service products.
March 10, 2014
Business
Clean Energy opens two new stations, expands CNG network
Natural gas company Clean Energy Fuels has opened two new America’s Natural Gas Highway stations for Raven Transport and Epes Transport System to provide the fleets with liquified natural gas.
March 5, 2014
Business
Freightliner adds natural gas tractor to Team Run Smart lineup
Freightliner Trucks today delivered a Freightliner Cascadia 113 CNG tractor to Team Run Smart PRO Jimmy Nevarez. Nevarez will run the truck in southern California and blog about his experiences at www.TeamRunSmart.com. Nevarez was selected as a PRO by Freightliner Trucks last year, and has been providing tips to other professional drivers through Team Run […]
February 26, 2014
Business
Looming natural gas measurement proposal a setback for CNG/LNG adoption?
The natural gas vehicle steering committee for the National Conference of Weights and Measures is preparing a recommendation that could change the way compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas is priced and dispensed at the pump. Among the items being considered is a change in the method of sale of natural gas by weight, […]
February 19, 2014
Business
Saddle Creek Logistics to embark on cross-country CNG trip
On February 14, Saddle Creek Logistics Services will embark on “The Great American Green Ride,” the first cross-country trip with a for-hire, compressed natural gas (CNG) truck. The CNG truck will travel from Lakeland, Fla., to San Diego and back. On the trip, Saddle Creek will make deliveries for two top CNG customers: Procter & Gamble […]
February 13, 2014
Business
Growth expected for autogas in AltFuel segment
Natural gas (in all its forms) may get most of the alternative fuel headlines, but propane autogas is positioning itself to steal a few of its own
February 13, 2014
Business
Digging into nat gas bills: Would they accomplish anything?
The trio of bills introduced in the House a few weeks ago to promote natural gas use will, if enacted, no doubt be a step toward boosting natural gas implementation, but the text of the bills do show the slightly undirected and generally dubious directions of the legislation.
February 12, 2014
Business
C.R. England, Shell hook up on LNG fuel agreement
C.R. England announced today a multi-year liquefied natural gas bulk fueling agreement to be supplied by Shell. C.R. England will replace existing diesel trucks with LNG-powered trucks with Cummins Engine’s new 12 liter spark-ignited ISX engine. The trucks will service southern California, the most mature market for natural gas on-highway transportation in the United States. […]
February 12, 2014
Business
Clean Energy defends bet on LNG
Responding to criticism from some stock analysts, Clean Energy Fuels says its investment in America’s Natural Gas Highway and LNG is a smart one – and that critics have understated the company’s strong position in CNG fueling.
February 12, 2014
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