A Waste Management slow-fill facility for one of its CNG-fuelled fleets.
Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., a waste management services provider and subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., has signaled its commitment to using trucks powered by clean-burning fuels in dedicating a commercial compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility in Stickney, Illinois. The facility is equipped with 55 “slow-fuel” stations for the Company’s growing CNG fleet of trucks.
General Motors has published prices and opened its order books for its two new bi-fuel optioned trucks. The 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab heavy-duty pickup trucks will sell for USD11,000 above the suggested base-vehicle price. The pickups, which run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline, have a Vortec 6.0L V8 engine that seamlessly transitions between the two fuel systems. A single light-weight Type 3 tank in the bed maximizes available payload and bed space.
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Clean Energy Fuels Corp., North American provider of natural gas fuel for transportation, has contracted with major Southeast U.S. solid waste collection, recycling and disposal company Waste Pro USA to build, operate and maintain a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on Waste Pro property in Fort Pierce, FL. The private time-fill fueling facility will support the company’s new fleet of CNG-powered trash trucks.
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Isuzu NPR-300 CNG vehicles for Hobart fleet
In Hobart, the capital city of the pristine Australian state of Tasmania, the City Council has recently added five new Isuzu NPR 300 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) powered trucks to its fleet in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Two of the trucks feature standard tipper trays and another two feature versatile three-way tipper tray bodies. All four are used as service vehicles for Council maintenance tasks in and around suburban streets, gardens and parks. The fifth vehicle, a van-bodied Isuzu, is designed to securely transport bins for document destruction of sensitive paper waste from Council and local businesses.
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Qatar Petroleum has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) with the Emirate of Sharjah’s public transport system, Mowasalat, to develop a study for assessing the feasibility of using compressed natural gas (CNG) for the public transport fleet in Qatar, reports Raya. The agreement’s scope includes the necessary fuelling infrastructure to operate a CNG fleet, with capacity to service public vehicles at a later stage. Initially the study will focus on the creation of a pilot program to launch an unspecified number of CNG-powered buses.
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Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism issued by Resolution 0957 on March 21, 2012, installing a new technical regulation that establishes minimum requirements to be met by compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion workshops and the manufacture, importation and marketing of converting equipment for vehicle use. To become effective 29 December 2012, the regulation’s primary objective is to improve safety provisions associated with natural gas vehicles.
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Maintaining the crown as the world’s fastest street-legal car, the Maxximus LNG 2000, the brainchild of financier Bruce McMahan and Indianapolis-based designer Marlon Kirby, has now set world records for both LNG (liquefied natural gas) and LPG (propane). By utilizing proprietary technology, the Maxximus team say they have revolutionized the next generation of green vehicles that provides “legendary” versatility for using both natural fuels and reducing our dependence on foreign fuel sources.
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Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc., the solid waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America, has introduced Indiana’s first fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered refuse trucks to its Evansville, Indiana service area. Indiana-based manufacturer Autocar built the chassis for 20 of the trucks and Kenworth manufactured eight roll-off trucks for Veolia’s new fleet.
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Hertz Airport Rentals GMC Yukon
The Hertz Corporation, a global airport rental brand, is to introduce more compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to its fleet in the US. Hertz will begin renting eight CNG Honda Civics and two CNG GMC Yukons at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City early next month. The vehicles, which form part of Hertz’s new CNG airport rentals program, will include GPS units to assist renters locate local CNG refueling stations.
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Trillium CNG, provider of turnkey compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling infrastructure, and Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc., exclusive distributor of Anheuser-Busch brewery products will soon open two CNG fueling stations in the U.S. state of Arizona. The two sites, located in Tucson and Casa Grande, will provide CNG fuel for Golden Eagle’s fleet of class 7 and 8 natural gas powered trucks. Both sites will be open to the public 24 hours per day, seven days per week providing convenient access to CNG in the surrounding areas.
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The Pelican Sweeper can be powered by CNG or LNG.
The U.S. District of Columbia (DC) has added two compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered sweepers and two CNG refuse trucks to its maintenance fleet. The alternative-fueled, single-engine Elgin Pelican Sweeper is powered by the ultra-low emissions Cummins B5.9-195G engine that is certified to U.S. EPA and CARB standards and Euro V and EEV. The engine offers low emissions without sacrificing performance and efficiency.
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Freightliner Cascadia 113 (CNG or LNG) Tractor
Late last month Freightliner Trucks introduced the option of ordering the Freightliner Cascadia 113-inch BBC day cab with natural gas technology. Freightliner Trucks has partnered with Cummins Westport to provide the new ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas engine as a factory-installed, warranty-covered option. Production will begin on the Cascadia CNG ISX12 G beginning in Q1 2013.
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Dongfeng-Citroën 2012 bi-fuel Elysee CNG
Chinese automotive manufacturer Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile has introduced its latest model compressed natural gas (CNG) bi-fuel Dongfeng Citroën Elysée. The 2012 1600 cc Elysée achieves maximum power and torque of 67kW and 120Nm respectively. The imported CNG fuel system is factory fitted.
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(Image: GNVert)
GNVert, part of the GDF Suez group, has built and financed more than 140 compressed natural gas (CNG) of all sizes. Currently, the company operates more than 40 CNG stations for heavy vehicles (buses, refuse collection and delivery trucks) and about 100 CNG stations dedicated to light vehicles (fleets). To share its stories of success with the natural gas vehicle marketplace, GNVert has commenced a newsletter under the slogan “Ensemble découvrons les carburants propres” (together, discover clean fuels).
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This Scania Swedish model will feature UK-built bodywork.
Following significant success in a number of Swedish cities and other locations around the world, Scania (Great Britain) Limited in conjunction with bodybuilder Alexander Dennis Limited is to launch a low entry gas bus into the UK. The new vehicle will be based on Scania’s KUB chassis and feature Scania’s 270 horsepower EEV (enhanced environmental friendly vehicle) 9.3-litre five-cylinder energy efficient lean burn gas engine, which offers high efficiency and low fuel consumption with no need for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR).
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