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San Francisco’s new city Green Taxi mandate has been boosted by a new contract with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel and provide operations and maintenance for the CNG fueling station located near the base of the Golden Gate Bridge in the Presidio.
The station currently provides fuel for shuttle buses serving residents
of and tourists at the Presidio, adjacent to the city’s Marina
District. The agreement calls for opening the station to full public
use by taxis and shuttles serving the City of San Francisco.
Expanding
the network of CNG fueling stations in the San Francisco Bay area and
will help serve the growing fleet of CNG taxis resulting from Mayor
Gavin Newsom’s Green Taxi Program, which seeks to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions significantly.
An estimated 1,500 taxis serve the city currently, of which
approximately 200 already are hybrid or CNG vehicles. Mayor Newsom’s
office expects the Green Taxi Program to result in a taxi fleet that is
100% CNG vehicles or hybrids by 2011.
James N. Harger, Clean Energy Senior Vice President, Marketing and
Sales said, "The lower cost of natural gas versus gasoline and
durability of CNG taxis add even more value for the taxi drivers and
the passengers they serve."
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