Gazprom’s Management Committee has met to discuss opening up the natural gas vehicle market in Russia. Chairperson for the committee, Alexey Miller, said at the opening of the meeting: “The time has come for a breakthrough in the Russian natural gas vehicle (NGV) market and Gazprom is the only domestic company that can do it. [...]
Tag Archives: Fleets
Fuzhou to Build NGV Refuelling Network – 170 Stations by 2015
April 25, 2012 – 2:43 am
China, Fuzhou
In Fuzhou, the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, plans are underway to build 60 liquefied-compressed natural gas (L-CNG) filling stations, radiating out to cover the Fuzhou area to meet the fuelling requirements of city buses, taxis and municipal fleets. 37 stations are expected to be completed in 2012, of which 12 [...]
Kwik Trip Sets Up 3-State Natural Gas Fuelling Infrastructure
April 24, 2012 – 6:12 pm
USA, La Crosse WI
Kwik Trip, Inc., one of the largest convenience store chains in the US upper Midwest which operates in excess of 400 stores, has commenced a new initiative by introducing alternative fuels. Kwik Trip’s ownership and management holds a strong belief that Natural Gas is the vehicle fuel of the future. The company currently operates over twenty [...]
Carriers Switching to LNG Can Reap Significant Cost Benefits, Says Canadian Report
April 24, 2012 – 11:45 am
Canada, Ottawa
The Conference Board of Canada, an independent, not-for-profit applied research organization, estimates that converting fleets to natural gas could generate savings of approximately $150,000 per truck over a 10-year period. This saving is nearly twice the cost of installing a natural gas engine – estimated at $80,000 per vehicle. Print PDF
Isuzu Lands Toll Fleet Deal in Australia
April 20, 2012 – 1:37 pm
Australia, Melbourne Vic
Toll IPEC, provider of integrated logistics services and part of the Toll Group headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, has acquired more Isuzu CNG (Compressed Natural Gas)-powered medium duty trucks. Toll IPEC’s order of 42 Isuzu FSR 700 CNG models brings the total number of Isuzu CNG trucks in Toll’s fleet to more than 70. Isuzu has previously indicated [...]
Waste Management Expands CNG Fueling Facilities in Illinois
April 20, 2012 – 11:32 am
USA, Stickney IL
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. [...]
First CNG Fuelling Station for Waste Pro $100 Million Fleet Project
April 17, 2012 – 10:22 pm
USA, Seal Beach CA
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 [...]
Isuzu CNG Fleet Delivers Hobart City Council Emission Goals
April 16, 2012 – 11:00 pm
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 [...]
Qatar Considers CNG for Public Transportation Fleet
April 15, 2012 – 11:41 pm
Source: Raya
Qatar
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 [...]
Veolia Brings CNG Refuse Trucks to Indiana
April 13, 2012 – 3:35 am
USA, Evansville IN
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. [...]
Hertz Expands CNG Vehicle Rentals Program in U.S.
April 13, 2012 – 2:27 am
USA, Park Ridge NJ
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 [...]
New CNG Stations Scheduled For Arizona
April 12, 2012 – 10:30 pm
USA, Chicago IL
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 [...]
Cascadia 113 Joins Freightliner’s Natural Gas Vehicle Portfolio
April 11, 2012 – 12:00 pm
USA, Louisville KY
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 [...]
Start of New Era for CNG-Powered Public Transportation in Philippines
April 11, 2012 – 10:00 am
Philippines
State-owned Philippine National Oil Co.-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) has signed three memorandums of agreement that will allow it to take over the operation of CNG refuelling stations from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and to reinvigorate a transport system running on compressed natural gas (CNG), reports the Manilla Bulletin. According to PNOC-EC officials, a new station will [...]
Ohio Opens First LNG Fuelling Station
April 6, 2012 – 6:49 pm
USA, Seville OH
The U.S. State of Ohio recently opened its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling station. The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) says the station will be an important stop along a new series of corridors now being equipped with LNG infrastructure, that will enable trucks to ship goods across the country using this alternative fuel. Print [...]
