Agree to focus on HD vehicles in key corridors and return-to-base fleets in near term A June roundtable was convened by Natural Resources Canada to serve as a checkpoint on work that has been underway since late March when the deployment roadmap for natural gas in transportation was launched, reports Alicia Milner, President of the [...]
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California Extends HOV Exemption for NGVs But Not Gasoline Hybrids
July 10, 2010 – 6:26 am
USA, California
Last week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill 1500, which gives solo drivers in natural gas or pure electric vehicles access to the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in the state until January 1, 2015. HOV is commonly referred to as car-pooling. Explaining the legislation, NGVAmerica says these vehicles qualify because they [...]
Oklahoma Legislation Will Establish CNG Interstate Highway
June 1, 2010 – 2:26 pm
USA, Oklahoma
The US State of Oklahoma has signed into law the Oklahoma Energy Security Act (HB3028). The goal of the legislation is “to reduce the dependence of Oklahoma and the United States on foreign oil, to improve the security of the United States in the world and to improve the economic well-being of the citizens of [...]
UK’s Sheffield City Trials Biomethane to Lower GHGs
May 27, 2010 – 11:29 am
United Kingdom, Sheffield
Sheffield City Council is to conduct a demonstration running light vans and other council vehicles on biomethane. The council has signed an agreement to install a temporary filling station, said to be one of the first of its kind in the UK, to demonstrate the environmental benefits of biomethane powered vehicles. The biomethane gas filling [...]
The American Power Act – New US Legislation Includes Natural Gas Provisions
May 14, 2010 – 2:24 am
USA
Natural gas vehicles in the US would get an economic boost from legislation introduced late last week by Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman. The two senators included provisions in their proposed climate change legislation, the American Power Act, that would support the production and purchase of natural gas vehicles, reports NGVAmerica. Print PDF
Philippines CNG Bus Plans Expand to Include the Visayas by 2015
March 3, 2010 – 10:42 pm
Philippines, Iloilo City
Buses fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG) are expected to operate in the Visayas, the central region of the Philippines, by 2015, according to a Philippine Government Information Agency report. Around 178 buses are expected to be CNG-fueled by 2015 and 1,314 buses by 2030, said Assistant Director Carmencita A. Bariso of the Department of [...]
Diesel Buses to be Regulated out of Madrid
March 2, 2010 – 1:37 am
Source: NGVA Europe
Spain, Madrid
Madrid is continuing its drive for clean air by preparing to regulate the purchase of new taxis and buses that run on diesel, according to an NGVA Europe report. The action makes the city the first in Europe to act against diesel for environmental reasons and states that while the municipality will not force the [...]
New Consortium Plans NGV Development for North Texas Region
September 25, 2009 – 1:44 pm
Source: Fort Worth Business Press
USA, Fort Worth TX
Texans are gearing up for an increased natural gas vehicle presence with the formation of the Metroplex Natural Gas Vehicle Consortium, announced September 24. According to a report by FW Business Press, there are several organizations in the area with an interest in energy and natural gas, which have come together to “develop new and [...]
Emisstar Study Shows NGV Incentives Contribute to Vehicle Emissions Reduction
July 7, 2009 – 1:35 pm
USA, Bayport N.Y.
Switching from petroleum-based fuels to clean-burning natural gas vehicles is definitely a work in progress for regional and local governments and private fleets operating in the New York Metropolitan area, according to a new research report published today, and made freely available, by Emisstar LLC. Commissioned by NGVAmerica, the study authors attribute much of the [...]
