Seattle Marriott Hotel of Seattle-Tacoma, Washington State in collaboration with WorldCNG, a Washington-based company that specializes in compressed natural gas (CNG) conversions for fleet vehicles, has revamped their shuttle bus fleet with three brand new compressed natural gas (CNG) shuttle buses. Garret Alpers, President of WorldCNG, said the buses achieve the same miles per gallon as gasoline buses, but do so while reducing green house gas emissions by 40% and displacing more than 20,000 gallons of oil per year, all in addition to big savings on fuel costs. The switch to CNG has been facilitated by the close proximity of a Clean Energy Fuels natural gas refueling station.
Alpers also noted that, since natural gas costs on average about one dollar less per gallon then conventional gasoline, these shuttles not only help the environment by reducing emissions, but also the bottom line of the operator. By replacing 20,000 gallons of gasoline with clean burning compressed natural gas, fleet managers realize fuel cost savings on average, greater than 30%.
“With the help of private ground transportation, Sea-Tac Airport (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) aims to become the “greenest” airport in America”, he said.
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