Green Motoring
MotorWeek was one of the first mainstream media outlets to provide regular coverage of advances in green motoring technologies and the use of alternative fuels. With uncertain fuel prices, MotorWeek continues to give viewers a front row seat as automakers seek to strike a balance between giving car buyers the performance they desire and the fuel economy they demand. It’s said, “They don’t build them like they used to,” and that’s never been more true than right now!
Clean Cities Success: Waste to Fuel 7.19.2012
Our success story of the week hails from Hoover, Alabama where renewable biofuels reign supreme. 300,000 gallons of E85 are consumed each year by their flex fuel police vehicles. Hoover leads the state with 88% of their municipal vehicles using some type… Read More
Clean Cities: Propane Taxis 7.05.2012
Our Success Story this week takes us to MotorWeek’s hometown Baltimore, Maryland where Charm City is now in the propane taxi game. Veolia Transportation is adding over 50 propane cabs to their checker and yellow cab fleets. The gasoline-to-propane… Read More
Clean Cities Success Stories: Propane Vans 6.21.2012
Our Success Story this week takes us to Kansas, and to Renzenberger Inc—a company that has provided crew transportation services to the nation’s railroads for nearly 30 years. When fuel prices spiked, Renzenberger looked to propane to… Read More
Clean Cities Success: Boulder, Colorado 6.07.2012
Our success story of the week comes from Boulder, Colorado, with a city-wide commitment to alternative-fuel vehicles. This lineup of flex-fuel police cars and light-duty pickups is a small sampling of the nearly 200 alt-fuel vehicles put into service… Read More
Clean Cities: Texas Florist 5.24.2012
An East Dallas, Texas florist uses alternative fuels in their delivery vans since 1990. McShan Florist added compressed natural gas vans to their fleet more than 20 years ago to address the growing problem of urban air pollution. In fact, they were a pioneering… Read More
Clean Cities Success: Canyon County E85 5.10.2012
Our success story this week takes us to Caldwell, Idaho, where a small county vehicle fleet has made a big commitment to running clean and green. Boasting the only ethanol-gasoline blending pump in the state, the Canyon County fleet of Ford Fusions… Read More
Clean Cities Success: Delaware Rest Area 4.26.2012
The big rig idle reduction movement is going strong in Smyrna, Delaware at the Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area on US highway 13. To help eliminate wasteful idling, the state installed 24 electrified parking areas through a federal grant in partnership… Read More
Clean Cities Success: Biodiesel Program 4.12.2012
An award-winning program in Texas is helping to eliminate clogged sewer lines and educate students about the benefits of biodiesel. The Cease the Grease program allows residents to discard leftover cooking grease at 21 sites throughout… Read More
Clean Cities Success: LA Alternative Fuel Vehicles 3.29.2012
City of Los Angeles has over 4,400 alternative-fuel vehicles. Everything from gas-electric hybrids to dual fuel refuse trucks to electric cars like the Mini-E. The city field tested 5 Mini E plug-in electrics. City workers said that they… Read More
Clean Cities Success: Hybrid School Buses 3.15.2012
Lansing, Michigan has the state’s first hybrid-electric school buses. Dean Transportation, a locally-owned school bus company, acquired the Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2e buses in 2010 to help reduce student exposure to exhaust emissions. The 4… Read More
