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: Virginia Transportation CNG Station Episode 3602
Our success story this week takes us to Talladega, Alabama, where one company is hauling clean with CNG. Virginia Transportation Corporation moves new vehicles from railroads, ports, and plants. This 100 percent CNG dedicated fleet trailers 1200 SUVs, pickups and minivans per day from the nearby Honda assembly plant to the railhead right next to their brand… Read More
Clean Cities: Boston, Massachusetts
Our success story this week takes us to Boston, Massachusetts where propane buses are making the grade! A new shipment just arrived for the Boston public schools-department of transportation, which means over 20 percent of the district’s fleet is now powered by propane. With this clean-burning fuel source, the propane fleet emits 132,000 fewer pounds of… Read More
Clean Cities: Hendersonville, North Carolina Episode 3548
Our success story this week takes us to Hendersonville, North Carolina, where they’re driving into the future on compressed natural gas. This garbage truck and street sweeper are just 2 of the CNG fueled vehicles that are in this mountain city’s fleet. Hendersonville worked with the land of sky clean vehicles coalition to get grant money to convert a total of… Read More
Clean Cities: Fair Oaks Farm, Indiana
Our success story this week takes us to Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, Indiana, where things run on the power of “poo.” Here, cow manure isn’t waste, but a valuable commodity. Once collected, it’s put into a bio digester, where methane is harnessed. The gas is purified, and then piped over and compressed at this fill station owned by ampcng, a u.s. department… Read More
Clean Cities: Searcy, Arkansas Episode 3541
Our success story this week takes us to Searcy, Arkansas, where these trucks are pulling in and fueling up on compressed natural gas. Krug energy opened up this CNG station about a year ago, to serve the growing natural gas needs in the natural state. Along with refueling their own CNG semi fleet, the pumps are open to the public, something the city of Searcy… Read More
Clean Cities: City Furniture Episode 3536
Our success story this week takes us to south Florida, where one company is creating clean skies with alternative fuel. City Furniture, one of Florida’s largest furnishings retailers, began converting their delivery fleet to compressed natural gas over 2 years ago. Today, 68 percent of their trucks run on CNG. Last year city furniture logged a record 4.8… Read More
Clean Cities: Montgomery County, Maryland Episode 3535
Our success story this week takes us to Montgomery County, Maryland where their Rockville headquarters is also a depot for their CNG transit buses. Nearly 75% of their 400+ fleet uses the cleaner burning fuel, displacing nearly 1 million gallons of diesel per year. A Maryland clean air grant also helped build 16 level 2 electric charging stations, and buy… Read More
Clean Cities: Little Rock, Arkansas Episode 3532
Our success story this week takes us to Little Rock, Arkansas, where city buses run on CNG. Rock Region metro rolled out their first CNG bus less than a year ago, but already plan to expand. Out of their 58 buses, 15 currently use clean CNG, and they’re moving forward with a time table to replace the rest of the fleet. An order has already been placed for 7… Read More
Clean Cities: Broward County Episode 3530
Our success story this week takes us to sunny south Florida, where propane powered buses are a hit with passengers. In service for more than a year, there are currently 138 propane buses in the Broward County paratransit fleet. Already the operating budget has been slashed by 800,000 dollars, and that’s before the federal alternative tax rebate, which will… Read More
Clean Cities: Phoenix Refuse Trucks Episode 3525
Our success story this week takes us to Phoenix, Arizona, where the city’s refuse trucks are lining up to get their fill of CNG. There are 62 CNG trucks in the city’s solid waste fleet, a number that is sure to grow. The goal is for 80 percent of the department’s vehicles to be CNG by 2020. Partnering with the valley of the sun clean cities coalition, the … Read More