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: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Episode 3437, Episode 3546
Our success story this week takes us to Lancaster, Pennsylvania where trash is transformed into a valuable resource. The Lancaster county solid waste management authority has two waste-to-energy facilities that can power up to 45,000 homes and businesses. Plus their transfer station uses 2,000 solar panels to help power the complex. In 2014 they added 14 new… Read More
Clean Cities: Sacramento, California Episode 3434
Our success story this week takes us to Sacramento-the state capital of California. Since 2011, the city’s department of general services has included electric and plug-in hybrids in their fleet—now totaling close to 60 vehicles. They use motor pool level two chargers that partially rely on solar power, while an additional charging station is for employees’… Read More
Clean Cities: Sacramento, CA Episode 3429
Our success story this week takes us to West Sacramento, California where truckers are taking advantage of a new, clean energy, liquefied natural gas fueling station. It’s one of only two regional LNG stations designed for heavy duty, class 7 & 8 tractor trailers. Stations have wider access, a larger turnaround pad, with two fueling lanes that can be… Read More
Clean Cities: Bridgeport, West Virginia Episode 3425, Episode 3538
Our success story this week brings us to Bridgeport, West Virginia where a compressed natural gas refueling corridor is now online. The I-79 CNG corridor started taking shape three years ago, and also includes stations in Jane Lew and Charleston with more pit stops planned. Natural gas, sourced from the area’s massive Marcellus shale deposits, is a perfect… Read More
Clean Cities North Aurora, Illinois Episode 3423
Our success story this week takes us to North Aurora, Illinois for a stop at Alpha Baking Company, parent of S.Rosen’s and other popular baked-goods brands. After years of looking for an alternative fuel to fit their daily delivery needs, Alpha recently purchased 22 propane-powered bread trucks for their Chicagoland deliveries. With the assistance of South… Read More
Clean Cities: Rockville, MD Episode 3420
Our success story this week takes us to Montgomery County, Maryland where the county’s new fleet headquarters in Rockville is also a depot for their CNG transit buses. Nearly 75% of their 400+ fleet use the cleaner burning fuel displacing nearly 1 million gallons of diesel a year. A Maryland clean air grant also helped build 16 level II charging stations, and… Read More
Clean Cities: Electric School Buses Episode 3416
Our success story this week takes us to California’s Gilroy Unified School District and a first of its kind “zero emissions squared” school bus project. Using a team of companies including Adomani Electric, they converted a diesel school bus to electric power where solar panels will be used to help charge it up. With a payback of only 6 years, this approach… Read More
Clean Cities: Louisville, Kentucky Episode 3412, Episode 3521
Our success story this week takes us to Louisville, Kentucky where a family-owned trucking company is making the alternative fuel switch! In 2012, M&M Cartage bought one compressed natural gas truck to see if it could handle over 400 interstate miles of hauling every day. Based on the results, the company decided to expand their CNG fleet with 30 more cummins… Read More
Clean Cities: Chaska, Minnesota Episode 3410
Our success story this week takes us to Chaska, Minnesota, and the Eastern Carver County School District, where the switch to propane has fired up big savings. Eastern Carver County is replacing more than 100 Diesel buses with ones that run on clean propane. To date, 31 have been delivered. While the new buses cost more, the switch is already paying off with… Read More
Clean Cities: Blue Ridge Parkway Episode 3408
Our success story this week takes us to the Blue Ridge Parkway, the 469-mile scenic highway that winds its way from the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Thanks to the Department of Energy clean cities national parks initiative, the parks recently added 4 Ford C-MAX… Read More