NYC Fleet Chief Discusses The Appetite For Electric Vehicles

An exceedingly positive experience with hybrids has left the city excited and optimistic about the potential of more fleet electrification.




FortisBC Investing $100 Million To Support NGV Purchases, Fueling Infrastructure
May. 18, 2012
British Columbia-based energy company FortisBC has developed an incentive program that is designed to help fleet operators purchase heavy-duty natural gas vehicles (NGVs). The company's [read more]


Utilimaster Launches CNG, Autogas Conversion Services For Isuzu Trucks
May. 18, 2012
The Utilimaster Corp., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors Inc., says it is now offering compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane autogas fuel-system conversions at a new facility in Charlotte, Mich., as well as at fleets' headquarters. The company [read more]

Vocational Energy Debuts CNG Portable Fuel System
May. 18, 2012
Vocational Energy, a Florida-based company that focuses on providing products and services for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles and fueling, has released its Portable Fuel System (PFS) platform. The PFS is a modular, mobile fueling station that allows [read more]

Waste Management Breaks Ground In Ohio To Further Expand CNG Fleet
May. 17, 2012
Waste Management says it has started construction on its new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility to convert its fleet of trucks that service the Columbus, Ohio, area. This will represent Waste Management's first fleet of CNG trucks [read more]

Power Solutions International Debuts 8.8-Liter Hybrid System
May. 17, 2012
Power Solutions International Inc. (PSI) has introduced its latest product for the on-road clean-vehicle market, the newly designed and engineered 8.8-Liter Gas-Hybrid System. According to the company, the offering extends PSI's cleantech engine line beyond Class 4 and [read more]

Isuzu Expediting Alternative Fuel Conversions For Dealers
May. 17, 2012
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. (ICTA) has announced a new "ship-thru" process that it says will enable Isuzu dealers to more quickly convert or modify gasoline-powered NPR-HD trucks to alternative fuels for their customers. Isuzu dealers can [read more]

Westport Enhances HD 15L Natural Gas Engine For Class 8 Trucks
May. 16, 2012
Westport Innovations Inc. has announced a broad range of product enhancements to its HD 15L natural gas engine for Class 8 trucks: Higher horsepower and torque. The Westport HD 15L will now be available in North America with [read more]





Banner Week For Propane Fleet Conversions
by Michael Bates, May. 11, 2012
It was a busy week in the propane autogas world, with a number of fleets unveiling new buses, taxis, pickup trucks and passenger cars that [read more]

Westport CEO: Growth Suggests Natural Gas Is A 'Significant Fuel'
by Michael Bates, May. 9, 2012
Natural gas engine specialist Westport Innovations Inc. has reported significant growth for the first quarter across a number of its operating companies and joint ventures, [read more]

Legislation Promoting Alt Fuel Vehicles Returns To Congress
by Michael Bates, May. 2, 2012
New legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to support more development of refueling infrastructure for natural gas, hydrogen fuel [read more]







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