NGV Champions
The 18th annual National NGV Achievement Awards were presented this month to organizations and individuals that have committed to making the move to natural gas as a transportation fuel- and as a means to become independent from foreign oil. NGVAmerica and the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation hosted the Natural Gas Vehicle Summit-Conference where the awards were presented.
Among the recipients were the Los Angeles Unified School District and an Oklahoma state legislator, Speaker of the House Chris Benge...
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NGVs Heat Up the 2010 GFX
 Is everything really bigger in Texas?
The third annual Government Fleet Exposition (GFX) certainly was.
With more than 1,000 attendees representing public-sector fleet vehicles, the GFX has become the largest government fleet management event in the United States. Fleet managers from municipal, county, state, and federal levels gathered to participate in educational workshops and hear from the experts in every aspect of their industry...
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Natural Gas Fuels Small Town Economy
Recognizing the benefits of alternative vehicle technology, Russian billionaire, Mikhail Prokhorov announced his decision to invest in a new natural gas vehicle factory in the small town of Togliatti. The factory will add to an already thriving NGV industry in Russia. As home to the world’s largest natural gas reserves, Russia has been experimenting with NGV technology for over seventy years, and is ranked as having the 14th largest NGV fleet worldwide...
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Road Tested
 She made it! Castlen Kennedy, the University of Texas graduate student who, for her final thesis project, committed to drive from Austin to Boston in a CNG-converted Chevy Tahoe, successfully completed her journey! Castlen chronicled the entire trip through video and blog posts...
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Why compete for theirs when we have our own?
The Financial Times recently published an article addressing the current decline of oil imports from Saudi Arabia to the U.S. While this news appears to reflect a step towards lessening our dependence on OPEC oil, the cause of this decline is not entirely due to a decline in foreign oil imports. Instead, this is the result of booming economic development of the far east, and a shift of demand from the west...
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The U.S. telecom industry is making the switch
While striving to operate efficiently for their customers, telecom companies Verizon and AT&T are investing in an efficient transportation fuel as well. In March, AT&T announced a deal to build, operate and supply several CNG fueling stations in order to support the refueling of 8,000 new CNG vehicles...
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NGV Ranked “Greenest” Car
 For the seventh year in a row, the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has ranked the natural gas-powered Honda Civic GX NGV the “greenest” car in America. This recognition was granted above all models – including all other alternative models, such as Toyota’s Prius, and even the Honda Civic Hybrid. Nothing but clean, compressed natural gas fuels the GX, reducing both urban pollutions and greenhouse gases...
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Revelation of real oil figures highlights an immediate need for natural gas
 According to an article printed in The Guardian during November, there may not be as much oil on the world market as we originally thought. The article revealed the grim truth about the slow production and rapid consumption of oil, and what we can expect in the near future.
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Calling in Green
 AT&T can boast one of the most recognizable logos in the world. Earlier this month, the blue world turned green when AT&T announced the largest corporate fleet commitment to natural gas vehicles to date. Randall Stephenson, President & CEO of AT&T, announced at an Economic Club meeting that AT&T plans to spend an estimated $350 million to purchase about 8,000 medium-duty CNG vehicles.
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Five Organizations Receive NGV Achievement Awards at the Annual NGVA Conference
 In late September, the 2009 Annual NGV Conference and Summit was held in Long Beach, California. The three day event, “Natural Gas Vehicles: North America’s Transportation Future – Today,” addressed issues ranging from emerging research and development, safety standards, and fleet integration...
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