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NewsOctober 10, 2013

Monroe County Reduces Fuel Costs After Converting to Propane Autogas

Monroe County (N.Y.) has saved 50% on fuel costs on four vehicles converted to run on propane autogas. The County is adding another 16 propane-autogas vehicles to its fleet.

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NewsOctober 10, 2013

Sacramento County, Calif., Replacing Light-Duty Fleet with Hybrid Sedans

The Toyota Prius, rated at 50 miles per gallon combined city and highway, is replacing the County’s older gasoline cars that are rated between 20 to 25 miles per gallon combined. The County expects to save $10,000 in fuel per vehicle over 120,000 miles.

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NewsOctober 9, 2013

LAPD Testing Electric Motorcycles

The Los Angeles Police Department has begun testing two electric motorcycles to increase efficiency, decrease its carbon footprint, and cut costs, reports the Associated Press.

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NewsOctober 3, 2013

PG&E and EVI Unveil Electric Hybrid Bucket Trucks

The new range extended electric vehicle (REEV) utility trucks are capable of providing power to homes and businesses during outages with 75 kW of exportable power. They are the utility industry’s first electric hybrid drivetrain Class 5 trucks.

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NewsOctober 3, 2013

Cleveland County Purchases CNG Pickups

With the purchase of two new pickups, Cleveland County is Oklahoma’s first county to buy compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, according to newsOK.com.

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NewsOctober 3, 2013

2013 Sustainability All-Star Award Winners Announced at Green Fleet Conference

The third annual Sustainability All-Star award recipients were recognized Oct. 2 at the Green Fleet Conference in Phoenix. Of the 40 recipients, 16 were from the public sector.

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NewsSeptember 26, 2013

Raleigh, N.C., to Convert 30 Additional Police Vehicles to Propane Autogas

The City began its conversion process in 2010 and used two grants to convert a number of police vehicles to operate on propane autogas.

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NewsSeptember 25, 2013

Electric Buses Make Strong Showing at BusCon

The annual BusCon bus show this year featured an unprecedented four electric vehicles on the show floor, which also featured 145 exhibitors — more than any other year.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2013

SCAQMD Unveils Natural Gas Police Pursuit Vehicle

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is conducting a compressed natural gas (CNG) police vehicle demonstration program, which allows police departments in Southern California to use a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor converted to run on CNG.

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NewsSeptember 20, 2013

Redlands, Calif., Takes Delivery of New LNG Heavy-Duty Side Loaders and Plans to Purchase More

The City of Redlands, Calif., took delivery of two new heavy-duty side loaders that run on liquefied natural gas in August. This vehicle joins another heavy-duty front loader the City acquired in April.

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