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NewsAugust 27, 2013

Sacramento Launches ‘Tap & Go’ Car Share Technology for EV Motor Pool

The City of Sacramento, Calif., fleet is using Local Motion technology to better manage the electric vehicles in its motor pool. The technology allows drivers to use their employee IDs to check out vehicles instead of getting a key and lets them see the remaining battery life on each vehicle.

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NewsAugust 26, 2013

Three Mississippi Municipalities Begin Converting Vehicles to Natural Gas

Three municipalities in Mississippi — Flowood, Pontotoc, and Quitman — are in various stages of converting City-owned vehicles to operate on compressed natural gas (CNG).

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NewsAugust 23, 2013

Dane County’s BioCNG Fueling Station Turns Trash Into Gas

The Dane County, Wis., fueling station, located at a landfill, will help generate 250 gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) of compressed natural gas (CNG) per day. This CNG fuel will be used for County vehicles.

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NewsAugust 23, 2013

Fargo, N.D. Receives Grant to Study CNG for Fleet

The City of Fargo, N.D. has received a $50,000 grant from the North Dakota State Energy Program to study the feasibility of using compressed natural gas (CNG) to operate City vehicles.

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NewsAugust 22, 2013

Temple, Texas, Receives Grants to Fund CNG Refuse Truck Purchases

The City of Temple, Texas, is using grant funds it obtained from various state agencies and programs to offset the cost of 14 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled refuse trucks.

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NewsAugust 21, 2013

Polaris GEM Introduces 2014 Models

The 2014 line of Polaris GEM low-speed electric transport and light-utility vehicles feature a 7-hp motor and a new rear drum brake system.

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NewsAugust 19, 2013

Projected Savings in CNG Will Pay for Spokane's Fleet Facility Construction

The City of Spokane, Wash., is constructing a fleet facility that will consolidate the maintenance and repair of the City’s vehicles. This is currently performed at three separate locations. Conversion of Solid Waste vehicles to run on CNG will help pay for the $12 million project.

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NewsAugust 16, 2013

Columbus, Ohio, to Build Second Publicly Accessible CNG Fueling Station

The new station will service the City’s northern refuse fleet operation, which has more than 65 vehicles, its Planning & Operations Division, which has more than 45 vehicles, and other City divisions.

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NewsAugust 12, 2013

Dearborn, Mich., Participation in Adopt-A-Watt Project Results in Second New EV Charging Station

The City of Dearborn, Mich., participated in the national Adopt-A-Watt program, which resulted in the installation of an electric vehicle charging station and 25 high-efficiency lights at the Henry Ford Centennial Library parking lot.

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NewsAugust 12, 2013

NY Launches Truck Voucher Incentive Program for Electric Vehicles

State and local government entities in New York can apply for vouchers of up to $60,000 for the purchase of Class 3-8 battery-electric trucks. These vouchers are offered in 30 counties that did not meet federal clean air standards.

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