Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2013

CenterPoint Energy, a US energy delivery company, is adding 35 natural gas vehicles to its fleet across Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. CenterPoint Energy’s natural gas vehicle fleet will grow to 85 vehicles.

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Fleet Gas Oklahoma Minnesota 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Converting a corn ethanol plant to produce biobutanol requires changes to the fermentation step (mainly a new microorganism) and to alcohol recovery from the fermentation. Fermentation to convert the sugars to iso-butanol using a proprietary microorganism. Source: Butamax. Click to enlarge. of the hydrocarbon gasoline.

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Gasoline Water Convert Minnesota 230

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2013

Projects that will be funded under the RFP include engine conversion/retrofits; the use of alternative fuels; or the use of alternative technologies. One study under this agreement is to explore the LNG supply chain needed to support the fuel demand for the fleet with the potential for this fuel to be used by other modes of transportation.).

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Mariner Emissions Alternative Fuels Gas 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. CNG-Hybrid Buses: Purchase CNG-Hybrid buses to replace Ford Diesel vehicles in the ART fleet. Paul Metropolitan Council, Minnesota: $1,100,000. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000.

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Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance 256

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 41