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05/18/05

UPS goes CNG

UPS Begins Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Operations in Paris

Source: NGV Global
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
France, Paris  UPS has begun trials of its first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicle in Paris, commencing operations early last month. In a press release UPS said the vehicle is being trialled for both efficiency and environmental benefits and that they could have 15 CNG vehicles operating by the beginning of next year.  The vehicle will provide UPS with a solution that combines excellence, safety and respect for the environment. "The vehicle was chosen for this test due to its remarkable environmental performance, combined with the sought-after operational efficiency to complete our city-center deliveries, in the conditions that our clients seek," declared Alan Williams, District Manager, West Europe, UPS. "It also offers the advantage of a cost comparable to that of diesel gas," he added.  The vehicle, designed by UPS and based on a CNG Daily chassis from IVECO with a 3.5 ton capacity, could therefore provide a pertinent solution to city-center delivery needs, while contributing to better air quality and reducing noise. If the test is successful, UPS will put 15 vehicles of this kind into circulation by the beginning of next year.  Natural gas is a 'clean' gas: it emits almost no dust, soot, or smoke. Its combustion produces practically just steam and carbonic gas. "As far as road transportation goes, Compressed Natural Gas is the only true alternative today whose efficiency and reliability have been proven. It's the only solution capable of giving excellent results, both in terms of gas emissions and noise reduction," declared Manuel Lage, Director of the Natural Gas Business Development & Product Unit at IVECO.  UPS is putting the vehicle into service amidst sustained growth for the business in France, notably with the ongoing recruitment of 100 delivery drivers.  UPS operates one of the world's largest fleets of alternative fuel vehicles, which includes over 1,800 compressed natural gas, liquefied gas, propane and hybrid electric vehicles.  UPS is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive range of options for synchronizing the movement of goods, information and funds. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and t

05/16/05

CNG future for most of us? $1.10/gal for clean compressed natural gas you can fill up at home vs $2.45/gal for gasoline.

Article here.

05/11/05

Toyota now offers only Natural Gas Forklift

OEM CNG Toyota Forklift Package Now Available

Source: NGV Global
Wednesday, 13 April 2005

Toyota USA now offers OEM CNG forklifts and has teamed up with Fuelmaker to provide CNG refueling appliances.
USA, California- Toyota in the US has highlighted the introduction of CNG forklifts among it's environmental achievements for the past year in an environmental update released last week.  In February, Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. (TMHU) began offering a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system option for a number of its forklift models.  The system is certified to meet strict U.S. EPA and CARB mandates for emissions of hydrocarbon, oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and carbon. The fuel system's closed-loop design automatically adjusts and optimizes the air-fuel mixture ratio, working in conjunction with a three-way catalytic converter.  According to the release, TMHU is the only lift truck manufacturer to offer a factory-installed CNG option. Toyota has also teamed up with FuelMaker to provide CNG refueling systems to Toyota's forklift customers. The systems allow on-board refueling of lift trucks in less than two minutes and are available for fleets as small as a single forklift and as large as more than seventy.  More information www.toyotaforklift.com/about_us/news/press_releases/0079.aspx

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05/09/05

Japanese screw Arab oil companies by giving California customers viable alternative.

Honda offers the only natural gas powered car to California Public (at 17 dealers) complete with home natural gas refueling station/pumps.  Car are cheap to run, safe (has 5 star frontal car crash rating) and go 200 to 220 miles on one fill up.  Click here for link to PDF file   Link to Phil home refueling appliance web site

Honda GX and GMC Silverado work with home natural gas refueling appliance "Phil" Link here.  Specs

Offering some California consumers the opportunity to say "goodbye" to gasoline, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced that it has begun limited retail sales of its natural gas-powered Civic GX sedan paired with a revolutionary new home-refueling appliance called Phill.... more
American Honda Motor Company will work with Massachusetts based Climate Energy, LLC to bring a unique and innovative new form of home heat and power technology to market, the company announced today. The system uses micro combined heat and power (MCHP) cogeneration technology with natural gas to provide residential heat more efficiently than ever before, with the added benefit of producing electric power.... more