Our apologies for an early release, we will be closed Saturday to Tuesday while we attend part of the Scout Camp week with our boys at Geronimo!

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Another family fueling with clean, inexpensive and domestic natural gas! (and conveniently in their own garage)

 

 

 

 

Long version earlier in the day, short version at 10:00 PM, what can we say.

If you blinked you missed me, and at 10 I was cut out completely that's the way TV News editing works I guess.

 

Click on this link for the print article-

 

Click on this link for the video-

 

For info on the 2008 Chevrolet Impala CNG Conversion, click on www.afvtech.com

For info on home fueling, click on www.cngaz.com

 

 

Hyundai has added a 2nd NGV model to the market in India, the Accent will be offered in a bifuel model for only

$1325.00 more than the unleaded version and will meet Euro III emissions standards.  Hyundai's other existing CNG model

offered in India is the Santro.

 

 

Dave Clement measuring for a Phill home fueling installation in Miami, Arizona this past Saturday.

Requests for quotes have increased sharply with the rise in the cost of petroleum.
 

 

 

Click on the link to view the video about Edmunds reporter and story about Honda GX and a Home Phill unit-

 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25091623#25091623

 

Edmunds.com Blog on the Honda GX/Phill test-

 

Honda announced production line start up for the first publicly available Hydrogen cars for lease to the public.

 

Please do your part- Drive an alternative fuel or a clean fueled vehicle as we call it more often now, car pool, ride the bus or telecommute.

For more info see-  www.runningoutofair.com  or-

 

 

Dave Clement

Authorized FuelMaker Dealer for Arizona
Phone 480-461-5166
Cel. 480-789-1498
www.CNGaz.com

http://blog.cngaz.com
Specialists in Compressing Natural Gas into Clean Vehicle Fuel
Help Keep Arizona Skies Clean and Blue- Drive a Natural Gas Vehicle!
ROC231066

 

New CNG Vehicles - See Jerry Polick at San Tan Honda in Chandler for the Honda GX

For used CNG vehicles - See Murphy at CNG Motors

To talk about CNG vehicles, click on www.cngchat.com

Official FuelMaker Corp site- www.fuelmaker.com

Official Phill site- www.myphill.com

For conversions, see the vehicles and conversions page on our website- www.cngaz.com

 

 

 

 

Still the Cheapest and the Cleanest!  Natural Gas for Vehicles

It is estimated there will be 65 million natural gas vehicles around the world by the year 2020. (IANGV)

I guess our American manufacturers are going to be a few more years behind the curve before they catch on, like normal.

Fueling at home still gives the best savings in cost and emissions with a natural gas vehicle!  Under $1.50 per gallon!

A recent study showed that a municipality could save $7000.00 per year for each garbage truck that was run on natural gas instead of diesel.

The March bill for natural gas for the Clement Family was $1.17 per gallon (gge) from the City of Mesa Gas Dept to fuel their vehicles

at home in their driveway with a FuelMaker!   (gge=gasoline gallon equivalent)

Fueling one of our trucks at the Clement home, $1.17 per gallon.

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Ride a bike for health, know how to bake great food and use natural gas vehicles to control your transportation costs! Click on the link for the story-

 

 

Study Confirms Reduced Global Warming Potential of NGVs

Source - NGV Global

Wednesday, 04 June 2008

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro The greenhouse gas benefits of NGVs do indeed extend beyond carbon dioxide reduction and remain even with methane and nitrous oxides taken into account, says a new study backed by IANGV and the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance. While the CO2 benefits have been well proven, question marks remained over the impacts of emissions of methane (CH4), which remains in the atmosphere for 21 years, and NOx  (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas with a 310 year life. The study was conducted and presented here at NGV 2008 by consultant Alex Lawson, formerly of Teleflex-GFI, and concludes that the impact of these from natural gas vehicles is negligible, accounting for less than 3% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The study also concluded that on a carbon emissions basis, driving a natural gas vehicle was equivalent to a 30% efficiency improvement over driving a gasoline vehicle. The study was conducted using a range of converted bi-fuel gasoline/natural gas vehicles and is due for public release in July 2008. (Contact alicia.milner@cngva.org This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.)   Traveling this summer?  Find CNG public stations and check out the prices, click on- www.cngprices.com Drive Clean, Drive Cheap, Drive Domestic, Drive Natural Gas! Dave Clement Owner CNG Services of Arizona Authorized FuelMaker Dealer for Arizona Phone 480-461-5166 Cel. 480-789-1498 Fax 480-615-4338 www.CNGaz.com Specialists in Compressing Natural Gas into Clean Vehicle Fuel 439 N. Clement St. Mesa, Arizona 85201 Help Keep Arizona Skies Clean and Blue- Drive a Natural Gas Vehicle! ROC231066

There are alternatives, you do not have to put off vehicle maintenance due to high gas prices, you can fuel for less with an alternative!  (Response to East Valley Tribune Sec A7 6/6)

 

 

CNG = Compressed Natural Gas

NGV = Natural Gas Vehicle

 

As an alternative to unleaded or diesel, many people are turning to natural gas for vehicle fuel, it's been around since 1913, a proven technology that does not get the splashy PR of Ethanol or Biodiesel, Natural gas does its part to help end our petroleum dependence and is one of the cleanest fuels to help with our air quality challenges. Natural gas also includes renewable Landfill gas from garbage and Biogas from dairies!

 

  

Valley Public Natural Gas Fuel Station Prices-

 

Southwest Gas 5705 S Kyrene Rd, Tempe $2.40

 

AZ Dept of Administrations 1501 W Madison, Phx $2.49

 

Washington Schools 12641 N 39th Ave, $2.25

 

Sky Harbor Airport  4202 E Sky Harbor Blvd, Phx $2.50

 

City of Scottsdale 9191 E San Salvador Scottsdale,  $2.30

 

(From www.cngprices.com)

 

 

(These are all Arizona customers)

 

 

     

 

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1. Use natural gas for vehicle fuel, as well as other alternatives, so our U.S. dollars stay out of foreign hands that promote terror against the free people of our planet.

2. Drive a natural gas vehicle to help keep our air clean and healthy for the families and descendents of those who have served.

3. Always, always participate whenever we have a choice and a vote in the democratic process in our country.  Be a voice to help and improve what we have, and to change what can be better!

4. Always remind our representatives that they represent us, tell them what's on your mind and how you feel about the issues and that it should be of concern to them also.

5. Participate in groups and organizations that help promote good things in our country.  Scouts, Church, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, LOCAL CLEAN CITIES COALITIONS, etc.

6. Don't ever be afraid to share with family, friends, government & media what natural gas vehicles can do for our nation, citizens and economy.

7. Along with # 6, don't be afraid to make sure your auto dealer knows we want natural gas vehicles in the show rooms in America, they are doing it

in other countries, why are our US manufacturers short changing the American consumers choices on NGV's? And what is the EPA doing to help conversions certify quicker & cheaper?

 

 

After the destructive earthquake in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province on May 12, China Petrochemical Corporation (CPC), or Sinopec, has been reported as being able to maintain normal operations on a number of compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in the Chengdu area, the capital of Sichuan. At present, Sinopec supplies Chengdu with 1.3 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, which is basically the same quantity as that before the earthquake. At the epicenter, Mianyang, the company is supplying 130,000 cubic meters per day, of which 100,000 cubic meters are going to northern Sichuan disaster relief vehicles. CPC should be commended for keeping the fuel going to aid local recovery efforts and those driving CNG disaster relief vehicles.

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GM is adding a turbo charged dual fuel CNG engine to its popular Opel Zafira model in 2009, currently only a natural aspirated CNG engine is available.

"Environmental awareness and driving fun are no longer mutually exclusive," says Alain Visser, Chief Marketing Officer, GM Europe. "With this newly developed turbocharged CNG engine, we continue pursuing our strategy of turbocharging engines to increase efficiency - meaning lower consumption and emissions - without making any concessions in performance."  What could GM badge this car under in the USA????

 

Volvo Automobile (Schweiz) AG. has unveiled an exclusively Swiss Edition Volvo V50 1.8 "Multifuel" car, which can run on either ethanol, gasoline, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or biogas. Volvo's Swiss bureau has led the project, which will introduce V50 and V70 as Multifuel models. This project has been conducted in cooperation with F.+Ch. Mueller AG, which specializes in the conversion of vehicles to use gas. The V50 model has a 1.8 litre engine with two gas cylinders of 43 litres providing a driving distance of 250 km with gas. The volume of the E85/gasoline tank is 55 litres. Both the V50 and V70 cars are offered through Swiss Volvo dealers starting in June 2008.   Neither Ford nor their Volvo division have any plans for adding CNG in the USA.

 

"Alternative fuel research and development is just one of the ways that UPS is mitigating climate change risks," said Bob Stoffel, UPS's corporate sustainability officer. "We also are focused on aggressive conservation programs and improving network efficiency to cut fuel use." The Natural Gas Chassis are manufactured by Freightliner.

 

By year's end, the Leitz group wants to have 80 NGVs, making up more than one third of all vehicles in the company's fleet. They could give Honda some competition in the USA, especially with a dual fuel, since the Honda GX is sold out until  the 2009's are available in October!

 

THE COST PENDULUM SWINGS BACK IN FAVOR OF NATURAL GAS

Many people don't realize that at the start of the automobile industry, natural gas was often tested in many different engine models.  However, large scale use of natural gas for transport was put aside in favor of low cost liquid fuels such as gasoline and diesel. Natural gas was thus utilized for other applications such as heating or commercial uses. Since that time, things have changed - natural gas is more widely available, it can be produced from renewable sources, is an undoubted leader in environmental benefits. It can now also compete with liquid fuels. All of these factors make it timely to consider the importance of natural gas as a transport fuel which is why delegates from around the world will converge on Rio de Janiero in less than two weeks for NGV 2008.  www.ngv2008.com.br

 

Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. has announced plans to add 105 alternative-fuel vehicles to the corporate fleet to reduce its impact on the environment and its dependence on imported oil. Included in the selection of vehicles are 25 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vans. The vehicles will roll out in various locations across the U.S. beginning in June. A Green Technology insignia will make the vehicles easy to identify on the road. AT&T estimates that its use of alternative-fueled and more fuel-efficient vehicles will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 124 metric tons and conserve nearly 34,395 gallons of fuel annually. In particular the CNG vans are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 30 percent compared with traditional gasoline vans. 

Swedish Biogas Company Expands To Michigan

The city of Flint, Michigan and an alternative energy company, Swedish Biogas International, announced a joint plan to build a plant to convert waste from the city's wastewater facility into biomethane.  Flint would be the first location for the Swedish company, which hopes to build plants nation-wide, said Peter Unden, the CEO of Swedish Biogas. The project will receive $6 to $10 million in start-up money from federal and state grants as well as Sweden and private money. Initially, the biomethane would fuel Flint's fleet of municipal vehicles.  The partners hope spin-off businesses will grow up around the operation to convert engines and gas tanks on private vehicles to biomethane and provide a source for new jobs.  "We can generate clean energy out of waste and create new jobs for Flint," Flint Mayor Don Williamson said.  "This is the biggest no-brainer in the history of mankind," said James R. Hiendlmayr, owner of Bio-Gas Technologies in Norwalk, Ohio. "Why waste something you can put to beneficial use?"
Buses, taxis, garbage trucks and cars in Sweden run on biomethane, making up about 2 percent of the country's transportation fuel, Unden said. There are about 100 biomethane fueling stations across Sweden.  A 2007 report estimated that 12,000 vehicles are being fueled with biomethane worldwide, with 70,000 biomethane-fueled vehicles predicted by 2010. Europe has most of these vehicles.

 Chinese Lifan Motors To Supply CNG Dual Fuel 520 Model To Peru Market 

 

Lifan has already sold 100 of the 520's since January, even before the official announcement in Peru. Next the CNG 520 will be offered

in Columbia, Chile and Venezuela followed by Uruguay and Ecuador. 

 

Country backs financing for transportation sector to convert to natural gas

 

Citing a 70% budgeted savings for fuel over petroleum, Peru is converting or replacing 4,546 unleaded National Police Patrol cars with natural gas. The current diesel powered vehicles in the police fleet will be converted to propane.

 

Manaus, Capital City of Amazonas State in Brazil has mandated all new public transportation vehicles are required to run on natural gas.

 

Fresno California to Trial First CNG Hybrid Electric Plug In Garbage Truck

Odyne Corporation announced that the City of Fresno has held a press conference to debut and demonstrate the world's first compressed natural gas refuse vehicle equipped with Odyne's PHEV technology.  The event was held in Fresno, Calif., and in attendance were Fresno Public Utilities Director, Rene Ramirez, Fresno Council of Governments Planner, Jason Paukovits, and City of Fresno Deputy Mayor, Jeff Eben, who acknowledged the City of Fresno's Department of Public Utilities for their extensive legwork necessary to accomplish the project. "This truck is part of a citywide energy conservation strategy," says Eben. "There is an expected 90 percent reduction in smog-forming emissions." The refuse collector has a 10 mile engine-off, zero-emissions driving mode of operation, and has the ability to plug into the grid, fully recharging its batteries and offsetting its fuel consumption.  It consumes clean CNG fuel as opposed to diesel, making it the first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) CNG refuse collection truck. The vehicle will quietly navigate through residential neighborhoods, collecting trash, while not polluting the environment and not consuming imported fuels. Odyne believes that this is the product of the near future and Fresno has set the standard for other cities to follow. Also on hand at the kick-off event was Odyne Executive Vice President, Gus Sfakianos, who states, "Fresno's enthusiasm and desire for clean alternative fuels and plug-in hybrid systems has lead the way for the deployment of the world's first plug-In CNG refuse collection vehicle. Four years ago, when the rest of the country was trying to understand the future potential and advantages of a plug-in hybrid, the City of Fresno, with its environmentally progressive staff, wrote a specifications document for just such a vehicle. Odyne responded by developing a rechargeable electric hybrid drive system, that has become part of a citywide energy conservation strategy, which will also serve to improve air quality." Odyne's plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) powertrain and battery control technology enables buses and trucks to operate more efficiently. By plugging the vehicle into the grid, which may be done at low-cost, off-peak hours, the operator substitutes electricity for more expensive vehicle fuel, displacing the imported oil used in diesel or gasoline powered vehicles, and reduces emissions; the hybrid technology provides increased fuel efficiency, and lower maintenance expenses.

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Items for this newsletter were gathered from many sources including  www.gnvmagazine.com  & www.ngvglobal.com

 

        

 

 

 

 

Dave Clement
Owner
CNG Services of Arizona
Authorized FuelMaker Dealer for Arizona
Ph.  480-461-5166
Cel. 480-789-1498
Web: www.CNGaz.com
Help Keep Arizona Skies Clean and Blue- Drive a Natural Gas Vehicle!
ROC231066  AZ Licensed Natural Gas Fueling Equipment Contractor

With all the hoopla about high petroleum prices, crude hitting a new high and the economic impact virtually around the globe.  Natural Gas Vehicles are seen as a

safe bet world wide.   Many countries are promoting natural gas as their primary fuel, and others are promoting biofuels and natural gas as a combination to solve their

energy challenges.  In the USA, so many people are worried about the use of alternative fuels with government credits that there are no credits available for vehicles

unless they are dedicated and run on the alternative fuel only, which makes the vehicles completely impractical in some areas with limited infrastructure.

There are over 10,000 natural gas vehicles in Arizona, there would be more if Bifuel vehicles had tax credits or other incentives, with absolutely no infrastructure in Arizona,

outside of the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas, unless the state helps build more rural stations, natural gas vehicle growth and as an alternative to our high energy costs impacting

our Arizona citizens are going to see little relief.

As an example of the great shift going on right now, many people are missing the change and its not really broadly publicized, but natural gas fuel for vehicles has a history of stability,  but currently the bifuel Chevrolet Cavaliers being auctions by the GSA, these are the retired Federal Government vehicles, are selling above blue book at auction, and in many cases they

are selling at auction for more than the Federal government paid new for them.  That is how high the demand is now for natural gas vehicles in America.

And these are the vehicles with the least amount of government assistance or incentives.

2 reasons affect this mostly- 1. The low cost of CNG in Utah has raised the demand for CNG vehicles, since Honda is the only company building a new CNG vehicle, with the high cost

of CNG conversions, for most people a used natural gas vehicle is the only alternative.  2. CNG is clean burning with a stable pipeline delivery with domestic production, it is 85% US fuel, with the rest from Mexico and Canada, mostly Canada where we have a very good relationship.

Natural Gas for vehicles is a clean, stable and abundant supply in the USA, as we add in the renewable factor from Land fill gas and Biogas dairy projects into the grid, we do have

an almost never ending supply which needs to be promoted more!  There are currently around 100 Biogas projects across the USA, how many towns and cities in the USA have

landfills & dairies?  A lot of untapped methane that could be utilized is escaping everyday.  Let's use the wasted stuff first is my opinion.

We need more government help to get over everyone's start up costs, then the savings will keep it going on its own, we need our manufacturers to build new natural gas vehicles.  It would probably be different if we could walk into any new car dealership and walk out with a finance package on a new NGV, but currently only on the Honda GX.

They talk about all the E-85 vehicles on the road and cite no infrastructure for CNG, but right now CNG still has more public stations than ethanol.

Ethanol is not a bad thing, but it should not raise our food costs.  In the long run, especially for our rural areas, a bifuel Ethanol/CNG vehicle would be an ideal choice.

 

(That's one of our Chandler Arizona Customers in this FuelMaker Phill advertisement Photo!)

 

 

If you have anyone graduating in the coming week, congratulations! 

If you are thinking about buying them or yourself a CNG car, I would suggest you hurry.

As CNG fuel prices have been stable, not so for the vehicles, the prices on used Natural Gas Vehicles have really been going through the roof.   When the Unleaded

prices go up again from the recent crude spike it will only drive the demand more.  What will it be like in 6 months or a year?  NGV's may be like gold!  I wouldn't wait,

and I'm sure glad we purchased ours several years ago.

www.cngmotors.com   Murphy is currently expecting around 35 cars to come in from around the U.S. he has purchased, I have purchased several vehicles from Murph and he will take care of you and stand behind what he sells.  602-331-7400  or murphy@cngmotors.com

San Tan Honda Superstore of Chandler,  Jerry Polick,  Arizona's AFV Honda Dealer,  they stock the super clean Honda GX,  it may be in shorter supply right now with the demand and getting close to time to bring in the 2009's.  Call Jerry and he can let you know the schedule.  Last time I talked to him he had one GX in stock and was expecting 2 more soon, before they get the 09's for October delivery.  602-622-9600  or jerry.polick@santanhonda.com

 

Check out the vehicles and conversions page on our website at www.cngaz.com for more conversion and vehicle sources

 

Sterling rolls out natural-gas tractor

SME Bank Offers Thai Businesses a Special NGV Loan Source - The Nation

Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Thailand Concerns about escalating costs of production and living from rising fuel costs has stimulated the release of a new loan package by the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand. Bank president Pongsak Chewcharat said that his bank had launched hire-purchase loans for transportation and logistics businesses that plan to buy new vehicles propelled by natural gas for vehicles (NGV). These include buses, mini buses, vans, pickup trucks or passenger cars for the car-rental business.  7 year loans offered at 5% interest to help Thai economy and air quality.

Read more...   Dave Clement making FuelMaker presentation at Tucson Clean Cities Meeting on Weds   Dave will be making a presentation on Fuelmaker fueling equipment for natural gas vehicles at the Tucson Regional Clean Cities coalition meeting on Weds, 2:00 PM at the Pima Association of Government building, 4th floor conference room. Being discussed will be Vehicle Refueling Appliances, the new Phill model in garage home refueling appliance and The Clean Connection, Honda FuelMaker discounts for Clean Cities Coalition members.   The Whitton Companies use natural gas for many of their plumbing trucks, pictured is their courier truck which utilizes the HOV lane to drive quickly and less expensively on natural gas between their 4 offices.   Drive Clean, Drive Cheap, Drive Natural Gas!   Dave Clement CNG Services of Arizona Authorized FuelMaker Dealer for Arizona Phone 480-461-5166 Cel. 480-789-1498 Fax 480-615-4338 www.CNGaz.com Specialists in Compressing Natural Gas into Clean Vehicle Fuel 439 N. Clement St. Mesa, Arizona 85201 Help Keep Arizona Skies Clean and Blue- Drive a Natural Gas Vehicle! ROC231066

 

East Valley Tribune Sec A, Thursday May 1st Front Page- How Do Experts Grade East Valley Air?  An F!  19th Most Ozone Polluted Metro Area in US.

East Valley Tribune Sec A, Saturday May 10th Page 9-  Energy Prices, credit market pull stocks down for week!  Light Sweet Crude rises to record $126.20, jumping nearly $10!

 

 

Gov. Jon Huntsman paid his own money to modify his state-owned Chevrolet Suburban last June to run on Compressed Natural Gas in Utah.

"Converting to CNG gives us an opportunity to promote energy security and support a clean-burning alternative," Governor Jon Huntsman, Utah