CNG News 101909- New Public CNG Station in Tucson, CNG Seminar in Phoenix
CNG News
10/19/2009-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CNG Seminar Held in Phoenix
Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition sponsors a half day CNG Seminar at
Gateway Community College in Phoenix. (Including natural gas, propane and hydrogen)
8 presentations, lunch and 10 vehicle displays (Our power point presentation is available if you would like a copy)
New Public CNG Station opens in Tucson!
Clean Energy Fuels opens a new public CNG station in Tucson at Winsett & Kino Parkway (Just North of 22nd St)
Grand Opening Day! Included remarks by a City Councilman, Tucson Supr of Schools,
Clean Energy, Pima County and Congressman Raul Grijalva's office AND lunch! Chapman Honda in Tucson is now stocking the GX!
Prescott Valley Creative Energy Fair
We recently displayed at the Prescott Valley Creative Energy Fair at Tim's Toyota Arena
Emissions Tests
I find it interesting that the State of Arizona requires CNG vehicles to be emission tested yearly, even dedicated CNG. It is also frustrating and misleading when they send you the online renewel by email and it lists both the costs for one or two year renewal. If you try to renew online through Service Arizona, it will only let you renew for one year. But if you renew by mail following the instructions and send a check to match what it says about a 2 year renewal, they send it back and tell you that you sent the wrong amount and to send the amount for the one year renewal. I feel discriminated against for having an alt fuel vehicle, why are our renewal periods not the same as a vehicle using foreign oil?? I have to get an emission test every year on all my vehicles. My neighbor doesn't. Last emission test, CO=0, HC=0, 2007 emission test, CO= 0.02/ 3.00 limit, HC= 0.04/ 3.00 limit and this is on a 2004 3/4 ton Chevrolet PU with a 6.0 engine. You would think by now they at least would have fixed the renewal to be accurate. But worrying about clean emissions?? Sounds more like punishment since the yearly emission test was not instituted on AFV's until the 2000 Alt Fuel Credits were cancelled............................................
ALT Fuel Systems in Mesa Closes Down
Long time shop in Mesa closes down, ALT Fuel Systems in Mesa closed its doors recently. Darrel Essary has retired, Mark Brum is working to get a new shop opened up out in Queen Creek. Green Energy Conversions, 480-709-6414. Citing the poor economy and Arizona's lack of support or incentives for alternative fuels, Darrel Essary said it was impossible to stay open. This will leave a void in the Mesa area for a repair shop for alternative fueled vehicle owners.
Please see our website for a list of shops and dealers, http://www.cngaz.com/sites.html If you know a shop that we don't have listed, please let us know!
Pickens Plan now at 21,210 members in Arizona
According to the Pickens Plan website we now have 21,210 members of the New Energy Army in Arizona! Think our legislators will start listening??
The Pickensplan.com and the pushpickens social network announced a goal of 2 million members by the time the Nat Gas Act comes up for a vote in Congress.
Membership is currently over one and a half million members all pushing for independence from foreign oil. There are currently 1,473 groups in the Pickens Community.
Peru estimates conversion of 85,000 vehicles this year to natural gas!
The country of Peru is expecting this years total for natural gas conversions to reach 85,000 by the end of the year
Quatar Airlines first to use GTL Natural Gas in an Airliner
Quatar Airlines is the first airline to use the gas to liquids process with natural gas to blend 50% with conventional fuel in an airplane cutting their
use of petroleum by half. (More oil to have available to sell to America!)
Tulsa Oklahoma Buys 38 CNG Buses
Tulsa Oklahoma has ordered 38 CNG Buses with Stimulus money they recently recieved
Zanesville, Ohio to get Anaerobic Digestion Project
Schmack Bioenergy will build a facility to produce biogas from landfill waste, the gas will be used for vehicles and power generation
Study shows benefits of fleets driving natural gas
Newly released report by the Sustainable Transportation and Communities Group at the Center for Automotive Research.
Using the new efforts by AT & T to roll out CNG and Hybrid vehicles found that over the next 10 years AT & T will save 49 million gallons of gasoline and
trim 211,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the air. The effort will create 1000 jobs and be equal to taking 38,000 vehicles off the road.
See- www.cargroup.org to view the study. AT & T will change its entire fleet, 15,000 vehicles to natural gas and hybrids over the next 15 years.
Thailand Converting 100 Vehicles Per Day
Recent report shows that Thailand is converting or installing CNG engines at a rate of 100 vehicles per day! (NGV Global)
Baytech Recieves more Certifications from EPA and Carb
Baytech Corp recently recieved more conversion certifications from the EPA and Carb for a wider variety of GM and Chevrolet trucks for 2010.CNG Speeder fails at new land speed record for natural gas
Lessman Racing recently lost a clutch on their 2nd run on the Bonneville Salt Flats and will try again next year.
Their first run was clocked at 332 miles per hour
We have 3 Phills, a Fast Fill and 4 FMQ2-36's available used!! They need good homes!!
Drive Clean, Drive an American Fuel, Drive Natural Gas!!
Information provided by NGV Global, US Gas Vehicles and GNV Magazine
We also have more photos of the above activities in my photo albums on Facebook
We are most active on Facebook and Pickens plan, we also are members of Linkedin & Merchantcircle
Coming in November- National CNG Road Show
Nov 11th Phoenix!! Nov 12th Tucson and Benson!!
www.purposefocused.org
Coming in November- National CNG Road Show
Nov 11th Phoenix!! Nov 12th Tucson and Benson!!
www.purposefocused.org
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