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Atlanta-based United Parcel Service (UPS) said Wednesday it plans to spend $90 million on natural gas vehicles (NGV) and related fueling infrastructure, including six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations, 390 CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) on Wednesday approved a $1 million grant to develop a large size (12-liter) version of a natural gas vehicle (NGV) engine that produces near-zero (NZ) nitrogen oxide tailpipe emissions.

A second phase of fuel-saving requirements for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) will reduce diesel fuel use and will also discourage switching to natural gas and other alternative transportation fuels, according to a report released by the Energy Information Agency (EIA).

A Salt Lake City-based firm with a new natural gas/electric truck is trying to become the first vertically integrated operator in the natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector with a stake in gas supply, fueling infrastructure and a hybrid near zero-emission NGV.

A bill in the California legislature (AB 2773) that would open up the wider use of renewable natural gas (RNG) in alternative fuel vehicles moved out of its first committee in the lower house Assembly earlier this month.

A bill in the California legislature (AB 2773) that would open up the wider use of renewable natural gas (RNG) in alternative fuel vehicles moved out of its first committee in the lower house Assembly earlier this month.

Nearly half of the natural gas used in transportation in California last year was renewable natural gas (RNG), or biomethane, and the overall volumes of fuel for natural gas vehicles (NGV) have been increasing at the rate of 250% annually for the past three years, according to a recent report from the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Nearly half of the natural gas used in transportation in California last year was renewable natural gas (RNG), or biomethane, and the overall volumes of fuel for natural gas vehicles (NGV) have been increasing at the rate of 250% annually for the past three years, according to a recent report from the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

The California Energy Commission (CEC) plans to host two natural gas vehicle (NGV) workshops in Long Beach and Fresno, CA, on Friday and Monday, Feb. 19 and 22, respectively, to gather comments on the development of NGV engine technologies for off-road vehicles. The CEC seeks to provide insight on the current off-road vehicle market, advanced technology needs, and the market potential for natural gas-powered off-road vehicles. Two of the state’s most severely polluted regions are the San Joaquin Valley and the South Coast Air Basins, and off-road vehicles are one of the largest sources of nitrogen oxide emissions in those areas. Later this year, the CEC plans to release a grant solicitation aimed at developing and demonstrating cleaner engine technologies.