34 News & Press Releases found
Natural Gas Vehicle for America (NGV) News
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Virtual Pipelines Enable Critical Connections
In the aftermath of severe weather that upended energy grids across the country, NGVAmerica today released its new Virtual Pipeline Fact Sheet. The report details just how virtual pipelines play an important part in our nation’s energy ...
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Deploy the Fleet of the Future Today… Affordably and Carbon-Free
NGVAmerica today released its Fuel a Greener Future report detailing the significant environmental and economic benefits of renewable natural gas (RNG)-fueled fleeting. RNG-fueled medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are commercially ...
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NGV Industry Loses ‘Pioneer’ Bill Calvert
William Jesse “Bill” Calvert, Jr., 80, of Louisville, KY died on December 23, 2020 at Sam Swope Care Center – Masonic Homes of Kentucky in Louisville. Bill spent decades in the natural gas vehicle industry, beginning in 1982 as ...
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Canadian Authorities Release Draft National Clean Fuel Standard
Last Friday, Canadian authorities released for public comment a draft Clean Fuel Standard that requires liquid fuel producers to reduce the carbon content of fuels used in Canada. Low-carbon fuels like renewable natural gas (RNG) are ...
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NGVAmerica Successfully Champions AFTC Extension Through 2021
NGVAmerica applauds the inclusion of the Alternative Fuels Tax Credit (AFTC) in a combined year-end FY 2021 Omnibus spending and Covid-19 stimulus package passed by Congress late last night. The votes in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate ...
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New Assessment Shows Rapid Expansion of U.S. Renewable Natural Gas Industry
Energy Vision and Argonne National Laboratory have released a new joint assessment of the U.S. renewable natural gas industry. The assessment reviews current and projected RNG projects. According to Energy Vision, the number of U.S. ...
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Comprehensive Study Reveals Natural Gas Buses Outperform Electric
An analysis released today – Maximize Clean Transit Investment: Natural Gas Outperforms Electric – shows alternative fuel natural gas transit buses outperform their electric counterparts on virtually every major assessment ...
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NGVAmerica Comments on U.S. Department of Energy’s R&D Priorities for Freight Trucks
On November 9, NGVAmerica submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in response to a request for information (RFI) concerning future research and development (R&D) needs and opportunities for medium- and heavy-duty freight ...
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Study Shows Comprehensive Alternative Fuels Approach Achieves Greater Emissions Reductions than Single Technology Focus
At its NGV20 Annual Industry Summit last week, NGVAmerica released the results of a multi-month study of public transportation subsidy programs in the States of Texas and California, and the results are quite striking. Over a fifteen-year ...
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Comprehensive 2020 NGVAmerica Industry Summit Agenda Released
NGVAmerica today released its 2020 Virtual Annual Industry Summit – NGV20 – agenda. Powered by the vFairs platform, the virtual conference will be held live online October 20th-22nd from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET daily. Pointed keynote ...
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Fletcher Amendment to Expand Affordable Clean Heavy-Duty Transportation Approved with Bipartisan Support
With strong bipartisan support, an amendment by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7) to include natural gas and propane refueling in a national program to expand alternative fuel vehicle use passed in the U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Has Announced up to $133 million in New and Innovative Advanced Vehicle Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $133 million in new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research as part of FFY 2020. This funding supports research that will lead to more affordable, efficient, and secure ...
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IRS Releases AFTC Guidance
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released guidance on claiming the Alternative Fuels Tax Credit (AFTC) for past years 2018 and 2019. The $0.50/gallon credit for natural gas motor vehicle fueling began in 2006 and was recently ...
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NGVAmerica Distributes Weight Allowance Guidance Flyer for Use by Natural Gas Fleets
NGVAmerica today released an updated Natural Gas Vehicle Weight Allowance Guidance flyer for use by interested natural gas fleets across the United States. The flyer was developed to assist fleets in communicating new federal guidance related to ...
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EPA DEQ Model Updated to Include Alternative Fuel Emission Factors
The U.S. EPA has updated the Diesel Emission Quantifier tool to include new emission factors for alternative fuel vehicles including natural gas-powered vehicles. The DEQ website indicates that the changes were made over the summer and ...
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NGVAmerica Presents 2019 NGV Achievement Awards at Annual Meeting & Industry Summit
Today, eleven organizations and individuals were honored at Natural Gas Vehicles for America’s (NGVAmerica) 2019 Industry Summit and Annual Meeting for their contributions toward the advancement of natural gas as a transportation ...
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NGVAmerica Submits Comments in Support of Fuel Tank Labeling Guidance Change
NGVAmerica today submitted comments in support of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s proposed update to its heavy-duty natural gas vehicle fuel system tank inspection ...
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2019 NGVAmerica Annual Meeting and Industry Summit Online Registration Opens
NGVAmerica today announced that online registration for its 2019 Annual Meeting and Industry Summit scheduled for October 28-30, 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia is now officially open at ngvshow.com. This year’s ...
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Ngvamerica Statement on U.S. House Hearing Discussing Alternative Fuels Tax Credit
NGVAmerica President Daniel J. Gage released the following statement after the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, held a hearing today on temporary tax policy including the alternative fuels tax credit ...
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NGVAmerica Applauds Study Showing Dramatic Smog Reductions from Natural Gas Engine
NGVAmerica commends the results of a new study conducted by the University of California, Riverside College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) on the new Cummins Westport near-zero emissions ISX12N 400 natural ...