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Rhode Island joins long list of states recognizing weight allowance for Natural Gas Trucks
On June 18, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed into law (HB 7776 and SB 2557) legislation approving a 2,000 pound weight allowance for natural gas trucks. The action means that natural gas trucks operating in the state will be able to operate with a total gross weight of up to 82,000 pounds. A total of twenty-six states have now enacted legislation approving the weight allowance on state ...
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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 extended through calendar year 2020. IRS Notice 2020-8 indicates that retroactive claims for 2018 and 2019 should be submitted using Form ...
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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 the 2,000 lbs. increase to the existing 80,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight limit operating on the interstate highway system. NGVAmerica developed the ...
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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 National Sales Manager of Advance Fuel Systems. He later co-founded Bachman NGV (later BAF Technologies) in ...
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NGVAmerica Honors Recipients of the 2016 NGV Achievement Awards
NGVAmerica today presented the 2016 NGV Achievement Awards as part of the 2016 NGVAmerica Annual Meeting and Industry Summit being held at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. The presentation of awards took place throughout the day and was attended by industry leaders from across the country that gathered to honor this year’s recipients. The NGV Achievement Awards ...
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NGVAmerica & American Gas Association Statement on EPA/NHTSA Phase 2 Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks
Today, Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and the American Gas Association (AGA) issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) adoption of the Phase 2 standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks. “NGVAmerica worked closely with EPA and NHTSA over the past three years to ensure that ...
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NGVAmerica Applauds Adoption of DGE Standard for Natural Gas Motor Fuel Sales
Earlier this week, the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) at its annual meeting voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) standard as a legally authorized method of sale for natural gas that is sold as motor fuel. The DGE standard allows for the ready comparison of natural gas with diesel fuel, the dominant fuel used in today’s trucks applications. The DGE ...
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NGVAmerica Commends Oklahoma and Its CNG Retailers on Achieving CNG Milestone
NGVAmerica commends the State of Oklahoma and its compressed natural gas (CNG) retailers for achieving an important milestone of having at least one CNG station every 100 miles along Oklahoma interstates. Oklahoma’s robust natural gas fueling network continues to support the state’s growing number of motorists looking to take advantage of clean-burning, economical natural gas as a ...
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“CNG from Sea to Shining Sea Road Rally” Makes Final Stop in Washington, DC
NGVAmerica is proud to recognize the successful conclusion of the “CNG from Sea to Shining Sea Road Rally” in Washington, DC on June 10, 2016. The 3,143-mile cross-country rally began in Long Beach, California on May 30, 2016 and included stops in 13 cities. The mission of the road rally was to inform and educate the American public on the benefits of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and ...
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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 labeling requirement. The proposed rule change removes the mileage requirement and changes the timeframe from 36 months to 12 months for ...
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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 that the model now includes inputs from the Argonne National Laboratories GREET model. The change had been sought by NGVAmerica and Clean Cities ...
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Tennessee Clean Fuels Inducts Natural Gas Fleets into Tennessee Green Fleets Program
Tennessee Clean Fuels recently inducted two new fleets into the “Tennessee Green Fleets” Certification Program for their use of natural gas vehicles. The fleets were recognized at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville during the fourth annual Sustainable Transportation Forum & Expo, which is managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Tennessee ...
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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 (AFTC): “On behalf of NGVAmerica and our 170+ member companies, I thank the House Majority for addressing such an imperative and time-sensitive ...
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Let`s Clear the Air February 2017
In the coming months, the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) will highlight resources from alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle industry organizations in the Let’s Clear the Air column. These resources provide fuel-specific information that may be useful to automotive technicians, automotive students, and others who are interested in the technical aspects of ...
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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 gas engine. The study showed the natural gas engine met and exceeded California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) cleanest optional low-NOx standard ...
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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 addresses by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, Deputy Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes (invited) and NGVAmerica Chairman Jim Arthurs, Executive Vice ...
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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 time period from 2005 to 2019, the State of Texas spent $561 million in public resources to assist in the transition to cleaner vehicle technologies. During ...
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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 economy, resiliency, and emergency preparedness by expanding access to natural gas and increasing its reach into areas underserved by conventional fixed ...
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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 fuel. These annual awards are awarded to nominees from all stakeholder segments, including but not limited to: NGV industry equipment and service ...
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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 cap an ongoing advocacy effort led by NGVAmerica to extend the important industry measure beyond its previously scheduled expiration at the end of ...
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