Clean Energy: 70 Pct More NGVs Ordered in 3Q

Clean Energy Fuels announced that its customers ordered 70 percent more natural gas vehicles through the third quarter of 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012. The company also announced select deals in the transit sector building on its continually-growing portfolio of natural gas fuel customers, and the recognition of its President and CEO Andrew J. Littlefair by the California League of Conservation Voters for his environmental leadership.

Long Beach Public Transportation Company (LBT) Signs New Multi-Year Operation and Maintenance Agreement to Fuel with Clean Energy

• LBT has deployed 64 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses and has the capacity to serve up to 110 buses at its CNG station.
• If LBT were to reach capacity of 110 CNG buses, this fleet could consume 1.5 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) of CNG per year.
• LBT’s CNG fleet fuels at its private CNG fueling facility which Clean Energy operates and maintains.

“Long Beach Transit is committed to providing public transit services that improve the quality of life for our customers and community. Our low-emission CNG fleet is an integral part of this commitment. Partnering with Clean Energy Fuels will help us maintain the reliability of our CNG station equipment – something that is vital for day-to-day operations,” Kevin Lee, Marketing Manager, Long Beach Transit.

“With nearly half a million residents, Long Beach is one of the ten largest cities in California and a clear environmental leader. We applaud their commitment to utilizing cleaner and abundant natural gas,” Derek Turbide, regional vice president, Clean Energy.

Leading Las Vegas Transportation Company, Whittlesea-Bell Transportation, Rolls Out 229 New CNG Vehicles and Continues Transition of Entire Fleet to Natural Gas by 2016

• Whittlesea-Bell Transportation will deploy the following CNG vehicles: 92 Transit Connect taxis, 92 Dodge Caravans, 25 large shuttle buses and 20 stretched Cadillac Escalades, which will be the first of their kind.
• These vehicles are forecasted to consume 1.3 million GGEs of CNG per year once fully deployed.
• Clean Energy’s six public-access fueling stations in Las Vegas will support this growing CNG fleet.

“At Bell Trans we are committed to providing the best possible service to our discerning clients. We believe an integral element to our continued success is to make the transition to an all-natural gas fleet,” Brent Bell, president and CEO, Whittlesea-Bell Transportation.

“With nearly 40 million visitors to Las Vegas last year, the City represents an important market for natural gas vehicles, specifically in the area of transit. Bell Trans is a recognized leader in transportation and the addition of natural gas stretched Escalades is not only exciting but pushes the existing boundary of luxury natural gas vehicles,” Derek Turbide, regional vice president, Clean Energy.

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LNG World News Staff, December 12, 2013; Image: Clean Energy