9/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
"Presently in California more than one million diesel and Flex Fuel passenger cars are capable of running on renewable fuels, but there hasn't been a sufficient number of renewable fuel stations," said John Boesel, President and CEO of CALSTART. "This program takes a major step forward by creating 75 new renewable stations which will give consumers the choice to say 'no' to oil dependence, 'yes' to the American economy and 'yes' to the environment."
At a grand opening event today at the Bay Area's newest renewable fuel station, California Energy Commissioner Anthony Eggert, Director of California Governor Schwarzenegger's Office of Economic Development (GoED) Joel Ayala, and officials from Propel Fuels, CALSTART, and East Bay Clean Cities, formally launched Propel's Bay Area operations, which will include more than 20 stations across the Bay, with up to 10 open by the year's end. The event also announced a $10.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and California Energy Commission (CEC) to build and operate 75 retail renewable fuel stations throughout California over the next two years. [MORE]
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