Natural Gas Vehicle Co-Op

FLEET MANAGER SURVEY

Are you a public or private fleet manager? The Co-Op is conducting a survey to assess the needs of public and private fleet managers. Results of the questionnaire will be used to help target the most desirable natural gas vehicles in our cooperative purchase program.

Please take the survey today.

NATURAL GAS VEHICLE CO-OP OVERVIEW

CALSTART is partnering with other NGV stakeholders to create a Natural Gas Vehicle Cooperative Purchase Program (the Cooperative) to coordinate the high volume purchase of light- and medium-duty vehicles by public and private fleets. The Cooperative will assist fleets in “greening” their fleets with cleaner alternative fuel vehicles at affordable prices. It addition, the Cooperative wants to aggregate large enough numbers to incentivize dealers and manufacturers to not only participate in the Cooperative, but help them expand the market for these vehicles. It is proposed to conduct this program mostly within California, but including Arizona and Nevada to increase potential demand, with the possibility of expanding it beyond these states if this effort is successful and if there is funding available.

We know there is demand for alternative fuel, especially natural gas vehicles by both public and private fleets. Although all major OEMs except Honda with its NGV Civic have left the natural gas vehicle market, the void has been filled with lower volume manufacturers who supply CARB-certified engines and vehicle upfits. However, availability and type of product is not always well-known by fleets, nor are the low volume manufacturers’ and upfitters’ products as readily accepted by fleets. There is also the challenge of higher cost from lower volumes and single orders. The value of driving higher volumes, seeking commonalities to simplify production and reduce cost, and trigger competition can serve to re-energize the natural gas vehicle market, speed the number of cleaner vehicles on the road and decrease air pollution problems in these states.

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January 20, 2010 Palm Desert Celebrates Debut of First CNG Powered Ambulance

December 22, 2009 Clean Energy Fuels Gets ATT Van Conversion Order

October 14, 2009 First Natural Gas-fueled Passenger Flight Completed

August 27, 2009 CARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard Calculations Detailed

July 23, 2009 NGV Bill Overwhelmingly Passes in House

July 09, 2009 Legislation Would Extend Tax Credit for Natural Gas-Fueled Cars

April 21, 2009 Natural Gas Groups Call for Change to UN Regulation

April 07, 2009 Honda Takes FuelMaker Out of Business

March 11, 2009 AT&T Invests Huge in Alt Fuel Vehicles: $565 Million

December 23, 2008 Cummins Westport Announces Order for 260 Natural Gas Engines