Application: School Transportation

CNG School Buses

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Natural Gas School Buses Reduce Asthma-Inducing Emissions

September 11, 2018To help reduce asthma-inducing emissions, schools can replace their aging fleets of diesel school buses with new buses powered by clean burning natural gas.

Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica)

Pittsburgh: From Steel to Sustainability

August 30, 2018Pittsburgh, recently named the second most livable city in the U.S., is driving innovation across its transportation sector to achieve emission reductions.

Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities

Dairy Industry Sustainability Summit

Dairy Industry Inaugural Summit Highlights Methane Emission Solutions

August 30, 2018In California, dairy sustainability is intersecting with clean transportation in a big way. The inaugural Dairy Sustainability Summit aims to educate dairy farmers and fleet operators on how to monetize dairy biogas.

GNA/TRC

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How to Reverse the Upward Trend of GHG Emissions in California

August 14, 2018Although California has significantly reduced its GHG emissions, emissions from the transportation sector have actually increased. Learn how the state can reverse the trend.

GNA/TRC

Natural Gas Vehicles: A Bipartisan Solution

August 8, 2018Several recently-introduced bills for Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) provide bipartisan solutions for the deployment of cleaner alternative fueled vehicles.

Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica)

Propane Autogas Shuttle Van with Cost-Effective Emissions Reductions

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Propane Autogas as an Affordable Solution to Reduce Fleet Emissions

August 1, 2018Propane autogas is an alternative fuel that provides fleets with the clean emissions profile they seek, at an affordable cost. Plus, it offers proven performance without the growing pains newer alternative energy options may still be dealing with.

Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)

Renewable natural gas from anaerobic digester

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New Approach to Trash is Displacing Fossil Fuels

July 27, 2018In July 2018, renewable natural gas began to flow into Southern California's natural gas distribution system from a state-of-the-art high solid anaerobic digester that processes organic waste that would otherwise have been sent to a landfill.

GNA/TRC

The Funding Fireworks Show Is About to Start, Where Will You Be?

July 5, 2018Utilities and states across the country lead with substantial investments in clean transportation projects and a commitment to reducing emissions.

GNA/TRC

Autonomous Vehicles’ Beneficial Impacts Noted in Comprehensive New Report

June 27, 2018Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) have the potential to dramatically improve life for all Americans, as they move from concept to real-world testing.

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE)

Trump’s Bailout for Coal Power May Undermine the Benefits of EVs

June 26, 2018President Trump has ordered Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to prepare immediate steps to prevent the retirement of coal and nuclear electricity generating facilities. This could delay the progress in the transportation sector.

GNA/TRC

Illustration highlighting ZEV States

ZEV Scorecard Assesses States’ Progress on EVs

June 19, 2018The Electrification Coalition (EC) released its first Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) Scorecard to assess states' actions building EV market.

Electrification Coalition

Propane Autogas Bus

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Propane Autogas School Bus Registrations on 5-Year Roll

June 14, 2018Nationally, propane autogas is continuing an impressive five-year run in which registrations for propane autogas school buses have increased by 700 percent.

Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)

Alternative Fuel Vehicles Help Disaster Recovery, Fleet Resiliency

June 12, 2018Vehicles that run on an alternative fuel – such as biodiesel, electricity, natural gas, and propane – can help build system resiliency by diversifying an emergency response fleet if a storm or other emergency disrupts a state’s primary fuel supply.

Clean Communities of Central New York (CC of CNY)

final VW settlement plans

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FUNDING: Get Ready to Drink from the VW Firehose

June 6, 2018Final VW settlement plans open up for applicants in several states across the U.S. and school districts among the early winners.

Fleet Owner

Connected Vehicles

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The Way of the Future: Connected Vehicle Tech

May 16, 2018Connected vehicles are becoming more and more prominent. Learn where these vehicles are now and where they are headed.

GNA/TRC

Santa Monica Big Blue Bus runs on RNG.

Image: CNGVC

RNG Is the Fast Track to Cleaner Air in California

May 10, 2018RNG has four big benefits: It’s a climate twofer, reducing greenhouse gas emissions through both its production and use. It reduces toxic air pollution. Its local production creates good jobs. And it can do all this now, through use in readily available near-zero natural gas engines.

California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition