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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2011

Trillium receives D.C. Metro CNG service contract

Will provide operations and maintenance services at their Bladensburg and Four Mile Run Bus divisions. Together, these facilities fuel more than 460 CNG buses each night. Under this contract, WMATA also has the option to replace their existing compressors with new ones.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2010

Clean Energy to supply Hertz LAX fueling station

The new CNG fueling facility, available 24/7 for public access, will support the expanding Hertz fleet of clean-burning CNG airport shuttle buses. The company currently deploys CNG airport buses at its LAX location to transport its rental car customers to and from airline terminals.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2010

Feds award Michigan transit $1.3M for CNG fueling

Funding will support the expansion of local resources for fueling buses with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Added improvements include portable CNG refueling stations to serve remote areas in the county and a new CNG compressor to replace the agency’s oldest compressor.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2010

Clean Energy signs L.A. Metro fueling contract

Company will have sole responsibility to operate and maintain all 10 of Metro's CNG facilities that supply the fleet with 40 million gallons of CNG fuel annually when the transition is complete.

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2010

TMC expands into coach market with Stallion Bus models

Elkhart, Ind.-based TMC Group Inc. has added the Delray Beach, Fla.-based Stallion Bus Industries' 30-passenger Pony and 40-passenger Stallion buses to its product offerings, company officials reported.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2010

New Flyer lands $216M N.Y. MTA contract

The manufacturer will supply 135 40-foot CNG heavy-duty transit buses with options for up to an additional 340 CNG buses.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2010

Utah Transit Authority to test CNG buses

Two different models will run on the same routes in rotation with agency's 2010 clean air diesel and diesel-electric hybrid buses. One bus was manufactured by NABI Inc. for L.A. Metro; the other was built by New Flyer for Valley Metro in Phoenix.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2010

Creative Bus to open new Indiana facility

When running at full capacity, this facility will be able to turn out hundreds of conversions each year, according to the company.

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ArticlesAugust 10, 2010

Economics and Reduced Emissions Drive Growth of Alt Fuel Use

Roughly 14 percent of transit buses currently on the road run on natural gas. Demand is growing, according to industry experts, with natural gas engines specified for about 25 percent of all new bus orders.

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Newsby StaffAugust 4, 2010

NABI delivers first of 12 CNG buses to Birmingham

The purchase of the new buses is being made in part by ARRA economic stimulus funding program. To expedite the process, BJCTA was able to turn to another agency who allowed them to contract for some unused options.

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