The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has selected four projects to receive grant monies to demonstrate advanced clean engine technologies that reduce smog-forming and diesel soot emissions. The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the Sacramento Metro Air Quality Management District, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District are agency partners for the [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Largest Bus Dealership in U.S. Opens New Alt-Fuel Conversion Facility
August 23rd, 2010 
Aaron Turpen The largest bus dealership in the U.S. has opened a second alt-fuel conversion facility, this one in Elkhart, Indiana. California-based Creative Bus Sales is the largest commercial bus dealer in America and has opened a 30,000 square foot facility in Elkhart, called Green Alternative Systems (GAS), to convert gasoline-powered vehicles (trucks, buses, etc.) to run [...]
Posted in Natural Gas / Propane 
Tags: bus, Business, Compressed natural gas, Creative Bus Sales, Elkhart Indiana 
No Comments »Brooklyn Green Truck Convoy Conveys Eco Message
August 20th, 2010 Aaron Turpen A convoy of green big trucks took to the streets of Brooklyn last week to convey a message of cleaner emissions and more sustainable fuels to New York area businesses. Sponsored by the Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC), the convoy was made up of trucks from several Brooklyn-area businesses, all of which utilize green [...]
Posted in Hybrids, Natural Gas / Propane Tags: Brooklyn, Convoy, New York, Red Hook Brooklyn, South Brooklyn No Comments »Iveco Launches Electric Daily Van
August 20th, 2010 Aaron Turpen Iveco, a British company known for its Daily Van for commercial deliveries, has launched an all-electric version of the Daily for use around London. Called the EcoDaily, the van comes in 3.5 and 5.2 tonne models with an effective range of 55-80 miles per charge, depending on configuration and load. The maximum road speed for [...]
