Tag: alternative fuels

Construction Equipment

POLL: Diesel? Hydrogen? Electricity? What will fuel future highways?

With road-legal self-driving trucks and an economically-feasible way to harness solar energy and go off the power grid being a part of our present and no longer possibilities of a far-off future, we got to thinking: what’s the fuel of the future going to be? Electricity sure seems to be making a pretty strong case with Tesla […]

May 8, 2015

Pickups

Inside Propane Autogas: Jobsite Savings

Propane-powered pickups can save contractors hundreds of dollars a month in fuel costs.

August 29, 2013

Pickups

Propane Power For Pickups: Fueling Stations

For contractors that need to refuel while en route, propane autogas refueling stations are easy to find

August 23, 2013

Construction Equipment

Ford announces 2014 F-150 fueled by compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas

Beginning this fall, Ford will offer a prep package on the 2014 F-150 that allows the truck to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and gasoline. The F-150 will be the only CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup on the market and will be capable of driving more than 750 miles on one tank […]

July 31, 2013

Pickups

Green Homes, Green Pickup Fleets

Texas contractors are taking advantage of cheap alternative fuel by investing in propane-powered pickups.

June 28, 2013

Construction Equipment

Mack to begin building Pinnacle Axle Back powered by DME alternative fuel

After a press event held by parent company Volvo earlier this month that focused on dimethyl ether, Mack Trucks has announced that in 2015 it will begin producing Pinnacle Axle Back models that are powered by the alternative fuel, also known as DME. DME is a clean-burning fuel that is non-toxic. Plus, it can be made […]

June 21, 2013

Equipment

UPS expands its natural gas-powered fleet in a big way

UPS has announced its plans to purchase approximately 700 trucks fueled by liquefied natural gas, better known as LNG. The logistics company is no stranger to the alternative fuel. UPS has operated natural gas vehicles for more than a decade and prior to this announcement was operating a fleet of more than 100 LNG-powered vehicles […]

April 24, 2013

Pickups

Altrernative Fuels offer Economy Options Video

Pat Muldoon of Venchurs talks Fuel Economy at ProPickup Truck Expo 2012

January 14, 2013

Pickups

VA Switching 15,000 Vehicles to CNG/Propane

Roush CleanTech and Alliance AutoGas partners in 15,000 fleet vehicle switch

October 9, 2012

Pickups

Natural Gas Vehicle Boom

Rising gasoline prices good for the natural gas vehicle market according to the most recent survey

October 9, 2012

Construction Equipment

The fiery perils of E-15

The EPA is slowly sneaking E-15, that is gasoline mixed with with 15 percent ethanol, into our lives-this despite the fact that it can ruin small engines and start fires. I love this sentence from the New York Times article: None of these (fuel blends), however, are intended for use in lawnmowers, leaf blowers or […]

August 14, 2012

Pickups

Maximizing Fuel Economy

Finding ways to reduce fuel costs, without affecting vehicle efficiency and productivity at Expo SmartSession

July 7, 2012