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Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jul 31, 2013
Beginning this fall, Ford will offer a prep package on the 2014 F-150 that allows the truck to run on ...
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Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jun 21, 2013
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UPS expands its natural gas-powered fleet in a big way
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 24, 2013
UPS has announced its plans to purchase approximately 700 trucks fueled by liquefied natural gas, better known as LNG. The logistics ...
The fiery perils of E-15
Posted by Tom Jackson on Aug 14, 2012
The EPA is slowly sneaking E-15, that is gasoline mixed with with 15 percent ethanol, into our lives-this despite the ...
Arizona DOT explores solar lighting to save on fuel
Posted by Equipment World Staff on May 02, 2012
Vehicles from the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) are pulling off to the side with emergency lights running to ...
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Posted by Equipment World Staff on Aug 03, 2011
Alternative fuels (first of a 3-part series) Natural gas and propane autogas These are truly “green” fuels, all-American, cost competitive and loaded ...
The best bill to ever come out of Congress
Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 01, 2010
Forget everything else the Federal government is doing now. The Natural Gas bill, aka HR 1835 is coming up for a vote. If it ...
Komatsu to make hybrid excavators in China this year
Posted by Tom Jackson on Jun 04, 2009
The race to be the first with the most as far as alternative energy construction machines is heating up with ...
Corn-based ethanol–bad for consumers, environment
Posted by Tom Jackson on Jun 02, 2009
The Wall Street Journal has the numbers. Ironically, these negative conclusions come from the government itself, the Environmental Protection Agency ...
McNeilus debuts CNG powered concrete mixer
Posted by Tom Jackson on May 15, 2009
Truck body and concrete mixer manufacturer McNeilus today announced the introduction of the industry's first concrete mixer truck powered by ...
Another black eye for ethanol
Posted by Tom Jackson on Apr 14, 2009
Apparently it takes three times as much water to process corn into fuel-grade ethanol than had been previously estimated. Bad news ...
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Posted by Tom Jackson on Dec 05, 2008
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