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June 10, 2010

Dear Friends,

America’s Natural Gas Alliance is pleased to join you for the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 78th
annual meeting in beautiful Oklahoma City. We know how important mayors are to improving and
strengthening our communities, and natural gas can play a big role in achieving that mission.

In this publication, you’ll find examples of how natural gas is helping cities across the country
save money and reduce emissions. Natural gas vehicles—buses, refuse and heavy-duty trucks,
passenger vehicles and delivery vans—are increasingly being used in cities and towns from
coast to coast to improve air quality and save money. We hope you will find these ideas useful
and take them back to your own communities.

By using more natural gas we can immediately create new clean energy jobs, reduce our
dependence on foreign oil and pave the way for a cleaner energy future for our country—and
for our cities and towns.

Enjoy the conference. I am pleased to be joining you in Oklahoma City and look forward to
working with you in the future to help drive change across America through greater use of
clean, abundant and American natural gas.

Sincerely,

Regina Hopper
President and CEO, America’s Natural Gas Alliance

DALLAS/FORT WORTH AIRPORT
REDUCES COSTS AND EMISSIONS WITH
NATURAL GAS VEHICLES

$1 MILLION
POTENTIAL SAVINGS EACH YEAR BY USING COMPRESSED
NATURAL GAS INSTEAD OF GASOLINE IN AIRPORT SERVICE VEHICLES

The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is a VEHICLE EMISSIONS REDUCED
BY VEHICLES RUNNING ON NATURAL GAS
mini-city, with its own fire department and a huge fleet
100%
of more than 500 maintenance vehicles, most of which
95%
operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). 90% to
80% to 75%
70%
75%
An onsite CNG refueling station, built in 2000, makes to
it easy for airfield sweepers and other off-road support 60% 50%

equipment to stop in and fill up.
40%

» As of January 2010, a gallon of CNG cost $1.99, com- 30%
pared with $2.60 for gasoline. That means DFW saves 20% to
20%
over $1 million each year by using natural gas vehicles
for its maintenance fleet. 0
CARBON NON-METHANE NITROGEN CARBON
MONOxIDE ORGANIC GAS OxIDES DIOxIDE

» DFW’s natural gas vehicles also reduce emissions
significantly over gasoline vehicles, including reducing:
• Carbon monoxide (CO) by 70–90 percent
Anytime we can use alterna-
• Non-methane organic gas by 50–75 percent

• Nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 75–95 percent
tive fuels like natural gas, it’s
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) by 20–30 percent a positive.”
Mark Leppert, Mayor of Dallas (“Pickens, Leppert hail green taxicab initiative,”
Dallas Morning News, August 26, 2009)
In 2010, agreements were announced by private sector
companies to expand the use of natural gas vehicles in
parking shuttle, shared-ride vans and rental car shuttle RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING
» NGV America: www.ngvc.com
operations at DFW.
» America’s Natural Gas Alliance: www.anga.us
» Department of Energy natural gas vehicles site:
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/natural_gas.html
» CNG Now: www.cngnow.com

NATURAL GAS WORKS FOR CITIES

WASHINGTON, DC / ADRIAN FENTY, MAYOR
KEEPS THE CAPITAL CITY’S AIR CLEANER WITH
NATURAL GAS BUSES

89% LOWER
CARBON EMISSIONS FROM COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BUSES

The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) TRADITIONAL TRANSIT VS.
has a fleet of more than 1,500 buses of which 461 run NATURAL GAS BUSES
on compressed natural gas (CNG). 100%

WMATA conducted a study of traditional transit buses 80% 89%
94%
vs. natural gas buses and found:
60%
» Natural gas buses have 53% lower NOx emissions
» 85% lower total particulate matter 97%
40%
» 89% lower CO emissions

20%
Of the city’s fleet of 5,500 vehicles, 55% are light-duty
vehicles and 329 are alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs).
0
Most of the AFVs are light-duty vehicles. Two thirds are LOWER LOWER LOWER CO
NOx EMISSIONS PARTICULATE EMISSIONS
compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, and one third MATTER
are flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs), which are capable of
fueling with gasoline or any mixture of gasoline and
ethanol up to E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline). This next generation of trucks and cars
will provide better service to District
The city’s parking enforcement service is one of the residents without dirtying their air,” said
largest AFV users. About 90% of light-duty parking
Mayor Fenty. “I’m pleased to see our
enforcement vehicles are AFVs, mostly dedicated
local agencies working with our federal
CNG Honda Civics.
partners to improve the environment of
In May of 2009, Mayor Adrian Fenty announced that the
the nation’s capital.”
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty
District Department of Public Works will buy up to 42
compressed natural gas or hybrid vehicles—reducing
diesel emissions throughout the District and reducing RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING
exposure to air toxins. A combination of federal stimulus » NGV America: www.ngvc.com
dollars and local funds will cover the cost.


BOSTON, MA / THOMAS MENINO, MAYOR
REQUIRES TAxIS TO BE CLEAN AIR CABS BY 2015

1 IN 7 PEOPLE
ACCESS BOSTON’S LOGAN AIRPORT VIA AN ALTERNATE FUELED SHUTTLE

Boston instituted a mandatory program requiring all GREENHOUSE GASSES REDUCED
taxis to be clean air cabs by 2015. Compressed natural Greenhouse gasses emitted by diesel and gasoline
fueled vehicles
gas taxis qualify for this program. Greenhouse gasses emitted by NGV’s

Boston Logan International Airport uses a number of
natural gas vehicles as part of its alternative fuel vehicle 100% 20–30% less
(AFV) fleet, including: GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS WITH
NATURAL GAS USE.
» 32 natural gas transit buses 80%
to
» 2 natural gas F-250 pick-ups 70%
» 3 natural gas E-250 vans
» 1 natural gas Crown Victoria sedan
» 9 natural gas miscellaneous light duty vehicles
» Private fleets:
• 25 natural gas vans (Avis, National and U.S. Shuttle)

Logan is home to more than 100 AFVs, most of which
are electric and natural gas powered. Currently, one out Natural gas-powered vehicles represent
of every seven people accesses Logan via an alternate a great alternative transportation fuel
fueled shuttle vehicle. for the U.S. and the Northeast region.
The vehicles employ a technology that
Logan currently has one 24-hour fast-fill natural gas
is available now, able to fuel taxis and
station in operation, dispensing about 60,000 gasoline
passenger vehicles, heavy-duty trucks
equivalent gallons of natural gas each month.
and buses. CNG vehicles are environ-
mentally positive, reducing emissions
RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide
» NGV America: www.ngvc.com by substantial amounts compared to
» America’s Natural Gas Alliance: www.anga.us gasoline and diesel vehicles, as well as
lower carbon dioxide.”
» CNG Now: www.cngnow.com Thomas Kiley, President and CEO, Northeast Gas Association


ANN ARBOR, MI / JOHN HIEFTJE, MAYOR
REDUCES COSTS AND EMISSIONS WITH

10% REDUCTION
IN FLEET GAS AND DIESEL USE BY 2012

The city of Ann Arbor has a Green Fleets Program which CARBON MONOxIDE EMISSIONS REDUCED
began in 2004. CO emissions from diesel and gasoline vehicles
CO emissions from natural gas vehicles

The program’s initial goal was to reduce the municipal
fleet’s gas and diesel use by 10% before 2012. They 100%
achieved that in half the time and then set their sights
higher: To use 30% renewable energy across all municipal
70-90% less
operations by 2010, and they are meeting that goal, too.
CO emissiOns
WITH NATURAL GAS USE.
Ann Arbor’s fleet uses a wide variety of clean alternative
fuels, including E85, compressed natural gas in both
light- and heavy-duty vehicles, and up to 50% blends 30%
to
of biodiesel. They are also field testing a hybrid electric 10%
lift truck and plan to buy two of them.

This will be an economic stimulus
to many communities in Northern
Michigan, and aligns with our
state’s plan to diversify the econ-
omy and grow good-paying jobs.”
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, on a $178 million lease of state land
for natural gas production

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COLUMBUS, OH / MICHAEL COLEMAN, MAYOR
SAVES MONEY AND REDUCES PETROLEUM USE WITH
NATURAL GAS REFUSE TRUCKS AND FLEET VEHICLES

$33,600 SAVED
EACH YEAR ON NATURAL GAS REFUSE TRUCKS

The City of Columbus, Ohio, is continuing its efforts to CARBON DIOxIDE EMISSIONS REDUCED
integrate more alternative fuel vehicles into daily opera- CO2 emissions from diesel and gasoline vehicles
CO2 emissions from natural gas vehicles
tions. New arrivals for 2009 include four bi-fuel, CNG/
gasoline light-duty trucks and two Ford Escape hybrids.
100%
Each new CNG refuse truck has saved the city over
$1,600 in less than a year. They plan to add 21 more
CNG trucks by 2011. Right now, Columbus fills up 80-70% less
with CNG off-site, but by the time the new trucks arrive, CO2 emissiOns
they’ll have a station of their own.

In 2007, the city began using biodiesel in snowplows and 30%
to
other heavy-duty vehicles. They have replaced nearly one 20%
million gallons of petroleum with biodiesel in 2009.

To improve air quality, Columbus is outfitting nearly 130
older trucks with diesel oxidation catalysts and diesel
particulate filters. Their 1998 fire engine is even on the list
You look at it in comparison to
to be cleaned up, as the country’s “fourth cleanest city” gasoline, and it has been less
strives to become number one. volatile in price. We also have more
domestic and North American
(natural-gas) resources compared
with how much oil we have left.”
Sam Spofforth, Clean Fuels Ohio’s executive director, on use of
compressed natural gas in vehicles



KANSAS CITY, MO / MARK FUNKHOUSER, MAYOR
MAKES KC CLEANER WITH NATURAL GAS CARS, TRUCKS AND VANS

15% SAVINGS
ON FUEL COSTS USING NATURAL GAS VEHICLES

In 1996, the City of Kansas City, Missouri instituted a VEHICLE EMISSIONS REDUCED
fleet-wide alternative fuel program. Today, more than BY VEHICLES RUNNING ON NATURAL GAS

200 compressed natural gas cars, trucks, and vans fuel 100%

up at the city’s central CNG station. 95%
90% to
80% to 75%
70%
In June, 2009, Kansas City received the first four of 19 75%
to
Diamond International trucks upfitted for CNG. Used to 60% 50%
repair water main breaks, they are some of the largest
rigs to run on CNG. 40%

30%
The alternative fuel program extends to the Kansas City 20% to
International Airport, where 35 shuttle buses also run on 20%

CNG, all to make “KC” cleaner and less dependent on oil. 0
Natural gas vehicles also reduce emissions significantly
over gasoline vehicles, including reducing:

• Carbon monoxide (CO) by 70–90 percent We’re kind of proud of the fact

that these trucks are the cleanest
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) by 20–30 percent trucks you can buy on the planet
that do what they do and operate
right here in our neighborhood.”
Sam Swearngin, Fleet Supervisor, City of Kansas City



PORTLAND, OR / SAM ADAMS, MAYOR
REDUCES AIRPORT EMISSIONS USING NATURAL GAS VEHICLES

89% LOWER
CARBON EMISSIONS FROM COMPRESSED NATURAL
GAS BUSES THAN TRADITIONAL FUELS

Almost every aspect of operation from baggage loading NITROGEN OxIDE EMISSIONS REDUCED
vehicles to shuttle buses, police vehicles, and street NO emissions from diesel and gasoline vehicles
NO emissions from natural gas vehicles
maintenance equipment. Portland International Airport
(PDX) began replacing conventional petroleum diesel
buses with vehicles fueled with compressed natural gas 100%
(CNG) in 1997 and currently has 46 dedicated CNG
vehicles including 26 shuttle buses, 6 Ford Crown
Victorias, one Honda Civic, one F450 service truck, a 75-95% less
forklift, 9 vans and two step vans. nO emissiOns

PDX also has two bi-fuel CNG/gasoline pickups and
two vans.
25%
to
5%
Propane vehicles include four forklifts and 1 small
scrubber/sweeper. There are 15 flexible-fuel vehicles
fueled with ethanol and seven hybrids.

I think it’s very important that we
not forget the role that natural
gas vehicles can play in cleaning
up emissions in the near-term.”
David Garman, Assistant Energy Secretary For Efficiency & Renewable
Energy/U.S. Department of Energy



PHOENIx, AZ / PHIL GORDON, MAYOR
DIVERSIFIES ITS FLEET USING NATURAL GAS BUSES

65%
OF THE PHOENIx BUS FLEET RUNS ON NATURAL GAS

Valley Metro Transit, the regional transit system for CNG BUS EMISSIONS
metropolitan Phoenix, serves 60 million passengers Particulate mass emitted by conventional diesels
Particulate mass emitted by NGV’s
per year and operates one of the nation’s largest
fleets of natural gas transit buses.
100%
Valley Metro continues to increase its fleet of natural gas
buses and now operates 649 liquefied or compressed
natural gas (LNG and CNG) buses, which represent
65% of the fleet. 90% less
PARTICULATE MASS
THAN CONVENTIONAL
Thirty percent of the fleet operates on ultra-low sulfur DIESELS

diesel (ULSD) and 5% use unleaded gasoline, mainly in
small cut-away buses for circulator and shuttle services.
10%
Valley Metro uses 10.8 million gallons of LNG and 1.9
gallons of CNG annually to fuel its fleet.

An increase in natural gas buses translates into a need We can’t afford to wait 15 or 20
for more fueling stations. The cities of Phoenix, Tempe, years to address our nation’s air
Scottsdale, and the Regional Public Transportation quality and energy security. By
Authority have joined to establish natural gas fueling
sites for the region. Clean Energy, of Seal Beach, CA,
developing a CNG fueling net-
has a three-year contract to supply Valley Metro with work and driving clean-burning
the fuel, some of which will come from a new Spectrum/ CNG-powered vehicles today,
Desert Gas Services plant in Ehrenburg, AZ.
we are addressing each of these
important issues right now.”
Michael Scarpino, Clean Cities Regional Manager/U.S. Department of Energy


ARDMORE, PA
GETS KIDS TO CLASS IN CLEAN NATURAL GAS SCHOOL BUSES

1 MILLION
GALLONS OF DIESEL FUEL DISPLACED SINCE 1996

The Lower Merion School District in Ardmore, PA, a CARBON MONOxIDE EMISSIONS REDUCED
long-time stakeholder of the Greater Philadelphia Clean CO emissions from diesel and gasoline vehicles
CO emissions from natural gas vehicles
Cities coalition, is committed to fueling its bus fleet with
compressed natural gas (CNG).
100%
The school district operates 73 CNG vehicles to
transport school children including 62 Blue Bird 72-pas-
70-90% less
senger, rear engine, dedicated CNG school buses
CO emissiOns
powered by 8.1 liter John Deere engines; one 72-pas- WITH NATURAL GAS USE.
senger, Thomas Built rear engine, dedicated CNG school
bus powered by the Cummins/Westport ISL engine; four
30-passenger Ford/Blue Bird dedicated CNG mini school 30%
to
buses powered by Ford 7.3 liter engines; one bi-fuel 10%
Chevrolet Express van; and five dedicated CNG Ford
Econoline vans.

Since beginning service in 1996, the district’s CNG
Adding these alternative fuel
fleet has logged more than eight million miles displac-
ing approximately one million gallons of diesel fuel. The facilities and vehicles will enable
district is currently in the process of replacing its first greater access to biodiesel and
generation of school buses with new CNG models. CNG within the petroleum supply
The district operates two CNG refueling stations, one
chain and improve fuel quality.”
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, announcing new grant for alternative
each in Ardmore and Rosemont. The district recently fuel facilities
rebuilt one of its CNG refueling stations after 13 years
of service to provide fast fill capability, which has cut fuel-
ing time in half. The district’s other CNG refueling station » NGV America: www.ngvc.com
was replaced in the summer of 2009. » America’s Natural Gas Alliance: www.anga.us


SEATTLE, WA / MIKE MCGINN, MAYOR
KEEPS THE AIR CLEAN BY USING NATURAL GAS
REFUSE TRUCKS

20% REDUCTION
IN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS USING NATURAL GAS TRUCKS

Waste Management of Seattle has added 106 compressed VEHICLE EMISSIONS REDUCED
natural gas (CNG) vehicles to its fleet of collection vehicles BY VEHICLES RUNNING ON NATURAL GAS

as replacements for older diesel models. The company 100%
plans to replace the remaining 75 diesel vehicles in its fleet 97%
within five years. The switch from diesel to CNG comes as 94%
80%
Waste Management begins its new collection contract with
the City of Seattle. In addition, the company’s new CNG 60%
fueling station is nearing completion at its South Seattle
operations headquarters. The station will service the new
40%
CNG fleet and will be open to the public.
20%
Waste Management is investing $29 million in the new 24%
vehicles and an additional $7.5 million to build the fuel-
0
ing station. The new trucks are six times cleaner than SMOG-CAUSING LOWER GREENHOUSE
NOx MATTER GAS
diesel engines manufactured in 2007, and already meet
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 emis-
sion standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx). They also
producenearly zero particulate emissions. CNG allows us to operate more
quietly at night in those dense,
An independent environmental review produced by mixed-use areas.”
Gladstein, Neandross & Associates, an environmental CleanScapes President Chris Martin, on new natural gas refuse trucks the
consulting firm, determined Waste Management’s equip- company will operate in Seattle

ment upgrade will reduce smog-causing NOx by 97%,
toxic diesel particulate matter by 94%, and greenhouse RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING
gas by 20% over current levels. » NGV America: www.ngvc.com


SMITHTOWN, NY /
PATRICK VECCHIO, TOWN SUPERVISOR
REDUCING EMISSIONS ON LONG ISLAND WITH NATURAL
GAS REFUSE TRUCKS

265 TONS
NITROGEN OxIDE EMISSIONS REDUCED USING NATURAL GAS REFUSE TRUCKS

In 2006, Smithtown required that all refuse haulers serving
CARBON MONOxIDE EMISSIONS REDUCED
the community must switch from diesel-powered to natural CO emissions from diesel and gasoline vehicles
gas-powered refuse trucks by January 2007. CO emissions from natural gas vehicles

The compressed natural gas (CNG) refuse trucks are
100%
projected over the life of the fueling contract to reduce
emissions of nitrogen oxides by 265 tons and particulate
matter by 15 tons. 70-90% less
CO emissiOns
Smithtown also expects to displace more than 1.5 million WITH NATURAL GAS USE.

Diesel Gas Equivalents of petroleum-based fuel.

30%
In addition, the Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s to
10%
Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative is promoting
a green economy through clean alternatives. The project
will deploy five CNG stations and 87 heavy-duty trucks
throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties.
(CNG vehicles enjoy) much better mileage,
The alternative fuel stations will be accessible to the public are much cleaner—as much as 95% lower
and include the installation of five new compressed natural emissions (than petroleum-fueled vehi-
gas fueling stations. The proposed 87 alternative fuel cles), and because it’s not dependent on
vehicles include: 44 CNG refuse trucks, 40 heavy-duty foreign oil, it helps break the flow of our
CNG dump trucks, and three heavy-duty CNG trucks.
funds going overseas to support unsta-
DOE estimates that the project will help displace 351,000
ble, often hostile regimes.”
George E. Pataki, Former Governor, State of New York, announcing a public-
gallons of petroleum annually. private partnership promoting the use of alternative fuel vehicles statewide.



SANTA ANA & IRVINE, CA
KEEPING THE COASTAL AIR CLEAN WITH
NATURAL GAS TRUCKS

218 METRIC TONS
LESS GREENHOUSE GASES EMITTED EACH YEAR

Santa Ana and Irvine will have 12 new compressed natural VEHICLE EMISSIONS REDUCED
gas collection trucks deployed from their yards and will BY VEHICLES RUNNING ON NATURAL GAS

reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 218 metric tons each 100%

year as compared to their diesel counterparts. 95%
90% to
80% to 75%
70%
The natural gas trucks emit zero particulate emissions 75%
to
and the equipment upgrade will reduce smog-causing 60% 50%
nitrogen oxide emissions by 3.6 tons a year.
40%
30%
over gasoline vehicles, including reducing: 20% to
20%
• Non-methane organic gas by 50–75 percent 0
• Nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 75–95 percent MONOxIDE ORGANIC GAS OxIDES DIOxIDE

• Carbon dioxide (CO2) by 20–30 percent

We are at a historic point in the devel-
RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING opment of the U.S. NGV marketplace.
» America’s Natural Gas Alliance: www.anga.us The growth of the industry provides
» Department of Energy natural gas vehicles site: a clear opportunity to stimulate the
economy by creating new jobs, deliver
environmental benefits and help break
our oil addiction—which will not only
solve a national security problem,
but will also lead to reinvestment
in our country through use of a
domestic fuel.”
Mitchell Pratt, California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition board chairman


LOS ANGELES, CA /
ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, MAYOR
KEEPING THE STARS SHINING WITH NATURAL GAS TRUCKS

90% REDUCTION
IN PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS COMPARED TO DIESEL TRUCKS

The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation liquified natu- CARBON DIOxIDE EMISSIONS REDUCED
ral gas (LNG) heavy-duty trucks recorded a 23% reduction CO2 emissions from diesel and gasoline vehicles
in nitrogen oxide emissions compared with diesel trucks.

In an evaluation of freight trucks, compressed natural 100%
gas trucks produced 24%–45% lower nitrogen oxides
emissions and more than 90% lower particulate matter
emissions compared with diesel trucks. 80-70% less
CO2 emissiOns
In addition, the South Coast Air Quality Management Dis-
trict’s (SCAQMD) heavy-duty natural gas drayage truck
replacement initiative will replace 180 diesel trucks at the 30%
to
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with LNG trucks. 20%
This program is being supported by the Department of
Energy’s (DOE) Clean Cities initiative.

DOE estimates that the project will help displace an
estimated 1.8 million gallons of petroleum annually. Cleaning the air around the Port has
been and remains one of my admin-
istration’s top priorities. This award
RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING is especially gratifying because it
» America’s Natural Gas Alliance: www.anga.us recognizes our efforts and is a sig-
» Department of Energy natural gas vehicles site: nal that we are on the right track.
» CNG Now: www.cngnow.com We have come a long way since we
started the Clean Truck Program,
but we still have work to do to
make our Port clean and green.”
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, on the Port of Los Angeles winning
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 Environmental Justice
Achievement Award.


OGDEN, UTAH / MATTHEW GODFREY, MAYOR
SAVING MONEY IN UTAH WITH NATURAL GAS REFUSE TRUCKS

$135,000 SAVED
EACH YEAR DUE TO REDUCED FUEL COSTS OF NATURAL GAS TRUCKS

The City of Ogden has completed work on its first com- RELATIVE FUEL COSTS
pressed natural gas (CNG) station that will be used to serve BY VEHICLES RUNNING ON NATURAL GAS

10 specially equipped refuse trucks. A $1.2 million lease/ 5 25

purchase agreement is funding the acquisition of the CNG

COst Of fuel Per GallON, iN dOllars

COst Of fuel Per mile, iN CeNts
refuse trucks and the installation of the fueling station. 4 $4.33 20

Annual fuel savings and money from the city’s vehicle 3 15

replacement fund will be used to pay for the trucks and
to offset the costs of the fueling station’s construction. 2 10
10.8¢

The city will purchase CNG for the station from Questar Gas. 1 5
Currently, the comparative price for CNG is slightly less than $0.85 2.1¢
$1 per gallon, and city officials believe the fueling station and 0 0
new trash trucks will save the city at least $135,000 annually. HONDA CIVIC Gx HONDA CIVIC HONDA CIVIC Gx HONDA CIVIC
RUNNING ON RUNNING RUNNING ON RUNNING
GASOLINE ON CNG GASOLINE ON CNG

In addition, Ogden’s efforts will fit well with the Utah
Clean Cities Coalition’s Clean Cities Transportation Sector
Petroleum Reduction Technologies Program. The initiative We have positioned Ogden as the
includes 16 new CNG public fueling facilities, upgrades to world’s high-adventure recreation
24 CNG public fueling facilities, and three new liquid/com-
capital, and cleaner air is a vital
pressed natural gas facilities, three new biodiesel public
refueling stations. It also increases the number of natural element of that image.”
Mayor Matthew Godfrey, on announcing the purchase of new natural gas
gas vehicles operating in Utah by 678. refuse trucks.

DOE estimates that this initiative will help displace
1.1 million gallons of petroleum annually. Total DOE » NGV America: www.ngvc.com
award: $14,908,648. » America’s Natural Gas Alliance: www.anga.us


SAN BERNARDINO, CA /
PATRICK MORRIS, MAYOR
BECOMING A CLEAN CITY WITH NATURAL GAS TRUCKS

2.6 MILLION
GALLONS OF PETROLEUM DISPLACED ANNUALLY

San Bernardino Associated Governments’ J.B. Hunt LNG VEHICLE EMISSIONS REDUCED
Truck Project: Made in America Initiative is being supported BY VEHICLES RUNNING ON NATURAL GAS
by the Department of Energy’s Clean Cities initiative. 100%

95%
90% to
The project will deploy 262 heavy-duty liquified natural 80% to 75%
70%
gas (LNG) trucks in Southern California and construct 75%
to
two LNG refueling stations in San Bernardino and South 60% 50%
Gate (South Los Angeles) to support J.B. Hunt’s initial
LNG truck operations. It will also allow the fleet to add 40%
additional LNG vehicles in the future.
30%
20% to
DOE estimates that the 262 LNG trucks will help displace 20%

more than 2.6 million gallons of petroleum annually. Total
0
DOE award: $9,950,708 CARBON NON-METHANE NITROGEN CARBON

over gasoline vehicles, including reducing:
We are at a historic point in the devel-
opment of the U.S. NGV marketplace.

The growth of the industry provides
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) by 20–30 percent
a clear opportunity to stimulate the
economy by creating new jobs, deliver
environmental benefits and help break
RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING our oil addiction—which will not only
solve a national security problem,
» Department of Energy natural gas vehicles site: but will also lead to reinvestment
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/natural_gas.html in our country through use of a
domestic fuel.”
Mitchell Pratt, California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition board chairman


NEW JERSEY CITIES
CLEANING UP THE GARDEN STATE’S AIR WITH NATURAL
GAS TRUCKS AND SHUTTLE BUSES

1.8 MILLION

As part of the federal Green Cities project, the New NITROGEN OxIDE EMISSIONS REDUCED
Jersey Clean Cities Coalition will bring compressed NOx emissions from diesel and gasoline vehicles
NOx emissions from natural gas vehicles
natural gas refuse trucks, shuttle buses and infra-
structure to the area.
100%
The project will deploy 277 heavy-duty natural gas garbage
trucks and shuttle buses and four new compressed natural
gas (CNG) fueling stations throughout Newark, Camden, 75-95% less
Trenton, Atlantic City, and Egg Harbor Township. nOx emissiOns

The initiative also includes projects to educate the public
about the benefits of using clean, domestically produced 25%
natural gas in vehicles. to
5%

DOE estimates that the project will help displace 1.8 million
gallons of petroleum annually.
We saw last summer how the wild fluc-
Total DOE award: $14,997,240
tuations in oil prices helped to wreck our
economy, and we’ve seen how pollutants
from dirty fuels are wrecking our planet.
» NGV America: www.ngvc.com Our economic crisis has shined a spotlight
» America’s Natural Gas Alliance: www.anga.us on the urgent need for alternative, cleaner
» Department of Energy natural gas vehicles site: and cheaper sources of energy that we
» CNG Now: www.cngnow.com don’t have to import. By making it easier
and less expensive to own a vehicle that
runs on natural gas, we can help families
save money on energy, create new manu-
facturing jobs and clean our air.”
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez


NEW HAVEN, CT / JOHN DESTEFANO, MAYOR
IMPROVING ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WITH NATURAL
GAS TAxIS AND TRUCKS

1.4 MILLION

As part of the federal Green Cities project, the Greater CARBON DIOxIDE EMISSIONS REDUCED
CO2 emissions from diesel and gasoline vehicles
New Haven Clean Cities Coalition’s Connecticut Clean
Cities Future Fuels Project will deploy multiple fuels and
technologies.
100%
Vehicles to be deployed include 163 compressed natural
gas (CNG), the vast majority for high mileage taxis and
80-70% less
18 heavy-duty liquified natural gas (LNG) refuse trucks.
CO2 emissiOns
Infrastructure to be deployed includes three CNG
stations, one combined B20/CNG/Electric station,
one L/CNG station, one hydrogen station, and seven 30%
to
electric chargers. 20%

DOE estimates that the initiative will help displace
1.4 million gallons of petroleum annually.
In terms of enhanced domestic produc-
Total DOE award: $13,195,000.
tion, we think there are tremendous
opportunities with natural gas . . .
RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING Natural gas is an interesting fuel for
» NGV America: www.ngvc.com fleets, is an interesting fuel for the
turbines. So creating opportunities so
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/natural_gas.html that we are taking advantage of the
» CNG Now: www.cngnow.com new natural gas finds, the shale finds,
we think would be an important piece
of how we begin to break our depen-
dence on foreign oil.”
Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change


CHICAGO, IL / RICHARD M. DALEY, MAYOR
KEEPING THE AIR FRESH IN THE WINDY CITY WITH

20-30% REDUCTION
IN CARBON DIOxIDE EMISSIONS USING NATURAL GAS VEHICLES INSTEAD OF GASOLINE

The Chicago Department of Fleet Management manages, In 1998, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) began using
maintains and purchases the fleet of vehicles and equip- CNG vehicles in its fleet. The CTA currently has 23
ment for the City of Chicago. The City owns and maintains dedicated CNG vans in its non-revenue fleet, eight of
more than 2,711 vehicles in its fleet that includes everything which were purchased in July 2001. The vans are used
from passenger cars to heavy-duty trucks and fire equip- as service vehicles to deliver inter-office mail, supervise
ment. The Department has maintenance facilities at eight the bus fleet, and other support tasks.
locations throughout the City, including at O’Hare and
Midway airports. The vans are dedicated vehicles, and as such, use natural
gas 100 percent of the time. On average, the CTA uses
73 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles are deployed approximately 32,000 equivalent gallons of CNG per year.
in 13 City departments. The engines on these vehicles
have been designed to run on clean CNG instead of The Chicago Dept. of Aviation also has 32 natural gas
diesel fuel or unleaded gasoline. vehicles operating at O’Hare Airport.

The CNG-fueled vehicles in the City of Chicago Fleet
include automobiles, cargo and passenger vans, pickup RESOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING
trucks, buses and refuse trucks. » NGV America: www.ngvc.com
Because there are abundant supplies of natural gas in http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/natural_gas.html
North America, using natural gas to replace gasoline helps » CNG Now: www.cngnow.com
reduce our country’s dependence on foreign oil. CNG fuel-
ing sites are currently operational at O’Hare Airport, as well
as at four other sites throughout the city.

The natural gas vehicles include both dedicated and bi-fuel
vehicles that are refueled with natural gas the majority of
the time. In 2003, the Department of Fleet Management
received rebates from the Illinois EPA for 15 of their natural
gas vehicles, bringing the cost of these vehicles in line with
their conventional gasoline counterparts.


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