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JUNE 10, 2013

CenterPoint Energy, a US energy delivery company, is adding 35 natural gas vehicles to its fleet across Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. CenterPoint Energy’s natural gas vehicle fleet will grow to 85 vehicles.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

Ryder System announced that Postal Fleet Services has signed a full-service agreement for 20 compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy-duty vehicles supporting mail delivery operations in Orlando, Fla., Postal Fleet Services has relied on Ryder for fleet leasing and maintenance solutions for more than 10 years. Lafayette, La.,

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AUGUST 9, 2016

announced that its fleet of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) has surpassed 100 million miles of operations, making it the first commercial fleet outsourcing provider to reach this milestone. Michigan-based beverage container recycling company UBCR has operated its Ryder NGV fleet for more than 7 million miles since 2011.

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APRIL 18, 2023

The road trip will run from Mississippi through Louisiana before concluding in Texas. Renewable gasoline blend can notably reduce lifecycle emissions and be used in the existing automotive fleet and with the existing fueling network, Chevron said.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2015

Ryder System’s fleet of natural gas vehicles has surpassed 30 million miles. The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers in California, New York, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana, as well as in Canada.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

Home improvement products company Lowe’s has launched a dedicated fleet of natural gas-powered trucks at its regional distribution center (RDC) in Mount Vernon, Texas. Lowe’s dedicated fleet at Mount Vernon is among the first serving a major retail distribution center in North America to run solely on natural gas.

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JULY 11, 2023

Next in the rankings is Utah (66.2%), Pennsylvania (66.0%), the District of Columbia (65.4%), Texas (63.6%), Oklahoma (62.6%), Florida (62.3%), Illinois (60.6%), Louisiana (59.2%), and Wisconsin (59.1%). California lags the national average, taking the 35 th spot (51.6%). There isn’t a one-size or one-fuel fits all answer.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Gatik has established the first autonomous middle mile logistics network in North America and is rapidly expanding its fleet of Class 3-6 autonomous box trucks for customers in multiple markets, including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Ontario.

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JULY 19, 2011

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) at James Madison University (JMU) are requesting proposals from fleets in the southeastern US interested in converting eligible gasoline vehicles to run on propane autogas. All eligible public or private fleet operations are welcome to apply.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2013

The new CNG truck fleet will be assigned to 15 US locations across seven states including Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, California, Louisiana, Utah and Pennsylvania. The Ford bi-fuel trucks were recently purchased as part of a pilot program to be rolled out throughout its US operations.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas): EPA is requesting proposals between $400,000 and $2,700,000.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Representatives from automakers are meeting with Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and procurement experts to ask questions surrounding a recently issued multi-state request for proposal (RFP) for affordable and functional compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles for use in state automobile fleets. The objective behind our efforts is simple.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 11, 2021

The April 2021 departure of GO Ms Tree (formerly Mr. Steven) and GO Ms Chief from SpaceX’s East Coast fleet made it unambiguously clear that the company was abandoning fairing catching in favor of simply scooping the several million dollar nose cone halves off of the surface of the ocean. Both ships are an impressive 260ft long.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2012

DHL Express has added 100 more pickup and delivery vans fueled by propane autogas to its fleet. The new alternative fuel vehicles join other propane vehicles already operating for DHL Express in Ohio, Tennessee and Louisiana.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) will accept applications requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

has launched a new initiative to convert its 170-vehicle fleet to hybrid and clean diesel vehicles. Alon owns four crude oil refineries in Texas, California, Louisiana and Oregon, with an aggregate crude oil throughput capacity of approximately 250,000 barrels per day. Independent refiner Alon USA Energy, Inc. Alon USA Energy, Inc.,

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Upon completion of the project, Kinder Morgan’s Harvey, Louisiana facility will serve as the primary hub where Neste will store a variety of raw materials including, for example, the used cooking oil it collects from more than 40,000 restaurants across the United States. —Jeremy Baines, President of Neste US.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Arbor Gas intends to build out a fleet of cost-effective, safe, and reliable woody biomass to renewable gasoline and renewable hydrogen plants worldwide, but will start with an initial focus on the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. The renewable gasoline will be for markets that value a low carbon fuel as a direct drop-in fuel.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

They’ll be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Executive Order 14057 calls for the 657,500-strong federal vehicle fleet to be electrified by 2035.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Based on Jerry’s research, an EV-friendly state like Vermont has 10 times the charging infrastructure of states on the bottom of the list like Louisiana, Kentucky and Alaska. per 100,000 residents in Louisiana to 134 per 100,000 in Vermont. per 100,000 residents in Louisiana to 134 per 100,000 in Vermont. California.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) will accept proposals requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2016

UPS plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. At UPS, we own our fleet and our infrastructure. UPS operates one of the largest private alternative fuel and advanced technology fleets in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

This includes REG Geismar, a 75-million-gallon nameplate capacity plant located in Louisiana that was the first renewable diesel plant built in North America. REG’s 100-million gallon per year REG Grays Harbor biodiesel plant, the largest biorefinery in the REG fleet, is also located in Washington state.

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MARCH 5, 2014

The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending. The new propane fleet is expected to travel more than 25 million miles and to displace approximately 3.5 Operations will begin by mid-2014 and be completed early next year.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

SporTran, a paratransit and fixed route transit services provider, with service to Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, has deployed the state’s first fleet of battery-electric buses in Shreveport. The five Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses will go into service this month, and serve Louisiana’s third-largest city.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The number of EVs on the road versus internal combustion engine vehicles – EV fleet share. The bottom overall US states in the HERE – SBD Automotive EV Index: (42) Wisconsin (43) Indiana (44) Louisiana (45) Kentucky (46) Texas (47) Nebraska (48) Tennessee (49) Idaho (50) Arkansas (51) Alaska.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

The Synthetic Fuels Division was launched in 2014 as part of the acquisition of Syntroleum ( earlier post ) that included the 75 million gallon per year nameplate capacity biorefinery located in Geismar, Louisiana. New York City will be one of the first fleets to use renewable diesel in the northeast.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2017

UPS plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. In 2016, UPS used more than 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet, which included 4.6

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APRIL 18, 2013

Nat G CNG Solutions introduced its new Nat G 500 Series compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fueling station for mid-sized fleets, priced starting at $59,900 after a federal tax credit. With the 500 Series, medium-sized fleets can enjoy the cost savings and convenience of having a fuel station right at their own facility.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Among these investments, Honeywell will construct a high-volume manufacturing plant using new process technology at the company’s existing Geismar, Louisiana, refrigerants manufacturing site, which is expected to be fully operational in 2016. HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9% lower than that of HFC-134a, the current refrigerant in use (GWP = 1,300).

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado trucks for each fleet were upgraded to run on either natural gas or gasoline using the new DuraDrive DI natural gas system, supplied by Utah-based AGA Systems. The 2015 model vehicles were purchased by local Houston company NewTex Plumbing and San Antonio-based Pioneer Energy Services.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Waterfront Shipping will charter these vessels to replace older vessels in its fleet and to support increased demand from Methanex Corporation’s growth initiatives, including the relocation of two methanol plants from Chile to Geismar, Louisiana. —Jone Hognestad, President, Waterfront Shipping.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2012

and Syntroleum Corporation that produces synthetic fuels from animal fats and greases, has entered into strategic marketing alliance, commercial off-take and supply chain management agreements with Mansfield Oil Company to distribute renewable diesel to the commercial fleet vehicle market.

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JULY 17, 2012

Fallin and Hickenlooper as well as the governors of 11 other states sent letters to auto makers in the United States expressing their commitment to explore ways to purchase more CNG vehicles for their state fleets. The development of CNG vehicles continues to be hampered by a ‘chicken and egg’ scenario. —Gov. —Gov.

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MARCH 21, 2024

But as the Times points out, the government is NOT forcing the fleet to become all electric: The E.P.A. Unfortunately, big money from gas and oil is behind certain politicians -- and, as our Louisiana example shows, some states make big money off of oil and gas production and would rather not see that jeopardized.

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JULY 29, 2015

REG, headquartered in Ames, Iowa, produces renewable hydrocarbon diesel fuel from waste vegetable oils and animal fats at its Geismar, Louisiana, bio-refinery as well as biodiesel at nine bio refining locations in the US. UPS has been using renewable fuels for more than a year in trucks operating in Texas and Louisiana.

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JULY 12, 2013

Not only does this process produce the cleanest CNG fuel, it also keeps the fuel colder and therefore results in a better fill and faster dispensing—both crucial for efficient fueling and operation of commercial fleet applications.

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