Clean Energy expands Mid Eastern US natural gas for vehicles supply

Clean Energy is currently building Fair Oaks CNG station, set to open in October 2011, which will power an initial fleet of 42 trucks that Renewable Dairy Fuels (an affiliate of major Indiana milk producer Fair Oaks Dairy) will deploy later this year, and also plans to construct a second dispensing point, planned for late 2011 in Southern Indiana. “Fair Oaks Dairy’s use of natural gas to power trucks is a model that can be replicated by dairy operations throughout America,” said Clean Energy’s CMO James Harger.

On the other hand, Michael Levine, owner of Taxi Medallion Management (TMM) and chairman of both Taxi Affiliation Services LLC and American United Taxi Affiliation, Inc., entered into two 15-year contracts with Clean Energy to build and operate two 24/7 CNG filling stations. Recently opened, these public access facilities will fuel the initial TMM 100-NGVs fleet, including Ford Transit Connect and Chevy Impala taxis as well as MV-1 paratransit vehicles.

Supporting the local deployment of CNG cabs, the City of Chicago’s Department of Environment has implemented a Green Taxi program, which reimburses taxi companies that purchase vehicles powered by alternative fuels vehicles. The program operates on a first-come, first-serve basis and continues until December 31, 2011.

Source: Clean Energy Fuels