CalNGV News - 2011 Archive

The Coalition publishes CalNGV News biweekly. Click the date to download issues in PDF format.

2011

• December 19
  Near-term pathways to zero-emission NGVs; LCFS update could boost natural gas credits; studies find more evidence of fine PM harm
• December 5
  NAT GAS Act introduced in Senate; CEC plans $6.3 Mil­lion for NGVs; phase two Prop. 1B plan excludes AFVs; Coalition files LCFS comments
• November 14
  CEC awards $4.9M in CNG incentives; CNGVC president to speak at NGV seminar; Clean Energy to service WM stations
• October 31
  Coalition makes heavy-duty NGV case at state Senate hearing; SoCalGas debuts Microbox station; CARB adopts cap-and-trade program
• October 17
  AB 1314 will streamline distribution of AB 118 funds; Omnitek, Go Natural Gas team up; Coalition president to speak at hearing
• October 3
  Honda seeks to mainstream Civic Natural Gas; Peterbilt gets SmartWay designation; Westport engine goes into Ford pickups
• September 19
  Integrys acquires Trillium, Pinnacle; AB 118 plan approved; GreenKraft gets CARB OK; Westport and Shell launch LNG program
• September 5
  AB 118 investment plan heads for adoption; Clean Energy gets new $150 million investment; new Waste Management station opens
• August 22
  NGVs compliant with new GHG, efficiency rules for trucks; IMPCO certifies Transit Connect system; report links cleaner vehicles, job growth
• August 8
  Westport expands market reach; sellers snap up NGV funding; Honda hires GNA to promote Civic Natural Gas; Volvo debuts natural gas daycab
• July 25
  Chesapeake targets $1 billion to NGV market, invests $150 million in Clean Energy; CEC awards grants; Honda, WM record NGV milestones
• July 11
  Coalition drums up support for NAT GAS Act from California representatives; Westport teams with GM; Ryder sees NG truck demand
• June 27
  Momentum gathers behind RNG as a transportation fuel; SCAQMD, CEC move policy, plan adoption dates; Ford Transit Connect taxi orders
• June 13
  SCAQMD revises draft energy policy, clarifies position on NGVs; Ford rejoins Coalition at board level; Westport to buy Italian firm
• May 30
  SCAQMD draft policy focuses on electrification; “yellow sticker” extension opposed; CEC clarifies upfitters’ incentive eligibility
• May 16
  Sunsets of state funding programs spark concern; new draft AB 118 2011–2012 investment plan released; NGV Fleet Forum starts up
• May 2
  Westport Carbon Project pays engine owners for GHG reductions; industry promotes NAT GAS Act; CEC clarifies NGV incentive program rules
• April 18
  CEC opens NGV purchase incentive program; Chrysler plans to introduce NGVs; IMPCO gets certification for Ford, GM CNG conversions
• April 4
  Coalition comments on AB 118 plan; NAT GAS Act returns to Congress; EPA simplifies conversion system rules; ACT Expo features NGVs
• March 21
  CEC to release solicitation providing $10 million for NGVs; BAF bifuel CNG vehicles; Landi Renzo Ford conversions; Baytech expansion
• March 7
  Draft AB 118 Investment Plan allots $28 million to NGV-related projects; legislation takes shape; UPS expands natural gas operations
• February 21
  Coalition backs bills on petroleum reduction, AFV purchases; LCFS panel focuses on implementation; Honda Civic GX still greenest
• February 7
  CEC adds funds for biomethane; Prop. 1B goods movement funds get results, CARB says; BAF Technologies earns Ford certification
• January 24
  LCFS Expert Workgroup concludes work; report forecasts NGV sales growth worldwide; Los Angeles MTA retires its last diesel bus
• January 10
  Coalition president reviews 2010 successes, outlines full 2011 agenda; CARB delays diesel rules; FAB, Enviromech form Agility

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