GreenCar Magazine » Natural Gas http://www.greencarmagazine.net Leading the Way in Alternative Fuels and Transportation Fri, 28 May 2010 17:15:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 The Netherlands Places Order for 75 Natural Gas Powered Daimler Buses http://www.greencarmagazine.net/2009/09/the-netherlands-places-order-for-75-natural-gas-powered-daimler-buses/ http://www.greencarmagazine.net/2009/09/the-netherlands-places-order-for-75-natural-gas-powered-daimler-buses/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:46:38 +0000 admin http://www.greencarmagazine.net/?p=1046 Daimler Buses has once again won two contracts, and as a result it will deliver a total of 425 buses to the Netherlands by December. The biggest contract from the Netherlands to date is for 350 Mercedes-Benz urban and intercity buses, which were ordered by Qbuzz, a private bus operator with headquarters in Amersfoort. The [...]]]> Daimler Buses has once again won two contracts, and as a result it will deliver a total of 425 buses to the Netherlands by December. The biggest contract from the Netherlands to date is for 350 Mercedes-Benz urban and intercity buses, which were ordered by Qbuzz, a private bus operator with headquarters in Amersfoort. The vehicles will be employed in the provinces of Drenthe and Groningen. The second major contract is for 75 natural gas-powered Mercedes-Benz urban buses, which were ordered by Connexxion, the Netherlands’ largest public transport company, with headquarters in Hilversum. The environmentally friendly low-emission natural gas buses will be employed in the Arnhem-Nijmegen region.

“We’re very happy about the two big orders from the Netherlands,” says Hartmut Schick, head of Daimler Buses. “They show that our high-quality and environmentally friendly buses are also successful in economically challenging times. As a result, we will be able to fully utilize the production capacity of our European plants until the end of the year.”

Daimler Buses will manufacture Mercedes-Benz brand urban and intercity buses for the two customers. Qbuzz has ordered Citaro LE and Citaro NF solo and articulated urban buses with a low-floor design. The Citaro LE and NF solo vehicles are 12 meters long, while the Citaro NF articulated vehicles are 18 meters long, offering seating for up to 53 passengers. The economical low-emission buses are equipped with the pioneering Mercedes-Benz BlueTec SCR diesel technology and meet the Euro 5 and EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle) emissions limits. Qbuzz has also ordered Mercedes-Benz Integro intercity buses, which are 12 meters long and offer seating for 47 passengers. The Mercedes-Benz Integro is an appealing and profitable solution for the bus operator, thanks to the low operating costs, high quality standards, great versatility, and long service life of the vehicle and its components. The whole contract is being financed through Daimler Financial Services Netherlands, while the EvoBus Service partner Wensink will repair and maintain the vehicles.

The other customer, Connexxion, is also focusing on environmental friendliness with its order of 75 natural gas-powered Mercedes-Benz Citaro CNG urban buses. Daimler Buses will be delivering two variants of the Citaro CNG: a solo bus measuring 12 meters and an articulated bus measuring 18 meters. The solo vehicle’s engine has an output of 185 kW (252 hp), while the articulated bus is equipped with a drive generating 240 kW (326 hp). The contract for 75 vehicles consists of 69 solo buses and six articulated buses, all of which generate very low emissions and meet the EEV standard. In total, more than 1,200 Mercedes-Benz Citaro CNG buses are in use by customers

]]> http://www.greencarmagazine.net/2009/09/the-netherlands-places-order-for-75-natural-gas-powered-daimler-buses/feed/ 0 Natural Gas Powered Honda Civic to be Sold By Dealers in Utah http://www.greencarmagazine.net/2009/08/natural-gas-powered-honda-civic-to-be-sold-by-dealers-in-utah/ http://www.greencarmagazine.net/2009/08/natural-gas-powered-honda-civic-to-be-sold-by-dealers-in-utah/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:14:43 +0000 admin http://www.greencarmagazine.net/?p=480  

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American Honda Motor Co, Inc., recently announced that dealers in Utah will have the option of selling the natural gas-powered Honda Civic GX to customers on a retail basis, beginning today.

There are eight dealers in Utah, two of which are already selling the Civic GX as a fleet vehicle.

 

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Honda

Honda

American Honda Motor Co, Inc., recently announced that dealers in Utah will have the option of selling the natural gas-powered Honda Civic GX to customers on a retail basis, beginning today.

There are eight dealers in Utah, two of which are already selling the Civic GX as a fleet vehicle.

 

Elmer Hardy, senior manager of Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sales & Marketing commented,

The expansion of Honda’s Civic GX retail program is an expression of our commitment to natural gas vehicle technology.

 Honda seeks market opportunities for the Civic GX where strong natural gas refueling infrastructure exists, and we continue to see its promise as a clean, sustainable, domestically-sourced alternative fuel.

The Civic GX is the only OEM-built, CNG-powered passenger car assembled in America. The Civic GX is built on the same assembly line as the gasoline-powered Civic 4-door models. The Civic GX became available to retail customers in the state of California in 2006 and in the state of New York in 2007. Currently, 42 dealers in California and nine in New York have added Retail Sales Addendums to their Honda Sales Agreements that enable them to sell the Civic GX on a retail basis. When including dealerships that sell fleet vehicles, there are currently a total of 129 Civic GX dealers in 32 states.

Civic GX owners may be eligible for up to a $4,000 federal tax credit and a $3,000 Utah state tax credit. Utah leads the country in natural gas refueling infrastructure per capita and has the least expensive natural gas in the United States with prices averaging 99 cents per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) at dedicated fueling stations.

The Civic GX achieves an EPA-estimated city/highway fuel economy of 24/36** miles per gasoline-gallon equivalent and is the only vehicle certified by the EPA to meet both Federal Tier 2-Bin 2 and Inherently Low Emission Vehicle (ILEV) zero evaporative emission certification standards.

The 2009 Honda Civic GX is the cleanest internal combustion vehicle ever tested by the EPA, and for the fifth straight year, earned the top spot on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) “greenest vehicles of 2009.”

Natural gas-powered vehicles are part of Honda’s energy strategy to offer the best-available technology for the reduction of air pollution and petroleum dependence and serve as an enabling technology for hydrogen fuel cell cars in the future. The Civic GX is assembled in Greensburg, Indiana.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection.

* EPA Tier-2, Bin-2 and ILEV certification as of May 2008

**Based on 2010 EPA mileage estimates, reflecting new EPA fuel economy methods beginning with 2008 models. Use for comparison purposes only. Do not compare to models before 2008. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle.



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