All Blog Posts Tagged 'heavy' (4)

WIH Resource Group Forms New Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) Group on Linked In

Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) was created in response to what we see as the extremely negative consequences of our country’s ever-increasing dependence on foreign oil, and we believed strongly that the air quality benefits of alternative fuels would help improve not only the environment, but people’s health.

AFV is founded and co-sponsored by WIH Resource Group (http://www.wihrg.com) and Waste Savings, Inc. (http://www.wastesavings.net), both companies are based in Phoenix Arizona.… Continue

Added by Bob Wallace on October 20, 2009 at 8:23am — No Comments

LNG-Powered Kenworth Trucks to be Developed for Unique Australian Conditions

Market Developments

Source - NGV Global

Wednesday, 10 December 2008 00:00

Australia

Westport Innovations Inc and Australia's Kenworth Trucks -- a division of PACCAR Australia Pty Ltd (PACCAR) -- have jointly announced the development and commercialisation of liquified natural gas (LNG) Kenworth heavy duty trucks to meet… Continue

Added by mike on December 12, 2008 at 9:32am — No Comments

CNG; The Only Viable Alternative Fuel For Heavy Trucks

Heavy trucks in the United States consume 16% of the oil that we use. I think that is why T. Boone Pickens started advocating the use of CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) as a fuel in these trucks. Just by doing this we could save 16% of the oil that we currently use and make a substantial dent in the amount of oil that we have to import from other countries. In reality there is no other fuel that is currently available that could be produced in sufficient quantity to have this kind of impact on our… Continue

Added by mike on October 30, 2008 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Navistar Expands Hybrid Truck Line with New International® DuraStar™ Hybrid Tractor

New Fuel-Efficient Unit Designed for General Freight Haulers, Food and Beverage Distributors

Hybrid Truck Users Forum

SOUTH BEND, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navistar (NYSE: NAV), is continuing its commitment to innovation and development of environmentally responsible vehicles with the expansion of its industry-leading line of diesel electric hybrid trucks.

At this week’s Hybrid Truck Users Forum in South Bend, Ind., Navistar unveiled an additional hybrid truck… Continue

Added by mike on October 15, 2008 at 12:30am — No Comments