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Clean Energy supports UPS LNG fleet

hantu 2014-04-10 15:30

Clean Energy Fuels has commenced fuelling at its Amarillo, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, America’s
Natural Gas Highway stations to serve UPS’ fleet of LNG trucks.The company also announced additional truck
fuelling agreements for fleets across Clean Energy’s US network, from  California to Florida. Clean Energy and
its customers were also awarded grant funds by the state of Pennsylvania for LCNG infrastructure development
and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle (NGV) conversions.


UPS LNG fleet
UPS has deployed six heavy-duty LNG trucks, which are fuelling at Clean Energy’s station in Oklahoma. An
additional four trucks are expected to begin fuelling at this station within weeks. These tractors are forecasted
to consume approximately 300 000 DGEs of LNG per year which represents a greenhouse gas reduction of
approximately 518 tpa.Clean Energy’s Amarillo, Texas, station has also opened and is fuelling 10 LNG trucks
under its previously announced bulk fuelling agreement with UPS.


EJ Madison LNG trucks
Carrier EJ Madison has deployed a fleet of 20 long haul dual-fuel LNG trucks on routes across Clean Energy’s
nationwide network. Fuelling at the company’s Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and
Jacksonville stations, this growing fleet highlights the strength of Clean Energy’s nationwide network. The fleet
currently has travelled over 500000 miles.EJ Madison intends to expand this fleet with an additional 30 dual-fuel
LNG/diesel trucks in the coming months. Once fully deployed, this fleet is forecasted to consume approximately
336 000 DGEs of LNG per year, the approximate greenhouse gas reduction of 581 tpa.Clean Energy LNG has
considerably reduced EJ Madison’s fleet maintenance costs by reducing carbon output and therefore reducing
problems with diesel particulate systems that are a major problem for the industry.


Comments
EJ Madison President, John Warren, commented: “The initial twenty LNG dual-fuel conversions have proven to
be a solid business move which is why we’re more than doubling the size of this fleet to continue to provide
superior service to our customers at a competitive cost. I believe the future of long-haul trucking is here, it’s
cleaner and it’s promising."


Conclusion
Clean Energy CEO, Andrew Littlefair, offered the following conclusions: “Opening stations and adding
incremental volume to existing stations as shown by today’s announcements are top priorities for our team.
UPS continues to confirm its leadership in adopting cleaner, alternative fuels. New entrants such as EJ Madison
are vital in the overall adoption of natural gas because of their coast-to-coast routes and nationwide network.
clean Energy’s years of experience and leadership position in established markets like refuse and transit are
positioning us extremely well to capitalise on the young heavy-duty truck market.”