At a conference at Texas A&M University's Transportation Technology Institute, Shell also introduced a newly-blended 0W/30 engine oil designed for fleets operating in harsh winter climates.
UPS will purchase more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks beginning in 2020 and running through 2022.
Retail sales of U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Natural Gas trucks have increased in 2019, reversing the declining trend from the year before, according to ACT Research’s Alternative Fuels Quarterly.
U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for updating its heavy-duty natural gas vehicle fuel system tank inspection labeling requirements now match recommended guidance procedures the NGVA previously developed after a lengthy and collaborative review process.
UPS has significantly increased its commitment to use renewable natural gas by agreeing to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of Redeem RNG from Clean Energy Fuels through 2026.
Momentum Fuel Technologies is now offering all-makes natural gas parts for purchase on its website.
Adsorbed natural gas technology reduces the storage pressure of natural gas without sacrificing the volume stored through a process called adsorption.
The Southern California Gas Co. has started an incentive funding program designed to help fleets in its service area replace diesel trucks with zero emission natural gas trucks.
A bipartisan push is under way in Congress to extend through this year certain tax credits that promote the adoption of alternatively powered vehicles.
U.S. and Canadian natural gas Class 8 truck retail sales were down 23% year-to-date through November 2018, according to a quarterly report from ACT Research.