Orange Grove Charter School is piloting the first school bus in South Carolina to run on renewable natural gas, setting a new standard in sustainability for buses across the state.The vehicle is named the Cow Fart Bus to highlight how biomethane can come from a variety of natural sources, including cow manure.
On its path to a sustainable supply chain, EDEKA Minden-Hannover has already placed orders for the first 275 IVECO S-WAY LNG trucks in 2022 and 2023, which will join the 80 LNG-powered IVECO vehicles operating in its fleet leveraging its first bio-LNG station on the premises of the EDEKA logistics center in Lauenau, Germany.
Amid increases in gasoline, natural gas continues to position itself as the cheapest alternative. So far in 2023, the purchase of CNG dedicated vehicles has increased by 12% compared to the same period of the previous year. There are currently several fleets of corporate vehicles that run on CNG in Cartagena, including Mercado Libre, Bimbo and Aguas de Cartagena.
Mercuria Clean Energy Investments and Pretoria Energy Group confirmed the purchase of the 100% shareholding of Nottingham-based Roadgas Limited, which owns and operates several bio-CNG and bio-LNG stations in the UK. This new acquisition will offer a new natural gas fueling partner to fleet managers working to decarbonize operations.
Through its partnership with Foton, Allison Transmission is providing the propulsion solution for 400 Foton AUV CNG buses being exported to Nuevo Leon to aid in the state’s plan to modernize its bus fleet. This combination will improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions and engine noise levels, while maximizing vehicle uptime and cutting maintenance costs.
The logistics provider is testing and validating the 2023 X15N Cummins natural gas engine in its truck fleet and is one of the few carriers that have started testing the technology with renewable natural gas. The engine will be tested in the market through the Peterbilt Model 579. Cummins anticipates production of the X15N in 2024.
Rebus Regionalbus Rostock, responsible for the management of the public transport service in the region of Rostock in northern Germany, has concluded an agreement with Solaris Bus & Coach for the supply of 52 Solaris Urbino hydrogen buses, five of which are 18-meter articulated units. This is the largest contract obtained by Solaris for hydrogen vehicles.
Allison Transmission announced that, for the first time, Organización SUMA S.A.S. and Consorcio Express S.A.S., among the largest transit operators in Colombia, are receiving 263 new Scania F280 buses powered by CNG with Hexagon Agility fuel systems and equipped with Allison Torqmatic® Series fully automatic transmissions.
Expreso Brasilia, in collaboration with Gases del Caribe, Ecopetrol, Promigas and Gazel (Terpel), put into service the first interdepartmental bus operated 100% by natural gas, a commitment to sustainability and the country’s energy transition. The Euro 6 CNG vehicle has a Scania chassis and Marcopolo bodywork.
Île-de-France Mobilités is rolling out a new bus service in Val Maubuée and Bassin Chellois, in particular to serve a new district in the municipality of Torcy. This new offer results in the evolution of the route of line 211 and the creation of line 311, operated by the RATP, from April 3, 2023. Travelers will benefit from a fully equipped fleet of CNG-powered buses.
