NAFTC Conducts Petroleum Reduction Trainings in Birmingham, Alabama and Whittier, California December 2012 The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium is the creator of a comprehensive curriculum focused on Petroleum Reduction Technologies (PRT). The curriculum is part of the Clean Cities Learning Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy…
Honda, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Offer New Civic Natural Gas Customers $3,000 Fuel Cards December 2012 This December, www.honda.com announced that it is working with Clean Energy Fuels Corporation, America’s largest owner of public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations, and participating Honda dealers in order to provide a…
FEMA award to allow NAFTC’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle First Responder Safety Training to reach thousands of U.S. first responders December 2012 The federal agency responsible for emergency responses and safety preparedness is looking to the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) to educate the nation’s first responders on the…
Alternative fuels have been around for decades, but have been increasing in popularity as energy security, the economy, and consumer awareness continue to grow. The goal of this article is to clear the air on the topic of energy content. Most concerned citizens may not necessarily be concerned directly with fuels’ energy content. Instead, they may be concerned about vehicle driving range and operating costs, which are most often associated with the total at the pump. However, energy content is an essential component of automotive study. Energy content was recently discussed at the Clean Cities Learning Program’s Petroleum Reduction Technologies regional pilot training in Charleston, WV.
Chevy Volt Tops Consumer Reports’ Owner Satisfaction Survey for Second Consecutive Year December 2012 For the second year in a row, the Chevy Volt has topped the Consumer Reports’ Owner Satisfaction Survey, a survey distributed annually by the Consumer Reports’ National Research Center. When asked to consider all of…
NAFTC’S Ebron Attends Governor’s Press Conference August 2012 West Virginia governor, Earl Ray Tomblin, announced that Charleston, West Virginia will host the 2013 Appalachian Basin Natural Gas Vehicle Expo and Conference. In a July press conference, Tomblin, joined by the West Virginia Natural Gas and Oil Association, outlined plans…
Year in Review: 2012 December 2012 2012 was a year of landmarks for both the alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle industry and the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium. More people bought hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles in 2012 than any year before. Sales for plug-in electrics went…
Major Auto Manufacturers to Offer Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles for Commercial Sale by 2015 December 2012 Over the past several months, major automobile manufacturers – Toyota, Hyundai, Daimler, and Honda – have committed to offer hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for commercial sale as early as 2015. According to…
