Chevrolet Bolt Named Motor Trend Car of the Year The Chevrolet Bolt was given the Motor Trend Car of the Year award in a ceremony at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Bolt , which is expected to go on sale by the end of this year, is General Motors…
Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen Group, & Ford Plan to Bring Superfast Charging to Europe BMW, Daimler, Ford, and Volkswagen Group (including Audi and Porsche) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an electric fast-charging network in Europe. India’s Mahindra Reva Launched Four-Door e2o Line of Vehicles Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles…
Last month, the Lawson State Community College Automotive Division hosted a National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) Propane Autogas Vehicle Technician Training in partnership with Alabama Clean Fuels. The college was selected to host the event based on the school’s commitment to alternative fuel vehicle education, and the use of…
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…
