The long standing success stories of the small car market, the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla, might be up for a rude awakening in the North American marketplace.  The threat of fuel shortages, shrink in market share, and bad automotive press have lit a fire under the engineers at General Motors and Ford.  Can Detroit build a better vehicle than Tokyo?  On paper, it seems so.
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    Compressed Natral Gas (CNG) is a newly discovered way for mainstream American to fuel their vehicles.  However, government fleets have been fueling their vehicles with CNG for years.  Currently, the U.S. has roughly 1,100 CNG filling stations across the country compared to the approximately 12,000 filling stations worldwide.  CNG may be an answer to America's need for cleaner, efficient, domestically produced abundant fuel needs.
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    During the "Cash for Clunkers" program of the Obama Administration in 2009, car dealerships were swamped with people getting rid of their old Explorers, Windstars, and Tahoes for more fuel efficient vehicles like the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Camry.  Many of these customers simply did not believe that the American auto manufacturers had any worth-while products for sale at that point in time.  And this author believes that they were right, but not for much longer.  With market share from GM, Ford, and Chrysler being increasingly diminished over the past 15 years by Toyota, Honda, and other auto makers because of their fuel efficient vehicles, the Big Three in Detroit have been knocked on their ear.  So in true American fashion, they got up, b Read more »

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Interested in fueling your fleet on a biodiesel blend?

Come learn from fleet managers who have experience operating their fleet on biodiesel!

This FREE program will cover the basics as well as delve deep into the myriad benefits and potential adverse effects of fueling your fleet on a biodiesel blend.  All attendees will receive a copy of the Biodiesel Handling and Use Guidelines booklet published by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency.

This program is funded by the Ohio Soybean Council and is coordinated by Clean Fuels Ohio and EarthDay Coalition's Clean Transportation Program.

The intended audience is fleet managers and others who have basic knowledge about biodiesel and are interested in implementing this renewable fuel into their fleet operations.

During this  program, attendees will hear from two or three experienced Northeast Ohio Fleet Managers who will discuss their history of utilizing biodiesel.  Fleet Managers will discuss issues such as:

- number and type of vehicles & engines in fleet
- blend levels including initial blend and any seasonal variations
- costs and efforts to attempt to manage costs
- use of grants and incentive programs
- fuel and equipment management strategies including gelling, tank cleaning, filter plugging & cold flow management
- sourcing of blended fuel and their supplier’s approach to ensure quality sourcing
- impacts to vehicle maintenance and fuel economy

The primary objective of this program is to elicit questions from attendees based on the premise that Fleet Managers learn best from their peers.  So, please come with questions in mind!

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOLLOWS:
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8:30    Check-in and registration 
coffee & donuts provided

9:00    Commencement of program
Opening remarks and speaker introductions by John McGovern,
Coordinator of Earth Day Coalition's Clean Transportation Program

9:15    Antoine D. Moss, NASA Glenn Research Center
light and heavy duty vehicles

9:40    Ralph Randles, Fairmount Minerals/Best Sand
heavy duty off road vehicles

10:05   Local School District Fleet Manager, TBA
school busses   

10:45   Closing remarks & Discussion
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Online registration is now open.

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This event is a webcast.

It is FREE, but YOU MUST REGISTER to participate!

The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) presents this webinar on PHEV technology. Read more »