Trash trucks converting to cleaner fuel

Updated: Thursday, 21 Jul 2011, 10:17 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 21 Jul 2011, 10:17 AM EDT

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - Chesapeake will be converting its fleet of trash trucks from diesel fuel to cleaner burning compressed natural gas (CNG).

The conversion is one of the steps the City is taking based on City Council's sustainability initiatives, City Manager William E. Harrell said.

As part of the conversion, the City will construct a refueling station for use by the solid waste fleet and the public, a news release from the City of Chesapeake said.

Based on current fuel prices, the conversion is expected to save the City about $1.75 per gallon, or $14,000 per year, per truck.

The release said when the entire fleet is converted, the savings could amount to more than $740,000 in annual fuel costs.

Replacement of the 53-truck fleet is expected to take six years, following the City's normal truck replacement schedule.

Buck

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Permalink Reply by BirdDawg, plain ole' idiot on July 21, 2011 at 13:46

Good news. We need more of the same stories.

Thanks Buck.


landownerPermalink Reply by bshelby on July 22, 2011 at 3:18
Back in March, I was on a train (because my wife won't fly) headed back home and  went to the dining car to grab a bite.  Sat at a table with this older gent who was headed to Anniston, Alabama to pick up  and join a convoy of city buses that were built there.  The convoy was headed to California.  The interesting thing was, they all ran on NG.  He said they had pre-arranged fueling points along the route, which the company that built the buses had set up.  Found this VERY interesting.
Permalink Reply by Aubrey C. Sanders, Jr. on July 22, 2011 at 9:43

Buck,  Very interesting. Here in Phoenix there are lots of CNG and LNG vehicles. The city runs a fleet of 355 buses on CNG and LNG. That is 71% of our total number. These buses yearly mileage is about 21 million miles and require total of 18 million gallons of fuel (CNG &LNG) per year. Additionally the city has 1300 light duty vehicles using CNG. That includes police cars, pickups etc. Many taxis and airport vans run on CNG. Also many other companies are using CNG.

 

Phoenix got started on these fuels about 1993 after T. Boone Pickens met with city officials. It has enhanced our air quality and got EPA off our backs, along with other remediation

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