SWITCH BUSES TO NATURAL GAS, SAYS ENERGY VISION
Energy Vision, a leading U.S. authority and public educator on alternative transportation fuels, conducts research and outreach at national, state, and local levels to hasten the transition from import-dependent oil-based fuels to sustainable, job-creating domestic fuels, supported by contributions from corporations, foundations, individual donors, and public agencies.
A White Paper recently released by Energy Vision documents that the millions of trucks and buses on US roadways are the best starting point for ending the widely acknowledged dangers of US transportation’s dependence on oil. It describes a practical strategy for moving these medium and heavy duty vehicles toward sustainable fuel and identifies pending legislation for driving this shift.
According to Energy Vision president Joanna Underwood, “While the country’s 10 million trucks and buses constitute only four per cent of all road vehicles, they consume an astounding 23 per cent of highway fuel (13 per cent of the US total). They emit 26 per cent of highway-related carbon dioxide, and generate large proportions of urban air pollutants so they greatly outweigh on a per vehicle basis, the impact of lighter passenger vehicles.”
EV’s White Paper states that proven natural gas vehicle (NGV) technologies already exist, so trucks and buses can make the fuel shift to both forms of natural gas. While the US has been behind in using natural gas vehicles (only 110,000 NGVs operate in the US), more than 11 million are in service worldwide.
