Monday, February 25, 2013
Did you miss the last PERC Third Thursday webinar?
If you did, it's now archived here with a slide presentation. A great overview of our 2013 offerings.
ASV Names Dan Peters the New President of Collins Bus Corporation
Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV), the parent company of Collins Bus Corporation, has appointed Dan Peters as the new president of the Type-A school bus manufacturer.
Peters brings to Collins Bus 30 years of experience in building strong customer relationships, teamwork and an established record of business growth, the company said in a statement. He also brings along knowledge of the specialty vehicle industry after serving five years with Pierce Manufacturing Inc., first as a division general manager and, most recently, as senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. Prior to that, he was president of Akron Brass, where he helped grow sales revenue from $40 million to $125 million.
Peters is replacing Kent Tyler, who was appointed the president and CEO of E-ONE, Inc. last year. E-ONE is ASV's division for designing and manufacturing fire vehicles.
Read more here.
PROPANE AUTOGAS A WINNER, CHICAGO CUBS NEED SOME GAS
The average price of a gallon of gasoline rose 45 cents in the past 31 days, AAA says. Experts say the increase is due to maintenance at refineries, Saudi Arabia cutting production, traders concern over Middle East uncertainty, and the Chicago Cubs poor prospects for the World Series.
I made that up about the Cubs, they haven’t won the Series since 1908. That’s about when these same reasons were given for the rising price of gas. Most of us can’t do much about that. We go to the station, pump the gas, pay the bill.
But if you are a fleet manager you may be able to reduce your fuel costs.
How? Switch to propane autogas. Read more here.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Gas prices hit $4 a gallon in District
Prices hit $4 for a gallon of regular gasoline in the
District on Thursday, only the fifth time pump prices have ever crossed that
threshold in the nation’s capital, the mid-Atlantic AAA said.
The price jumped 4 cents a gallon from the day before.
Nationwide, the price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed to $3.78 a gallon,
up 47 cents in the past month, the AAA said.
Read more here.
W.Virginia urged to convert 2,000 vehicles to natural gas
The study also recommends offering tax credits worth up to $400,000 to encourage the building of fueling stations. It identifies the Kanawha Valley, the counties that host the West Virginia Turnpike and the Interstate 79 corridor from Harrison to Monongalia counties as among the best sites for these stations.
Read more here.
Study: Annual autogas vehicle sales to reach 1.4 million by 2020
According to a new report from Pike Research, the number of
propane autogas vehicles sold worldwide each year will surpass 1.4 million by
2020.
Pike Research currently estimates that about 1 million
vehicles will be converted to autogas and sold around the world this year.
Most global regions will experience growth over the next
seven years between 2-4 percent, the firm says, but it expects North America to
exhibit at least 7 percent growth in conversions through 2020. Still, the firm
expects the rise in the number of conversions to be a reflection of local fleet
operations only.
Read more here.
You are invited to the March 18 Clean Cities Webinar - Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Incentives
Save the date and plan to join us for the next Clean Cities webinar scheduled for March 18 at 1pm ET, 12pm CT, 11am MT and 10am PT. The topic is as follows:
Webinar on Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Incentives
Hosted by Sandra Loi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Presented by Alexis Schayowitz, ICF International
During this webinar, you will learn about how to identify
state and federal incentives through the
Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC)
Laws & Incentives database. The presentation will review
changes to federal
tax incentives that resulted from the recent “fiscal cliff” legislation, as
well as trends
relating to incentives at the state level.
No pre-registration is required. Please pass along to others
who may be interested in participating.
Webinar call in and web login details are noted below:
Audio
877-784-3231
Participant passcode: 7826325
Web
Conference number: PW8263324
Audience passcode: 7826325
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