The vehicles will be equipped with the BAF proprietary clean-air certified CalComp System. The BAF CNG vehicle up-fits for Verizon will be completed at Steelweld Equipment Company in Hemet, California, and Temple, Texas; and at North American Equipment Upfitters in Hooksett, New Hampshire.
Both Steelweld and North American Equipment Upfitters are participants in Verizon’s Supplier Diversity program. Steelweld and North American Equipment are jointly selected by BAF and Verizon to execute the installation of the BAF CNG vehicle systems.
Through its October 2009 acquisition of BAF, Clean Energy provides natural gas vehicle systems and conversions for the light to medium-duty fleet sector.
The Department of Energy estimates that 98% of the natural gas consumed in the US is sourced in North America, and domestic supplies are projected to last 120 years, based on current consumption levels. Natural gas fuel costs less per gallon equivalent than gasoline.
John Bacon, president of BAF, said: “Verizon’s deployment of natural gas-fueled vehicles sets a powerful example for fleet operators across America to emulate. Use of natural gas fuel for fleets is a trend that is rapidly gaining momentum in many US industry sectors.
”Because it is abundant and renewable, cleaner and cheaper than gasoline or diesel fuel, natural gas can carry us forward to a sustainable future.”
