Alternative fuels supplier Clean Energy Fuels has been awarded the contract to supply compressed natural gas fuel and provide operations and maintenance for two transit fueling stations in Las Vegas, Nevada, by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.
The two Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) stations currently fuel more than 50 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses and paratransit vans serving the greater Las Vegas region. A total of 45 new CNG buses are on order for delivery in 2009.
With the addition of the new buses, fueling volume at the two stations is expected to exceed 1.5 million gallons per year, beginning in 2009.
Andrew Littlefair, Clean Energy’s president and CEO, said: Las Vegas is an exceptional market for natural gas vehicles. Air quality is compromised by diesel emissions and the expanding CNG bus fleet can help improve the air quality measurably. The favorable cost differential between natural gas and diesel fuels adds even more value for the RTC and the community it serves.