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Sin City orders up 26 CNG-powered stretch limos for new CityCenter

The giant CityCenter that is under construction in Las Vegas – which, at a cost of $8 billion, it is the largest single privately funded development in U.S. history, say the developers – certainly has the funds to invest in some green enhancements. The 18-million-square-foot development is on track to get a combination of gold and silver LEED ratings. Part of the greenery will be a fleet of 26 stretch limos, each 24 feet long, that burn compressed natural gas (CNG), apparently the first such fleet in the world. The limos will ... Read more →

Methane from landfills provides fuel for garbage trucks

Talk about going full circle. A garbage truck running on methane picks up the trash out in front of your home and deposits it in a landfill. Over the next few years, that garbage begins to ...

CNG-powered Standard Taxi to be built by AM General

We got the chance to check out the concept behind the Standard Taxi at the New York Auto Show in 2007, and it now sounds like the unique people-mover will get a shot at production. Now known as ...

Sin City orders up 26 CNG-powered stretch limos for new CityCenter 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

The giant CityCenter that is under construction in Las Vegas – which, at a cost of $8 billion, it is the largest single privately funded development in U.S. history, say the developers – certainly has the funds to invest in some green enhancements. The 18-million-square-foot ...

Methane from landfills provides fuel for garbage trucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Talk about going full circle. A garbage truck running on methane picks up the trash out in front of your home and deposits it in a landfill. Over the next few years, that garbage begins to deteriorate, releasing methane gas in the process. That methane waste gas is captured and re-used by the same ...

CNG-powered Standard Taxi to be built by AM General 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We got the chance to check out the concept behind the Standard Taxi at the New York Auto Show in 2007, and it now sounds like the unique people-mover will get a shot at production. Now known as Vehicle Production Group LLC, the company behind the Standard Taxi design has gotten the funding it ...



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