http://inhabitat.com/ups-switches-trucks-from-diesel-to-liquefied-natural-gas/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/ups-switches-trucks-from-diesel-to-liquefied-natural-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-375675 fifthgear609 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:11:11 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=221014#comment-375675 What is the companies name that is converting UPS Trucks, And if I can convert my trucks. What is the companies name that is converting UPS Trucks, And if I can convert my trucks.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/ups-switches-trucks-from-diesel-to-liquefied-natural-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-334476 kkeller Tue, 17 May 2011 21:14:14 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=221014#comment-334476 Who is doing the conversion to LNG for UPS? Who is doing the conversion to LNG for UPS?

]]> http://inhabitat.com/ups-switches-trucks-from-diesel-to-liquefied-natural-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-302220 Alicia Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:23:54 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=221014#comment-302220 How many vehicles need to be converted for this statement to be true? "On the other hand, if these trucks switched to liquefied natural gas we could reduce our oil imports by more than a million barrels a day." How many vehicles need to be converted for this statement to be true? “On the other hand, if these trucks switched to liquefied natural gas we could reduce our oil imports by more than a million barrels a day.”

]]> http://inhabitat.com/ups-switches-trucks-from-diesel-to-liquefied-natural-gas/comment-page-1/#comment-301964 kkn Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:41:54 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=221014#comment-301964 intead of just handing out grants, why doesn't the fed gov have a design competition for an all electric post office local delivery vehicle. winner gets a design prize and contract for XX,000units but the gov/post office would own the design and would competive bid for future contracts over the intial competition quantity. specify minumum 5 year full service warrenty (or just lease the vehicles and the manufacture would be responsible to provide the required number of operations units), minimum percent of US manufactured parts or value (actually built in the US not built by a US based firm, or final assembly....actual manufacturing jobs at home). this could help the auto industry and help jump start electric vehicle production while we (the gov) would get an actual product in return rather than another bailout. intead of just handing out grants, why doesn’t the fed gov have a design competition for an all electric post office local delivery vehicle. winner gets a design prize and contract for XX,000units but the gov/post office would own the design and would competive bid for future contracts over the intial competition quantity. specify minumum 5 year full service warrenty (or just lease the vehicles and the manufacture would be responsible to provide the required number of operations units), minimum percent of US manufactured parts or value (actually built in the US not built by a US based firm, or final assembly….actual manufacturing jobs at home). this could help the auto industry and help jump start electric vehicle production while we (the gov) would get an actual product in return rather than another bailout.

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