CNG and Fleets: Building Your Business Case

Title: CNG and Fleets: Building Your Business Case

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Two online resources help fleets evaluate the economic soundness of a compressed natural gas program. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Vehicle Infrastructure and Cash-Flow Evaluation (VICE 2.0) model and the accompanying report, Building a Business Case for Compressed Natural Gas in Fleet Applications, are uniquely designed for fleet managers considering an investment in CNG and can help ensure wise investment decisions about CNG vehicles and infrastructure.

Publication Date:: Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

OSTI Identifier:: 1226486

Report Number(s):: NREL/FS-5400-64900

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Program Document

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 03 NATURAL GAS; CNG; Natural Gas; VICE; Business Case; ROI; Return on Investment; Cash-Flow; Clean Cities

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