Is there an NGV technician in the house. [Natural Gas Vehicle]
Passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments in 1990, along with the law's requirements for reducing automotive emissions, meant the climate for alternative-fueled vehicles (AFVs) was set for rapid growth. Two years later, the national Energy Policy Act (EPAct) essentially doubled fleet-conversion requirements and considerably expanded the number of those affected by the mandates. In only four years after passage--1996--EPAct requires 25 percent of all federal and 10 percent of all state fleets to run on alternative fuels. Realizing the importance of developing a properly trained pool of technicians to convert and service AFVs, the nonprofit Alliance for Environmental Education approached A.G.A. with a proposal to set up a national center for AFV training. Enter West Virginia University (WVU) and its National Research Center for Coal and Energy (NRCCE). In October 1992, Congress appropriated a grant to set up such a center and gave oversight
- OSTI ID:
- 6592319
- Journal Information:
- American Gas; (United States), Vol. 76:8; ISSN 1043-0652
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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