Fleet and Fuels Stakeholder Recognition
This is our THIRD YEAR recognizing stakeholder organizations for their use of alternative fuels, advanced vehicle technologies, and fuel-saving strategies. We collect data through an annual Fleet and Fuels Survey which helps us provide targeted education, identify funding, and peer mentoring opportunities as well as provide information to the Department of Energy for their programs.
Thank you to the organizations returning their
2024 Fleet and Fuels Survey!
Total Stakeholder reductions improving Air Quality:
7,084 lb NOx – 234 lb PM 2.5
16,560 tons Greenhouse Gas – 2,793, 780 Gasoline Gallon Equivants
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded $2 billion in competitive grants to 165 projects across 45 states and Washington, D.C., supporting the Grants for Buses and Bus Facllities and low- or No-Emission programs.
Kudos to the City of San Marcos for securing funding through the FTA’s low- or no- Emission program to purchase new hybrid transit buses, replacing aging vehicles and advancing clean transportation. Hybrid buses typically reduce fuel use by about 30%, cutting both costs and emissions.
CAPCOG and the City of Austin are collaborating on the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) to site PurpleAir sensors in the Austin MSA region to better understand fine dust pollution levels in areas that may be impacted more severely by the pollutant. CAPCOG analyzed areas in the region based on health, air monitoring, socioeconomic and traffic factors, and identified 15 tracts to place sensors. You can explore the map online here. Look around and you might be surprised where you’ll see them – including local schools, and libraries. Siting suggestions? Contact Ramon Zarate.
CTXCC stakeholders may recall our virtual and in-person events featuring Hyliion’s Hypertruck. Since then, Hyliion has pivoted from vehicles to the KARNO Power Module, engineered to operate on more than twenty fuel types with comparable efficiency across all of them. Compatible fuels include natural gas, propane, diesel, hydrogen, ammonia, and many others. The system’s software automatically detects new fuels and adjusts operating parameters in real time to maintain optimal performance without any interruption for the end user.
Last 
month, Hyliion announced the successful demonstration of dynamic fuel switching in the Power Module. While under load, the system transitioned between natural gas and propane while maintaining continuous power generation—no shutdowns, interruptions, or hardware changes required.
Hyliion is initially targeting the commercial and waste-management sectors with a locally deployable KARNO Power Module that can provide prime power and enable energy-arbitrage opportunities. While the current focus is on stationary power, Hyliion plans to address mobile applications in the future.
You can find an alternative fueling station easily – for 8 different alternative fuels -using the Department of Energy’s comprehensive Alternative Fuel Station Locator. Location, hours, payment and equipment information and more are provided for : Biodiesel, CNG, Electricity, E85, Hydrogen, LNG, Propane autogas, Renewable diesel. Download the free app:
Click here to download for Apple
Click here to download for Android