Alternative Fuels in Alabama
Local Birmingham businesses elect to convert thier vehicles to operate on (CNG) compressed natural gas after the recent opening of the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority public CNG refueling station with a price of $1.36 a gallon. Auto and Truck Services, a 26-year business, operates a 2006 Chevrolet 1500 series extended cab pickup on natural gas as a shuttle for customers and also picks up parts. Phoenix Energy Corp. installed the conversion kit. Sarris Fish Market, a local hot spot in Birmingham for great dinning, has put 2 transit buses that seat 48 in CNG service to aid thier patrons in getting to and from thier downtown locations for lunch, not to mention it is a free ride no cost to the rider and saves the rider gas money and the time to try to find a parking space for lunch and after. The University of Alabama has had Phoenix Energy install a small Fuelmaker CNG refueling station to refuel a test vehicle and test cylinders for class projects. Industrial Staffing of Alabama as having the Gray Van and a white van that operates on CNG to shuttle the employees from job to job and its saving the a large amount of money at $136.00 per gallon VS $308.9 at the gasoline pump today.Do Your Share for Cleaner Air!
