MAIL TRUCKS TO BURN NATURAL GAS.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Postal and energy officials presented the first of 54 two-ton mail trucks powered by compressed natural gas Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is a substitute for gasoline (petrol) or diesel fuel. It is considered to be an environmentally "clean" alternative to those fuels. It is made by compressing natural gas (which is mainly composed by methane (CH4 . The truck will be used for the first time next February on the mail routes of Atlanta. By July, 53 more of the trucks will be in use in Atlanta; Denver; New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , Texas; and Huntington Beach, U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. officials said Wednesday. The Gas Research Institute will monitor their performance in Atlanta, Denver and Huntington Beach. ``We are proud of our leadership in developing alternative-fuel vehicles,'' said William Dowling, the post office's vice president for engineering. Postal officials said the trucks will be among the first medium-duty vehicles built by a manufacturer, in this case Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. of Gaffney, S.C. Most medium-duty vehicles have been converted to natural gas after purchase, and only buses and light-duty vehicles have been available new from manufacturers. |
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