A group of 15 companies, including TECO/Peoples Gas, Florida Natural Gas, Champion Brands, and JJ Taylor Companies, has formed The Florida Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (FNGVC). FNGVC advocates incentives for natural gas vehicles in Florida similar to those in Texas and nearly a dozen other states.
FNGVC also released an Economic Impact Study showing NGV incentives could create more than 10,000 jobs, $300 million in new wages and $1 billion dollars in economic output over two decades for the state of Florida.
Currently, the study notes, Florida alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) are more heavily weighted towards E85 than the other states with an 81% share (27,143 vehicles out of a total AFV fleet of 33,693). CNG vehicles constitute 5.9% (1,992 vehicles) of AFVs in Florida.
Florida State Representative Lake Ray believes that NGVs will be considered in the 2013 legislative session in Tallahassee.
Coalition members include:
- TECO/Peoples Gas
- Florida Public Utilities
- NoPetro
- JJ Taylor Companies
- Goldring Gulf Distributing
- Beer Industry of Florida
- Florida Natural Gas
- Rush Trucks
- Champion Brands
- S.R. Perrott
- Florida Distributing Company
- All In One Fuels
- Trillium CNG
- Energy Services of Pensacola
- Cone Distributing
Source: Green Car Congress
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Florida's Alternative Fueled Vehicle Roadshow kicks off September 18th with an 8 city tour. Visit www.afvroadshow.com for details.
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