The 2017 West Coast-to-East Coast NGV Road Rally Announces Participating Drivers

The 2^nd Annual ‘From Sea-to-Shining-Sea’ NGV Road Rally Across America, presented by NGVAmerica, the American Public Gas Association (APGA) and the American Gas Association (AGA), has announced the participants providing drivers and a variety of natural gas vehicles to this year’s 18-stop, 4,825-mile cross-country rally that starts outside of Long Beach, CA on Monday, June 5 and concludes in Washington, DC on Friday, June 16.

Those providing NGVs and Drivers include:

SoCalGas
Southwest Gas
Small Arrow Engineering
CenterPoint Energy
Strata-G
Virginia Natural Gas
NGV Solutions
Greater Houston Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance
Atlanta Gas Light
York County Natural Gas Authority
Vectren
NiSource Gas Distribution
Clean Energy
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp.
Gibson County Utility District
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas
Washington Gas
CNG 4 America
Piedmont Natural Gas
Greer Commission of Public Works
Barry Carr

The event highlights the many benefits of using natural gas in transportation and the variety of vehicles available today that operate on natural gas over a two-week period. Event media stops in-between include:

Wilmington, CA
Tolleson, AZ
Albuquerque, NM
Tulsa, OK
Conway, AR
Dickson, TN
Knoxville, TN
Salisbury, NC
Newport News, VA
Washington, DC

Other rally events that tie into the main route will be held in:

Houston, TX
Leesville, LA
Atlanta, GA
Spartanburg, SC

Additionally, a separate spur will also make its way to Washington, DC via:

Fair Oaks, IN
Wixom, MI
Columbus, OH
York, PA

“The west coast-to-east coast road rally not only dispels the myth of NGV ‘range anxiety’ but will also draw media attention to the historic VW settlement program,” said event coordinator Tom Sheehan. “Every stop will serve to educate states on how NGVs are the most cost-effective use of funds for clean transportation projects as part of the $2.9 billion VW settlement.”

Each Drive NatGas road rally stop includes good food, a variety of NGVs, award ceremonies and educational opportunities that highlight NGVs’ exemplary value proposition. All are welcome and attendees will include state and local government officials and policymakers, the media, NGV customers and advocates, industry stakeholders, DOE Clean Cities coordinators as well as the public.

The following organizations are sponsors of this year’s event:

Agility Fuel Solutions, ampCNG, ANGI Energy Systems, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp, Atlanta Gas Light, Blue Bird Corporation, Blue Energy Fuels, Carolinas Public Gas Association, CenterPoint Energy, City of Richmond – Dept of Public Utilities, Clean Energy Fuels Corp, Clean Fuels Michigan, CNG Cylinders International, Cummins Westport Inc, DeKalb County Government, DTE Energy, EVO CNG, Gibson County Utility District, Greater Dickson Gas Authority, Greater Houston Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance, Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition, Knoxville Utilities Board, Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia, National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), Norwich Clean Cities, Okaloosa Gas District, Oklahoma One-Call, Ozinga Energy, Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition, Piedmont Natural Gas, Precision Fitting and Gauge/Precision CNG, Sevier County Utility District, Sheehy Mail Contractors, Inc, South Jersey Gas Company, Southern California Gas Company – a Sempra Company, Southwest Gas Corporation, Staubli Corporation, TECO Energy, Tennessee Gas Association, Trillium CNG, TruStar Energy, Tulsa Gas Technologies, Inc, U.S. Venture/GAIN Clean Fuel, Virginia Natural Gas – a Southern Company, WEH Technologies Inc, and Worthington Cylinders.

For more information, contact Tom Sheehan at tsheehan@altfuelsolutions.com.