City of Hendersonville converts vehicles to natural gas in North Carolina

Aug. 16, 2016
The city fleet worked with the Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition to obtain a grant to convert vehicles to CNG. The city is also using electric vehicles.

This week's Clean Cities success story takes us to Hendersonville, North Carolina, where they are driving into the future on compressed natural gas (CNG). The city fleet worked with the Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition to obtain a grant to convert vehicles to CNG. The city is also using electric vehicles.

Produced by Maryland Public Television's MotorWeek program, this episode (#3548) will air on PBS stations nationwide starting August 6, 2016. For show times in your area, check the MotorWeek and Discovery Channel websites. MotorWeek is also available in high definition on Velocity by Discovery.

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