Showing posts with label natural gas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label natural gas. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Shreveport mayor set for trip to OKC in natural gas-powered SUV


Mayor Cedric Glover is set for a road trip Thursday in a vehicle that can run on gasoline or compressed natural gas.

Glover will be boarding a Chesapeake Energy Corp. bifuel Chevrolet Tahoe on the way to a U.S. Conference of Mayors gathering in Oklahoma City. Company representatives will be along for the ride.

The crew will make the six-hour trip on CNG and switch to gasoline when necessary, according to a news release. They will refueling at a natural gas station near Dallas.

City council members, with Glover's support, approved a few natural gas-related (and Chesapeake) proposals today. Read about those here.