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John Deere Power Systems and Greater Portland METRO are pleased to announce that
METRO has entered a new era of cleaner air by adding 13 new John Deere-powered
compressed natural gas buses to their transit bus fleet. METRO will unveil the buses, as well
as a new natural-gas fueling station, on May 1, and Portland-area residents will be excited to
know that METRO also is offering free rides to all passengers on that day.
John Deere Press Release
December 8, 2005, Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY---- Manhattan Beer Distributors (MBD)
celebrated the opening of its new natural gas vehicle refueling station and the roll-out of 15
new compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery trucks today at its Brooklyn, NY beverage
distribution facility.
"We are excited to continue our commitment to cleaner air in New York City”, said Simon
Bergson, President & CEO, MBD. "We are using CNG in our trucks because it is the right
thing to do. Our investment in clean fuel vehicles will help improve New York City’s air and
ease our reliance on foreign oil.” MBD—the largest single-market beer distributor in the
country—delivers beer to bars, restaurants, supermarkets and hotels in the New York
metropolitan area and has a fleet of over 500 vehicles, including 300 beverage delivery trucks.
The engines and tanks are installed by Bell Power Systems, the authorized distributor of John
Deere natural gas engines in the eastern U.S. Twelve of the fifteen 29,000-pound beverage
delivery trucks have been “repowered” with John Deere 6.8L CNG engines and three trucks
have been “repowered” with Cummins-Westport 8.3L C-Gas Plus CNG engines. Each truck
holds approximately 42 gallons (diesel gallon equivalent) of natural gas. “The success
ofManhattan Beer Distributors’ CNG program shows that private fleets can incorporate
cleaner, natural gas engines in their day-to-day operation in a cost-effective and reliable
way”, said Alex Bell, Vice President, Bell Power Systems.
MBD has been given several awards recognizing its leadership in the use of clean fuel
vehicles, including the “Beverage World Magazine 2005 Fleet of the Year” award, the “2005
Sustainable Energy Pioneer Award” given by the Center for Sustainable Energy at Bronx
Community College, and the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition “2002 Achievement Award”.
Manhattan Beer Distributors Press Release
Manhattan Beer Distributors NGV Fact Sheet
Diesel Retrofit Products in Northeastern US
March 1, 2006, Essex, CT---- Bell Power Systems of Essex, CT and Johnson Matthey Inc.
(JMI) of Malvern, PA have signed an agreement enabling Bell Power Systems to distribute
JMI diesel engine emission control products in the northeastern US--including ME, MA, NY,
VT, CT, RI, NH, PA, NJ, MD, DE and Washington D.C. The JMI products to be
distributed by Bell Power Systems include the continuously regenerating trap (“CRT®”)
particulate filter products, catalytic continuously regenerating trap (“CCRT®”) products and
NOx reduction products/devices (“NOx Products”). Bell Power Systems will install the JMI
products on all on-road mobile and off-road mobile Class 3 to Class 8 diesel engine
applications excluding Cummins.
BPS-JMI Agreement Press Release
