AT&T to add 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles
In the York area, these vehicles would help service cell phone sites and the miles of fiber optics making up AT&T's massive telecom network.
- Largest U.S. corporate commitment to Compressed Natural Gas vehicles to date.
- Saves 49 million gallons of gasoline
- Reduces carbon emissions by 211,000 metric tons
- Removes the emissions fo 38,600 traditional passenger vehicles for a year
Source: AT&T
One of the primary benefactors of this expenditure will be Ford and other companies who choose to innovate.
The company will initially buy the trucks from Ford and have them converted by other firms to run on natural gas. It also plans to push for 40 new natural-gas fueling stations to be built in the states where it operates.
AT&T said it planned to replace 7,100 passenger cars over the next decade with hybrids or other advanced-technology vehicles, depending on when such technology becomes available.
Ford has said it would double its hybrid production this year, with the Fusion and Milan sedans joining the Escape and Mariner SUVs in its hybrid lineup.
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