FuelMaker News
September 2008
T. Boone Pickens on the Purchase of FuelMaker and the Use of Natural Gas in the National Post
NP Pickens p1 (726kb PDF)
Clean Energy Acquisition of FuelMaker in Fleets and Fuels
Fleets-Fuels15September08 (114kb PDF)
Clean Energy Acquisition of FuelMaker in NGV America Newsletter
NGV America Clean Energy 08 (88.2kb PDF)
Clean Energy Acquisition of FuelMaker in CNGVA E-Letter
CNGVA E-Letter - September 12, 2008 (164kb PDF)
Clean Energy Acquisition of FuelMaker in NGV Global
clean-energy-NGV Global 08 (127kb PDF)
FuelMaker Refueling of Forklifts in NGV Global
forklift-trucks-NGV Global 08 (135kb PDF)
June 2008
FuelMaker VRAs in Endbridge's NGV E-News
Enbridge - NGV_Testimonials Jun 08 (99kb PDF)
FuelMaker Chinese Dealer Agreement in Fleets and Fuels
Fleets-Fuels9June2008 - FM Update China (153kb PDF)
FuelMaker President John Lyon's Welcoming Address at NGV 2008 in Fleets and Fuels
Fleets-Fuels9June2008-John Lyon 65millionNGVs (108kb PDF)
FuelMaker President John Lyon in NGV Global "65 Million NGVs by 2020"
NGV Global 65-million-ngvs-by (133kb PDF)
FuelMaker President John Lyon in NGV Global
NGV Global June 08 - iangv-honors-champ (99kb PDF)
April 2008
FuelMaker for China in Fleets and Fuels
Fleets-Fuels14April08China.pdf (83kb PDF)
February 2008
FuelMaker in NGV Global; "FuelMaker Vehicle Refueling Appliances Certified in Russia"
GVRRussia08 (99kb PDF)
FuelMaker in NGV America; "FuelMaker VRA Gets Russian Certification"
NGVAmFeb08_ (110kb PDF)
December 2007
FuelMaker in CSA International's Certification News; "Pumped up with FuelMaker"
CSANewsFall2007 (4630kb PDF)
FuelMaker's John Lyon in the Gas Vehicle Report: "65 Million NGVs by 2020" - December 2007
Pages from GVR71Diciembre2007 (240kb PDF)
November 2007
FuelMaker's Mario Pirraglia in NGV Global: "NGV America Recognizes Mario Pirraglia for Marketing Role" - November 2007
ngvamerica recognizes mario pir (4630kb PDF)
October 2007
FuelMaker's Mario Pirraglia in Natural Gas Fuels Magazine: "The World Beckons" - October 2007
Beckons P1 (4630kb PDF)
September 2007
FuelMaker in Fleets and Fuels; "FuelMaker Finland"
Fuelmaker Finland (91kb PDF)
FuelMaker in NGV America Newsletter; "NGVs Featured in "Zone" at League of California Cities Expo in Sacramento"
League of California Cities Expo in Sacramento (81kb PDF)
August 2007
FuelMaker in NGV Global; "FuelMaker Expands Into Finland With Natural Gas Fueling Appliances"
NGV Global: FuelMaker Expands into Finland (125kb PDF)
FuelMaker in NGV America Newsletter; "FuelMakers to Be Used to Expand NGV Market in Finland"
FuelMaker in NGV America Newsletter (79kb PDF)
July 2007
John Lyon in the NGV E-Marketing Bulletin: "NGV 2010 Will be Held in Rome, Italy."
NGV 2010 will be held in Rome, Italy (30kb PDF)
June 2007
FuelMaker in the Gas Vehicle Report: "Phill is Now Available in the Czech Republic"
Czech 4reduce(507kb PDF)
Phill and the Civic GX on CNNMoney.com: “Going Green, Ten Green Giants”
CNNhondaphill0607(130kb PDF)
FuelMaker continues to offer discount programs for fleets in the United States purchasing Honda Civic GXs and FuelMaker Vehicle Refueling Appliances.
CivicVRACleanconnections07(156kb PDF)
May 2007
Phill in USA Today: “Natural Gas Powered Cars, Who Even Knows They Exist?”
USAtoday07reduce2 - (February 26, 2007)(76kb PDF)
Phill in the Gas Vehicle Report: “Phill, the Home Refueling Appliance, is Certified in Switzerland”
SwissNews LOW - (February 26, 2007)(76kb PDF)
February 2007
FuelMaker is featured in Fleets and Fuels; “FuelMaker Europe: Canadian Reports Progress in Italy, Germany With Both Phill Home Units and Larger VRAs
FuelMaker is featured in Fleets and Fuels; “FuelMaker Europe: Canadian Reports Progress in Italy, Germany With Both Phill Home Units and Larger VRAs - (February 26, 2007)(76kb PDF)
December 2006
FuelMaker is featured in Fleets and Fuels regarding stepping up marketing for CNG Forklifts.
FuelMaker is featured in Fleets and Fuels regarding stepping up marketing for CNG Forklifts.- December 11, 2006 (97kb PDF)
November 2006
John Lyon, President of FuelMaker assumes the mantle of the International Association of Natural Gas Vehicles during the 2006 Natural Gas Vehicle Conference in Cairo, Egypt. For more information and for his message to the IANGV please click on the articles below:
Fleets and Fuels- November 13, 2006 (162kb PDF)
NGV Global- November 6, 2006 (96kb PDF)
FuelMaker and IMI Reach Agreement for Phill and VRA Distribution in Italy
FuelMaker and IMI Reach Agreement for Phill and VRA Distribution in Italy - November 9, 2006 (132kb PDF)
June 2005
California Municipal Agencies Choose FuelMaker VRA's.
The following California Municipal Agencies have purchased FuelMaker Vehicle Refueling Appliances through Gas Equipment Systems of Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Edwards Air Force Base has ordered 2 Mini Fast Fill Stations for on-base locations. Both a Time-Fill and Fast-Fill station have been purchased by the City of Mission Viejo CA Water Treatment Facility to service 6 medium duty vehicles. Two Time-Fill stations will go to the City of Costa Mesa Corporation Yard at two locations. Crafton Hills College Yucaipa will receive a Combo Time-Fill / Fast-Fill at their maintenance facility, and the Lindsay Unified School District has purchased a Time-Fill for 2 CNG school buses. Lastly, the City of San Fernando has a Phase 1 purchase plan for 2 Time-Fill applications for their Corporation Yard, with plans for a Phase 2 Fast-Fill system in the last quarter of 2005.
For more information please contact FuelMaker or Larry Ozier, Gas Equipment Systems, Inc. (Tel. 909-466-6920.)
FuelMaker VRA's In Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Oregon
Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, has recently purchased a FuelMaker FMQ-8-36 Vehicle Refueling Appliance and a Fast-Fill Storage and Dispensing System. The FuelMaker refueling system will be installed at the Department of Public Works and will be used to fill the township's newly acquired fleet of natural gas Honda Civic GX's.
Rutgers University will be installing a FuelMaker FMQ-2-36 at their Camden, New Jersey Campus. The unit will be used to fill a new natural gas pick-up truck. Rutgers currently uses a FuelMaker Fast-Fill System at their New Brunswick, New Jersey Campus to fill a more than a dozen light-duty natural gas vehicles.
The State of Oregon will be installing a FuelMaker Mini Fast Fill Station in the Eugene/Springfield area. This system will include two FMQ-7-42 Vehicle Refueling Appliances as well as primary and secondary storage, and will support their small CNG fleet based at their Motor Pool in Salem.
April 2005
NGV Global (NGV GLOBAL - April 13) reports that Toyota Material Handling is now the only lift truck manufacturer to offer a factory installed CNG refueling package. This package is in collaboration with FuelMaker Corporation. For more information, please click here.
April 2005
Honda begins limited retail sales of their Natural Gas Civic GX with a home refueling option. GX customers in California will have the option of leasing Phill at their local Civic GX Dealership, or purchase it directly from FuelMaker. Please click here for the press release (or visit the Press Release section)
April 2005
The media takes notice of Honda’s GX release with Phill’s home refueling option!
New York Times Article: “Honda Offers Retail Natural Gas Vehicle” - April 22, 2005 (85kb PDF)
Los Angeles Times Article: “Honda Dealers to Sell Natural Gas Vehicle” - April 22, 2005 (120kb PDF)
USA Today: “Device Offers At-Home Natural Gas Fillups” - April 22, 2005
Yahoo.com: “Honda Offers Retail Natural Gas Vehicle” - April 22, 2005
April 2005
FuelMaker wins the 2005 City of Etobicoke’s Business Excellence Award for Research and Development. Please click here or visit the News Release section
December 2004
As reported in the Dallas Fort Worth Clean Cities Newspaper (December 2004), the City of Watauga, Texas has installed a FuelMaker Mini Fast-Fill Station! Please “click here” for more information.
July 2004
FuelMaker and Honda have strengthened their alliance to make natural gas vehicle home refueling a reality! Retail sales of the Honda Civic GX and the FuelMaker Phill Home Refueling Appliance will begin in February 2005!
For more information please visit our Press Release section.
January 2004
FuelMaker wins Best NGV Company for the 6th time! And, Phill is recognized as the Best New Product.
November 2003
Princeton University has ordered a FuelMaker Combo-Fill (combination time-fill and fast-fill) Refueling System. With the launch of a new, free, natural gas shuttle bus service to serve part of its campus, Princeton turned to FuelMaker for convenient on-site refueling. Two Ford 21-passenger Econoline vans are using the system. BP has generously donated several years’ worth of natural gas to fuel them. It is expected that Princeton will be adding more NGVs to its fleet. Click here to read Princeton's press release.
October 2003
It has been a busy month for FuelMaker. We recently entered into a cooperative agreement with Gaz de France (the leading as utility in France) to develop a French version of our home refueling appliance.
Also, while in Las Vegas at the 21st annual NGV Conference & Exhibition, we announced the sale of our 10,000th Compressor. And, we received an Achievement Award from the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition. Two feats that we are very proud of!
Visit the Press Release section for complete details.
August 2003
FuelMaker & Honda are in the news! Mass media recently covered a story on the Honda Civic GX (a dedicated natural gas vehicle with the cleanest internal combustion engine in the world) and Phill (FuelMaker's home refueling appliance). To find out more, please click on the link below to read some of the press coverage.
Please check back for the latest FuelMaker news.
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