Verizon to Convert 501 New Ford E-Series Vans to Natural Gas

In brief: Verizon will be adding 501 new Ford E-Series cargo vans to their maintenance fleet and will be converting them all to run on compressed natural gas (CNG).

The word

The popular E-Series work vans are a ubiquitous part of the Verizon maintenance fleet nationally and their new replacements will now be running on clean natural gas. The conversions will take advantage of Ford's alt-fuels packages and will be done by BAF, a part of Clean Energy Fuels.

The conversions will take place at delivery points nationally, including California, Texas, and New Hampshire.

And so ...

This comes on top of Verizon's purchase of 576 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrids last week.

Photo credits: Verizon

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