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Clean Energy
January 9, 2007

Clean Energy Supports California Governor’s Proposal for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Motor Vehicles
Using Natural Gas for Vehicles Will Help Achieve Low Carbon Fuel Goals

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CalNGV News
July 26, 2004

BAF Sees Strong Ford NGV Market
Conversion company partners with utilities, dealers, fuel providers, and others to get the word out to fleets

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Fleets and Fuels
July 5, 2004 - Volume XI, Number 14

BAF Technologies Sees NGVs Opportunity In a Federal Airport
Improvement Program

BAF Technologies has released details of its campaign to provide natural gas and propane vehicles to airports (F&F, June 7), emphasizing airports in nonattainment areas eligible for funding under the FAA’s Vision 100/Voluntary Airport Low Emissions program.
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Fleets and Fuels
June 7, 2004 — Volume XI, Number 12

BAF Technologies: Former Bachman Vows to Continue Ford NGVs, Prepares Offering for ‘Vision 100’ Airport Fleets

BAF Technologies, noting that it’s had a hand in factory-built Ford natural gas and propane cars and trucks anyway, has vowed to maintain availability of the alternative fuel vehicles by converting gasoline cars using hardware from Tier I supplier TeleflexGFI.
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The Dallas Morning News
May 12, 2004
By Dave Levinthal

Natural-gas cars for police get OK

EPA approval means Dallas can convert 175 cruisers, despite officers' fears about range, speed

By next month, Dallas patrol officers will begin driving natural-gas-powered Ford Crown Victoria patrol cruisers that look like typical, muscular police cars but, police say, perform like low-budget imports.
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ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FUELS TODAY
A Daily News Summary Covering Natural Gas, Propane & Biofuel
February 10, 2004
Industry Report

BAF Plans to Continue Conversions on Certain Ford Models

BAF Technologies recently announced it will continue to provide vehicle conversion services on select Ford products. This follows an announcement by Ford that it plans to stop production of its compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquid propane gas (LPG) vehicles after model year 2004.
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Fleets and Fuels
February 16, 2004 — Volume XI, Number 4

Whither Ford?

NGV Bigshots Plead with Automaker To Reconsider Its Exit from the Market
Top representatives of the natural gas vehicle and NGV fueling industries have met with Ford officials to ask the automaker to reconsider its decision to exit the
CNG vehicles sector (F&F, February 2) — or at least support an aftermarket conversion program, preferably by supplying CNG-ready engines with hardened
valves and optimized compression ratio. Ford confirmed on January 30 that it would stop offering NGVs, and propane vehicles, after the current
2004 model year.

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NGVCommunications
Weekly member newsletter of the Natural Gas Vehicle
February 13, 2004 — Volume 9, Edition 6

BAF Technologies To Continue Conversions On Ford Products

BAF Technologies (formerly Bachman AFV) announced that it will continue to provide vehicle conversion services on select Ford products. This announcement comes on the heels of Ford’s announcement that it is considering ending production of its CNG vehicles after the 2004 model year. Currently, BAF is producing CNG versions of the Ford E450 cutaway with the 6.8L engine and the Ford Crown Victoria sedan. In addition, BAF is exploring the production of CNG versions of the F250 and E350 engines.
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Alternative Transportation Fuels Today
A Daily News Summary Covering Natural Gas, Propane & Biofuel
Tuesday, February 10, 2004

BAF Plans to Continue Conversions on Certain Ford Models

BAF Technologies recently announced it will continue to provide
vehicle conversion services on select Ford products. This follows an
announcement by Ford that it plans to stop production of its
compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquid propane gas (LPG) vehicles
after model year 2004.

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Fleets and Fuels
January 19, 2004 — Volume XI, Number 2

More Cities to Switch?
Towns in New York and California Could Pick CNG for Cop Car Safety

BAF Technologies says an increasing number of cities are opting for compressed natural gas for their Ford Crown Victoria police sedans because of safety concerns: several police officers have been killed and others have had narrow escapes when gasoline-fueled Crown Vics have burned after being hit from behind.
BAF is the new name of Kentucky’s Bachman AFV,ural Gas Vehicles which recently relocated to Texas. The firm has a $1.89 million contract to convert 175 new Crown Vics to dedicated-CNG operation for the City of Dallas, which has lost officers to Crown Vic fires.

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