Feelin’ Good at the Top Show for Alternative Fuel Vehicles

At the ACTExpo (alternative fuel vehicle show) that I attended yesterday, it was gratifying to see so many manufacturers of large trucks sticking with compressed natural gas, even in the face of seriously low diesel prices.   Maybe it’s just inertia, or the high probability of future hikes in diesel prices.  Or maybe we’re talking about people who care about the environment; it’s impossible to know, but we like to think the best of people.

It was also heartening to see so many hot new electric vehicles, both trucks and cars.  The one pictured here is made by Southern California-based Phoenix Motors, built for the U.S. Navy.  It’s a new design from the ground up.