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Gold/Mining/Energy : Alternative Fuel Systems ATF:VSE -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jim Bishop who wrote (2601)	2/10/1999 7:23:00 AM
From: Mark Bartlett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4605

Jim/ All CALGARY HERALD TUESDAY, FEB. 9, 1999 ALTERNATIVE FUEL TO HELP SOLVE BEIJING SMOG WOES Alternative Fuel Systems Inc. of Calgary has signed a deal with the city of Beijing to study the feasibility for natural gas vehicles in the smog-choked Chinese capital. Municipal authorities have been urged by the federal government to develop and implement a pilot project to convert vehicle fleets in Beijing from gasoline or diesel fuel to cleaner burning natural gas. The plan includes establishing natural gas service stations throughout Beijing, Alternative Fuel said Monday. In an effort to improve local air emissions, Beijing intends to converts public transit fleet-5,400 large buses, 10,000 microbuses and 60,000 taxis-to alternative fuels. The pilot project will start in the first half of 1999 but any conversion would take place over several years. Alternative Fuel said it will co-ordinate the pilot program with assistance from Montreal-based energy giant Hydro Quebec and Kraus Group Inc. of Calgary, which designs and manufactures natural gas stations and dispensers. ********************************************************************** MB