ENRG Opens $2.5MM Natural Gas Fueling Station for Foothill Transit

    SEAL BEACH, Calif.--Aug. 7, 2002--ENRG, North America's leader in clean transportation, has opened a state-of-the-art CNG fueling station with a total capacity exceeding 2,100 gallons per hour as part of a long-term agreement as the natural gas fuel provider for Foothill Transit. The station was completed on time at a cost of $2.5 million. The agreement anticipates initial annual fueling of 1.5 million gallons, increasing to 2.75 million gallons in two to three years. Initially, Foothill will be fueling 66 new Orion compressed natural gas (CNG) buses as well as other vehicles.
    "Foothill Transit, the largest municipal transit operator in Los Angeles County (second only to the regional MTA), is a recognized industry leader," said Andrew J. Littlefair, president and CEO of ENRG. "We are pleased to be partnering with Foothill in this important effort."
    "This state-of-the-art fueling station will be the backbone of Foothill Transit's CNG fleet for years to come," said Bob Huff, President of the Foothill Transit Executive Board. "We applaud ENRG for designing a safe and effective way to fuel our efforts toward cleaner air in Southern California."
    Foothill Transit serves the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys in the eastern portion of Southern California, handling approximately 17 million boardings annually along 27 lines.
    ENRG is the largest provider of vehicular natural gas (CNG and LNG) and related services in North America. It has a broad customer base that includes refuse, transit, shuttle, taxi, police, intrastate and interstate trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets with over 25,000 private and public fleet vehicles fueling at more than 90 locations, principally in California and Arizona in the US, and in British Columbia and Ontario in Canada. Customers range from Los Angeles International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, to SuperShuttle, SunLine Transit and Waste Management, to MTDB of San Diego and the US Navy. The company also partners with Ford Motor Company to help expand its market share of natural gas vehicles. ENRG is a private company whose major shareholders include Boone Pickens, BC Gas Inc. and Westport Innovations Inc. . Company information is available at www.enrgfuel.com.