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While lofty expectations have being placed on the future of plug-in hybrid cars and electric trucks, another, less-heralded green transportation boom is taking place: the rise of natural gas vehicles.

As electric vehicles (EV) become more affordable and more mainstream, finding solutions to various EV barriers is paramount.  A newly-formed group of blue chip company executives in the transportation and utility industries is working to eliminate barriers to electric transportation.

The statistics are more than compelling -- and for those of in Southern California, they are all too familiar with the silent assassin that clouds over Los Angeles every day, challenging the fate of everyone in it’s midst.

The next time a package is delivered to your front door, take a good look at the delivery truck. Navistar Inc. recently announced its first all-electric commercial delivery truck is hitting the road.

Following a year-long restructuring program, BP Solar (NYSE: BP) recently announced that it has stopped silicon casting, wafering, and cell manufacturing at its Frederick, Maryland facility.

Federal Express (NYSE: FDX) has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet; they have become the first FedEx trucks converted to hybrid-electric systems.

FedEx hopes to get a third of its jet fuel from biofuels by 2030, according to CEO and chairman Fred Smith who announced the goal in a recent speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit.