OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -
Officials with several automobile manufacturers are meeting in Oklahoma
City to discuss a request for proposal from nearly two dozen states for
the nation's auto makers to produce natural gas-powered vehicles for
state fleets.
The manufacturers are
meeting Wednesday at the Oklahoma History Center and will discuss the
multistate RFP with procurement experts and hear a presentation from
Gov. Mary Fallin.
Fallin and Colorado Gov.
John Hickenlooper have led the effort to get auto manufacturers to
produce more affordable vehicles that run on compressed natural gas.
Twenty-two states have expressed support of the RFP.
Fallin says the objective
behind the effort is to let the manufacturers "know that states mean
business and are strongly committed to the use of CNG vehicles in state
fleets."
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