Alternative Fuel Station, Only the Second of Its Kind in Iowa, Coming to Cedar Falls

Kwik Trip, the Wisconsin based chain of convenience stores, announced today that it will bring an alternative fuel, compressed natural gas, to its Kwik Star station in Cedar Falls.

A federal Department of Energy database says this would only be the second compressed natural gas station in Iowa, the first being in Grimes.

According to the Iowa Clean Cities Coalition, compared with gasoline and diesel, compressed natural gas can produce significantly lower carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, nonmethane hydrocarbon, particulate matter, and other toxic emissions, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

Natural gas vehicles are not available on a large scale in the U.S.—only a few models are currently offered for sale, according to www.fueleconomy.gov. However, conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles can be retrofitted for compressed natural gas.

The Cedar Falls store is located at 7500 Nordic Drive. Completion for the new compressed natural gas system is set for early July.

On May 16, Kwik Trip/Kwik Star, along with Sioux City Truck Sales, Ruan Trucking and the Iowa Clean Cities Coalition, will host an educational seminar on natural gas as a fuel.

Specific topics to be discussed are natural gas basics, infrastructure, engines, vehicle offerings (both light duty and heavy duty), real world experiences and return on investment, vehicle conversions, maintenance and shop requirements.

Registration and networking will start at 8 a.m., with a light breakfast. The seminar runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. It is free of charge and will be held at Clarion Inn, 5826 University Avenue, in Cedar Falls. For more information or to RSVP please contact the Kwik Trip Alternative Fuels Office at 1-855-710-3800 or KTBeyondGreen@kwiktrip.com.