Las Vegas city fleet reduces NOx 18% with additive

The city of Las Vegas says it's been able to reduce the Nitrous Oxide (NOx) emissions of its diesel and biodiesel fueled equipment by 18 percent using a fuel additive.

"NOx emissions were reduced by 18 percent after using the XenTx™ Diesel Fuel Treatment in all of our biodiesel powered vehicles," said Dan Hyde, Fleet Manager for the City of Las Vegas.

"[The additive] also increased fuel efficiency by 3% according to certified testing at independent labs. The increase in fuel economy more than offsets the additional cost of using the product," he said.

The city is using the additive in all of its diesel-powered vehicles. The city's diesel fuel supplier, Haycock Petroleum, is pre-treating all diesel fuel with EMTA's XenTx Diesel Fuel Treatment prior to delivering it to the city's central fueling facilities.

The additive is sold by Scottsdale, Arizona pennystock company EMTA Holdings (OTCBB: EMHD), which sells its XenTx-branded additives to commercial and industrial customers, as well as consumers through automotive and hardware retail outlets.

The City of Las Vegas operates approximately 1,500 vehicles, of which nearly 87% are alternative fuel vehicles, such as compressed natural gas, biodiesel, hydrogen and hydrogen blends, clean burning gas and hybrids. Two new hydrogen buses are scheduled for delivery next week as part of a DOE grant.

"There are many fleets around the country that would like to switch to biodiesel fuel but are concerned about the increased NOx emissions. Our product gives fleet managers a tool to reduce emissions today without any additional cost," said Charles Yerkes, Vice President Sales for EMTA.

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