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MichCon 'Revs-Up' Natural Gas Vehicles for Earth Day

21 April 1998

MichCon 'Revs-Up' Natural Gas Vehicles for Earth Day

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 21 -- MichCon will drive home the
benefits of clean-burning natural gas vehicles when it opens a natural gas
fueling station in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Earth Day, April 22, 1998.  The Ann
Arbor station, located at the Meijers store on Ann Arbor-Saline Road, is the
27th public natural gas station in Michigan.  MichCon plans to open five more
stations this year.
    Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) are environmentally friendly, lower fuel and
maintenance costs, and reduce dependence on foreign oil.  Natural gas costs 15
to 30 percent less than gasoline and many of today's vehicles are able to
travel 200 miles before refueling.
    "MichCon's continued efforts to add stations in Michigan make NGVs a
viable alternative, especially for fleet owners." said MichCon President and
Chief Executive Officer, Stephen E. Ewing.  "Together with the automakers,
we're addressing the need for an expanded station infrastructure as well as
offering customers more vehicle choices."  Ewing serves as the national
chairman of the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition.
    There are more than 1,000 NGVs on Michigan roads today and more than
60,000 nationwide.  Many NGVs are operated by fleet owners and public
transportation authorities.  Locally, Port Huron's post office vehicles and
Windsor's casino shuttle vans run on natural gas.  MichCon's company fleet
also contains 200 natural gas vehicles.
    MichCon is one of the nation's largest natural gas distributors, with 1.2
million Michigan families and businesses relying on MichCon for their energy
needs.  MichCon is a wholly owned subsidiary of MCN Energy Group Inc.
.  Visit MichCon's Online Pipeline at http://www.michcon.com.

SOURCE  MichCon