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Will UPS Send Clean Energy Fuels Soaring?

Clean Energy Fuels' recent deal with UPS is a another brick in the natural gas transportation foundation, but should it change your mind about nat gas vehicles?

By Tyler Crowe – Nov 14, 2013 at 3:45PM EST

Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE 5.91%) couldn't ask for a better client than UPS (UPS +2.95%). UPS has the nation's largest fleet of alternatively fueled vehicles and a transportation network ideally suited for natural gas fueling. So with Clean Energy Fuels inking a deal to be a bulk fuel supplier to UPS fleet fueling stations and an agreement to build three additional Clean Energy Fuels operated facilities in Texas, investors should be elated, right?

Tune into the video segment below to see what this deal means for Clean Energy Fuels in the grand scheme of things and how investors should look at companies like Clean Energy Fuels and Westport Innovations (WPRT +2.12%) that are trying to disrupt a well entrenched incumbent in an infrastructure-heavy industry.

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About the Author

Tyler Crowe
Tyler Crowe is a contributing Stock Market Analyst for The Motley Fool. He has worn several hats over the past 14 years with the Fool from analyzing stocks, writing about them, talking about them, coaching others about stock writing, and...you get the idea. Tyler's true passion is turing over stones to find the oddball investments with incredible wealth building potential. If he isn't nose-deep in a proxy statement, Tyler is probably skiing somewhere. Tyler holds an M.B.A. from Collège des Ingénieurs (Paris), a, M.S. in Environmental Engineering, a B.S. in Civil Engineering, and a B.S. in Foreign Affairs from the University of New Hampshire.
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Fool contributor Tyler Crowe owns shares of Westport Innovations. You can follow him at Fool.com under the handle TMFDirtyBird, on Google +, or on Twitter, @TylerCroweFool.

The Motley Fool recommends Clean Energy Fuels, United Parcel Service, and Westport Innovations. The Motley Fool owns shares of General Electric Company and Westport Innovations. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Stocks Mentioned

United Parcel Service Stock Quote
United Parcel Service
NYSE: UPS
$100.41
(+2.91%)+$2.84
Clean Energy Fuels Stock Quote
Clean Energy Fuels
NASDAQ: CLNE
$2.39
(-5.91%)-$0.15
GE Aerospace Stock Quote
GE Aerospace
NYSE: GE
$308.03
(+6.73%)+$19.43
Westport Fuel Systems Stock Quote
Westport Fuel Systems
NASDAQ: WPRT
$1.93
(+2.12%)+$0.04

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