This Clean Cicites Success Story aired on September 18, 2009 on MotorWeek and spotlighted the City of Kansas City's fleet-wide use of alternative fuels and vehicles. To view or download more videos, go to AFDC's Motorweek Clean Cities Success Story videos page.

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This is a text version of the MotorWeek Video Segment, Kansas City Clean City, which aired on September 18, 2009.

JOHN DAVIS: Our success story of the week comes from Kansas City, Missouri. In 1996, KC instituted a fleet-wide alternative fuel program. Today, more than 200 compressed natural gas cars, trucks, and vans fuel up at the city's central CNG station. Also, their 1,100 diesels run primarily on B20 and B50 biodiesel. In June, Kansas City received the first 4 of 19 Diamond International trucks upfitted for CNG. Used to repair water main breaks, they are some of the largest rigs to run on CNG.

SAM SWEARNGIN: "We're kind of proud of the fact that these trucks are the cleanest trucks you can buy on the planet that do what they do and operate right here in our neighborhood."

JOHN DAVIS: And, the Alt-Fuel program extends to the Kansas City International Airport, where 35 shuttle buses also run on CNG, all to make "KC" cleaner and less dependent on oil.