Natural Gas Vehicle Institute (NGVi) is offering two training classes at Riverside, Calif. June 17-19, 2008. The two-day NGV Fuel Storage tank Cylinder Inspection Training will be offered on June 17-18 and the NGV Driver and Mechanic Training will be offered on June 19.

NGV Fuel Storage Cylinder Inspection Training will focus on the proper techniques for inspecting on-board compressed natural gas fuel storage cylinders. NHTSA requires that on-board vehicle CNG fuel storage cylinders manufactured after March 1995 be visually inspected every three years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first. At the end of the two-day course, attendees may choose to take the CSA America's certification exam for an additional fee of $150.

NGV Driver and Mechanic Training is a one-day course devoted to training drivers and mechanics on safe driving, fueling, and maintenance of CNG-fueled vehicles. All training will be held at Luxfer Gas Cylinders' training room at 3016 Kansas Avenue, Riverside, California, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

The U.S. Department of Energy is making scholarship monies available. Contact Hank Seiff at the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation (703-534-6151) for more information about available scholarship funds.