We often hear of school bus companies, taxi services and police squads converting their fleets to run on propane autogas, but other companies across the country are switching too. This week Austin Gutter King, an eco-conscious rain gutter specialist company, purchased four ROUSH CleanTech Ford vehicles, successfully converting 25% of its fleet to autogas. Austin […]
As promised, the Raleigh, NC Police Department has converted 10 of its patrol cars to run on propane autogas, NewsObserver.com reported last week. And, for reasons ‘pro followers know all too well, the officers and townspeople are already very pleased with the decision. Funded by a $12 million, four-year federal stimulus grant from the Department […]
Our favorite propane advocates at Alliance AutoGas have partnered with the Coast Transit Authority (CTA) in Gulfport, Mississippi to convert four vans in its fleet to propane autogas, the Sun Herald reported. A federally funded public utility, the CTA works to provide safe, comfortable and affordable public transportation to residents in the Mississippi Gulf Coast […]
Following the latest General Assembly session, Virginia lawmakers announced plans to extensively expand the state’s use of alternative fuels, especially propane and natural gas, for its 10,000-vehicle fleet, the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily reported. According to the proposal, officials could reach out to fuel suppliers and car manufacturers as early as this month to get the […]
Alliance AutoGas continued its mission of expanding autogas usage and infrastructure in the U.S. this week by partnering with Nantucket Energy Corp., LLC to supply propane autogas to community fleets on the Massachusetts island. Program administrators said the move is congruent with “the historically independent, resourceful spirit” of Nantucket because autogas is produced almost entirely […]
Town planners in Knightdale, North Carolina, expect to save around $10,000 of the town’s budgets by converting ten of its police cars to run on propane autogas, NBC17.com reported today. The cars will be able to switch back to gasoline if necessary, but officers are looking forward to tapping into the advantages autogas offers. “It […]
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance recently wrapped up the latest in a nationwide series of free training workshops this week in Kansas City, MO. Targeting transportation managers and fleet managers, the educational workshops offer participants insight into the advantages of propane autogas and other alternative fuels. “At these […]
Vegas: glittering lights, buffets for miles, lavish shows, mountains of cash raining down on dancing beauties in scandalously skimpy outfits while slot machines and Liza Minelli caress your eardrums. You thought it couldn’t get any better, but oh yes, it totally did. Sin City is now the land of propane-powered taxis! Las Vegasites (or Vegasans, […]