New Jersey recently received a $15 million federal grant to expand infrastructure for cheaper and cleaner vehicle fuels, especially propane and compressed natural gas, the Star-Ledger reported today. The money has already funded a compressed natural gas fueling station opening later this month at the state’s Waste Management facility in Camden, and will help build […]

Indiana taxpayers will save about $1 million a year under a plan to convert more than 600 state vehicles to propane or natural gas, journalgazette.com reported Monday. The plan will also give Indiana the nation’s largest state-wide propane refueling network, with nearly all its operations located within 30 miles of a propane fueling site. Indiana […]

President Obama has ordered the federal vehicle fleet to run entirely on alternative fuels by 2015 – meaning a likely boom for the propane autogas industry. Issuing a Presidential Memorandum last week, Obama also announced his administration would purchase 100 electric vehicles in a pilot aimed at reducing America’s reliance on foreign oil. “The Federal […]

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 […]

With those nasty gasoline prices constantly climbing, many Americans are exploring alternative fuels for their vehicles. Whether you’re in it for the environmental benefits or simply need a more affordable way of getting around, you’ve got several options to contemplate: biodiesel, compressed natural gas, electricity, ethanol, fuel cells, methanol…it’s enough to boggle the mind! Yet, […]