January 21, 2013 — The Roslyn school district, which has been trying to cut transportation costs in recent years, takes its biggest step yet today when it adds three new full-sized, propane-fueled school buses to its fleet of 60 vehicles.
In this issue, I want to arm you with talking points to help you and your customers better understand why propane autogas is a great option for your fleets. Gasoline prices reached record highs last year, which means that now more than ever, propane autogas offers many advantages over traditional automobile fuels:
Students in O’Fallon and St. Peters, Missouri are riding in cutting-edge alternative fuel school buses thanks to the district’s purchase of eight Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision school buses… (Clean Energy Coalition)
Students in O’Fallon and St. Peters, Missouri are riding in cutting-edge alternative fuel school buses thanks to the district’s purchase of eight Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision school buses… (Midland Daily News)
In 2012, we experienced the highest gasoline prices in the history of the United States, up an additional $.09 per gallon from 2011’s average gasoline price. In 2011, our country consumed almost 140 billion gallons of gasoline. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) was predicting lower gasoline consumption in 2012 than 2011, but due to the increase in prices, incremental spending on gasoline in 2012 reached almost $14 billion
Fort Valley-based Blue Bird Corp. has received an order for 432 propane-powered school buses – the largest order of its type in the industry’s history… (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Fort Valley-based Blue Bird Corp. has received an order for 432 propane-powered school buses – the largest order of its type in the industry’s history… (The Telegraph)
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