Our success story this week takes us to Georgetown, Delaware where a pilot program has turned a local transit agency into a propane advocate. In June of 2014, the state owned Delaware Transit Corporation converted 5 buses to propane. The Ford E-450 paratransit buses transport disabled citizens around Sussex County… (Motor Week)
Mickey Truck Bodies and ROUSH CleanTech teamed up at the 10th annual BevOps Fleet Summit in Las Vegas to discuss how innovative and reliable propane autogas can be a smart choice for reducing fuel and maintenance costs while providing cleaner air for the community… (Mickey Truck)
I recently spoke to a local school board official who asked the question, “Do we really need to find a long-term alternative to diesel for our buses? The price of oil is cheap, we have a lot of reserves in this country, and the price of diesel has stabilized.” My short answer was that propane autogas is at its lowest point in 13 years so the delta between the two fuels is still dramatic even with diesel under $3.00 / gallon.
When District 51 students return to school this August, kids will be riding in new state of the art buses. Many of these buses are fueled by clean propane and are loaded with new technology, to not only save money, but also keep kids safe… (NBC 11 News)
ConocoPhillips plans to convert its local fleet of trucks to run on propane produced in the San Juan Basin. The company will convert 30 of its trucks to the propane-based fuel, called propane autogas, this year and will replace more than 300 of its trucks with vehicles that run on propane in the next five years, according to Jim Lowry, a ConocoPhillips spokesman… (Truck Trend)
ConocoPhillips plans to convert its local fleet of trucks to run on propane produced in the San Juan Basin. The company will convert 30 of its trucks to the propane-based fuel, called propane autogas, this year and will replace more than 300 of its trucks with vehicles that run on propane in the next five years, according to Jim Lowry, a ConocoPhillips spokesman… (Farmington Daily Times)
ROUSH CleanTech is supplying the dedicated-propane autogas fuel systems for double-digit bus orders in Massachusetts, Michigan and Oregon, all announced last week – 199 propane autogas vehicles in all… (Fleets & Fuels)
What makes the wheels on the bus go round and round? The Radnor Township School Board facilities committee discussed a new propane powered school bus on May 20. Parked next to one of the district’s buses that runs on diesel, the propane bus appeared to be just like other school buses… (Main Line)
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