New Alliance AutoGas Partner to Install Prins VSI Systems
Southern Ohio-based Arrick’s Propane has joined Alliance AutoGas as a propane autogas fuel provider and certified conversion center, helping fleets in southern Ohio, northeast Kentucky and southwestern West Virginia switch from gasoline to the cleaner alternative fuel.
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More than 35% of Transit Buses Used Alt Fuels or Hybrid Drives
“Public transportation is leading the way in green vehicles,” says the American Public Transportation Association, which says that more than 35% of U.S. public transportation buses employed alternative fuels or hybrid technology, as of January 1, 2011.
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Madison Taxi Operator Is a Three-Decade Autogas Veteran,
PERC Shows How Rising Gasoline Prices Spurred Fuel Switch
Special to F&F from the Propane Education & Research Council
Madison, Wis.-based Badger Cab Company was founded in 1946 by six World War II veterans who wanted to establish an economical means of transportation for working people in the city. The company has since grown to a 45-vehicle fleet with 150 cab drivers servicing about one million passengers each year. The company operates year-round, 24 hours a day, seven days a week with a mission of providing the lowest priced taxi service in the area.
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Alliance AutoGas for Conversion of 20 Jackson Heating Vehicles
Busy Alliance AutoGas is talking up the conversion of 20 service vans to propane operation by Jackson Heating & Air, of LaGrange, Ga. Force 911 performed the autogas vehicle conversions at Stanford Automotive in LaGrange, and Alliance founding partner Blossman Gas provides propane autogas fuel supply.
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Williamson County Fleet Placement Touted by Propane Research Council of Texas
Williamson County in central Texas expects to save $73,000 per year on fuel by running fleet vehicles on propane autogas, the Propane Council of Texas reports.
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Southeast Propane Meeting Starts in Atlanta Saturday
Roush CleanTech will showcase a dedicated propane system for Ford F-650 trucks at the 2013 Southeastern Convention and International Propane Expo in Atlanta this coming Saturday, April 13, says the National Propane Gas Association.
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Dave Jones, Inc. & the Fillback Family of Dealerships Join Alliance
Alliance AutoGas is talking up two new members in Wisconsin, as Dave Jones, Inc. and the Fillback Family of Dealerships have signed on, converting vehicles to propane-gasoline bi-fuel operation. The two Madison-area firms are using Prins VSI conversion equipment, and are working with Charter Fuels for propane supply.
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Texas Town to Slash Fuel Costs with 11 Autogas Vehicles
The City of Temple, Texas has taken advantage of federal stimulus money to add 11 new propane-gasoline bi-fuel vehicles to its fleet. The city operates a mix of Chevy Tahoe and Ford Crown Victoria sedans and pickups, says CleanFuel USA. The total is 16, says Temple fleet services boss Sam Weed.
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60 More Ford-Chassis Buses, Roush Upfits by Hoekstra
The Mass Transportation Authority in Flint, Mich. is getting 60 new El Dorado National buses – based on the Ford E-450 cutaway chassis – with dedicated-propane fuel systems from Roush CleanTech installed by Hoekstra Transportation in Grand Rapids.
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Pulstar Pulse Plugs Have a Built-In Capacitor
Albuquerque-based Enerpulse offers Pulstar brand spark plugs it says have integrated capacitors and can enhance the performance of natural gas engines. It’s “the first real breakthrough in automotive spark plug technology” in more than 120 years, the company says.
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