The big news this week was the passage of a two-year, $109 billion transportation and infrastructure bill in the Senate. Here are some other items of note for the transportation and alternative fuel industries:
- The NAT GAS Act was defeated in the Senate this week as part of the transportation bill–perhaps it’s time for more inclusive legislation to support all forms of alternative fuel technology, like propane autogas.
- Cars.com provides us with the obligatory “go green for St. Patrick’s Day” press release. It’s a thankless job, but someone has to do it.
- Have you heard the propane industry is celebrating 100 years in 2012? Join industry experts and autogas fleet owners and managers from across the country at the Propane Clean Air Rally and Autogas Parade in Atlanta April 14.
- Our friends at Texas Propane Fleets take a look at why more and more schools are turning to propane-powered buses. (Hint: one advantage is reducing children’s exposure to diesel exhaust!)
- In another instance of mounting support for clean transportation technology in the U.S., a Florida bill would boost alternative and renewable fuels.
- Looks like gasoline prices aren’t getting any lower any time soon! According to The Hill, if Israel attacks Iran, it could potentially mean gas prices will spike between $5-6 per gallon. Converting your fleet to propane vehicles, on the other hand, will save your more than $1 per gallon on fuel costs.
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