Welcome to our weekly Thursday news roundup. Lots of industry news this week, including an announcement about a new Alliance AutoGas partner that’s bringing the alternative fueling and conversion program to NYC fleets. Here’s more details:
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Alliance AutoGas welcomed Paraco Gas to the national partner network of propane autogas retailers, equipment providers and conversion centers. Paraco was named the 15th largest propane retailer in the U.S. by LP Gas magazine, and will service fleets in areas of Connecticut and New York, including the five boroughs of New York City.
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced over $5 million in grant money to help fleets switch vehicles to clean-burning alternative fuel.
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There’s a propane autogas webinar today at 1pm CT that will cover “troubleshooting autogas fuel systems from Impco/BRC Sequent, CleanFUEL USA LPI, ROUSH CleanTech LPI, and Prins VSI.”
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A mail and document transportation services fleet called Lake Michigan Mailers, Inc., is converting vehicles to autogas. The company president said he expects the conversions to reduce fleet’s cost per mile by 32 percent and for emissions to drop as much as 60 percent.
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A Chicago-area limousine company is also going green with propane autogas and compressed natural gas vehicles. Windy City Limousine has a fleet of around 200 limousines, limo buses, miniature buses, coaches and sedans. Company ownership looks forward to the fuel cost savings and environmental benefits from the new clean vehicles.
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South Shore Clean Cities and the Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission invite Indiana fleets and vehicle technicians to a free, two-day propane autogas certification class June 19 and 20. The Clean Start Technician Training will include lectures and demonstrations on autogas safety, vehicle operation and diagnostics, and participants will receive a certificate of completion from Texas State Technical College.
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The Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program roadshow series will make a stop in Alabama next week. Interested fleets and drivers in the area should RSVP here.
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