This week’s roundup brings us news of four additional conversion centers joining the Alliance AutoGas network. Catch up on other alternative fuel news:

• The alternative vehicle fuels tax credit drama continues in Louisiana, where Gov. Bobby Jindal is refusing to release records showing how much was spent.
• Army officials are sounding the call for a diverse energy portfolio, saying, “When you only have one option, you have no options.”
• Apparently, public charging of electric vehicles isn’t so cut and dry. Green Car Reports wonders if market forces will drive down charging costs over time.
• GE researchers have been awarded a $1.8M grant to develop a low-cost
  residential natural gas fueling station.

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Titled “America Can’t Wait: A cost and environmental analysis of propane autogas vs. gasoline,” the paper gives a rundown of the cost savings, environmental benefits, and investment potential of autogas vehicle technology.

The paper states:

Domestic offshore oil drilling will take years to yield fuel supply; using the entire Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) would last approximately one month (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2010), and alternative vehicle technologies like electric or hydrogen vehicles are not yet realistic for largescale deployment. None of these options can make an immediate and significant impact on transportation fuel prices. Autogas is right here, right now, and it’s already powering 16 million vehicles worldwide. America can’t afford to wait for other technologies to catch up.

Amen. To read the rest of the paper, click here to download.

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