The September 20 webinar features Mark Denton of Alliance AutoGas, Jamison Walker of Virginia Clean Cities (which administers SPADP), and Captain Bart Humble of the Sandy Springs Police Department, which is converting more than 65 fleet vehicles to autogas.

Denton will discuss the key components of a successful autogas program, while Walker will share recent case studies from fleets that transitioned to propane autogas through the Program, with conversions and fueling from Alliance AutoGas.

Captain Bart Humble with the Sandy Springs Police Department will also talk about his experience switching his fleet to propane autogas and working with the Alliance AutoGas team. The Sandy Springs fleet is switching a total of 65 cruisers to autogas under the Program, and they just recently announced the purchase of 14 additional vehicles that will run on propane.

Alliance AutoGas partner Paraco Gas has more information about this upcoming webinar, which begins September 20 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Register here: http://autogasusa.org/resources/webinar-registration
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The fleet has switched 25 cruisers to clean-burning autogas so far, saving more than $11,000 in fuel costs and displacing almost 10 tons of greenhouse gas emissions within the first quarter of 2012 alone.  Alliance AutoGas is converting and providing fueling solutions for a total of 65 clean cruisers, funded through the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program.

Capt. Humble says the key to his autogas program’s success has been support from the top of the City administration down to the police officers on the streets. Feedback from officers driving the alt fuel vehicles has been very positive, and they’re driving the bi-fuel Ford Crown Victorias almost exclusively on autogas. Also, Humble stressed the convenience and practicality of propane autogas versus other alternative fuels, like compressed natural gas.

“There’s no comparison between propane autogas and compressed natural gas,” says Humble. “We tested CNG vehicles when I was in another department, and the performance was not nearly like running on autogas. You had to refill every 100 miles, and the trunk space was nonexistent. With autogas vehicles, you have a very similar experience to driving traditional gasoline vehicles, and my officers can still carry around the equipment they need.”
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The article provides just one example of how AutoGas can help a fleet financially, saving tens of thousands of dollars over the long run. Plus, with the environmental benefits of AutoGas you could say London PD is cleaning up the streets in more ways than one (badum cha!…whatever).