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A Common Sense Approach to Moving the Needle

                                       Toward Energy Security


                     id you know that the founder of ROUSH       fuel is expanding due to its near-zero emission
                     CleanTech and motorsports icon, Jack        levels, reduced greenhouse
                     Roush, always includes USA in his signa-    gases, and ability to help meet
           Dture? This is a telling symbol of his dedi-          the need for cleaner products
            cation to our nation and the products his compa-     without compromising range,
            ny designs, engineers, manufactures and installs     performance or available pay-
            at its headquarters in Livonia, Michigan             load
                   ROUSH CleanTech’s advanced clean                     Renewable propane
            transportation solutions aim to decrease the use     supply is increasing due to
            of imported gasoline and diesel so that Ameri-       substantial investment by industry stalwarts, such
            cans can rely on American-made energy, like          as Suburban Propane and AmeriGas Propane
            propane autogas  With more than 90% of the           Several U.S. refineries in California, Texas and Lou-
            U S  propane autogas supply being produced           isiana have existing capacity to produce renew-
            domestically, and an additional 7% from our          able propane as part of their renewable diesel
            neighbors up north, it’s a stable fuel that’s readily   production systems  And, the demand is tangible
            available  Propane’s distribution process — which    According to the National Renewable Energy
            creates 80,000 American jobs — doesn’t fall vic-     Laboratory, renewable propane in California
            tim to global supply chain issues since propane      alone could surpass 200 million gallons by 2030
            doesn’t have to cross an ocean to reach its desti-          Every year, the U S  exports billions of gal-
            nation                                               lons of propane to other countries to use in their
                   Another growing domestic resource that        vehicles that we, instead, should be using in our
            will help move the needle toward energy inde-        own. By adopting fleet vehicles and school buses
            pendence is renewable propane  Interest in this      powered by propane, we can further cut the ties
                                                                                       to foreign oil and rely on
                                                                                       domestically produced,
                                                                                       all-American energy like

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                                                                                       Todd Mouw is executive vice
                                                                                       president of sales and marketing
                                                                                       of ROUSH CleanTech, an industry
                                                                                       leader of advanced clean vehi-
                  ...and ALL your propane equipment needs!                             cle technology. Mouw has more
                           ALL
                                                                                       than two decades of experience
                                                                                       in the automotive and high-tech
                     Check us out online at dealerslp.com                              industries. As former president of
                                                                                       the NTEA Green Truck Associa-
                                   and follow us on                                    tion, Mouw helped set standards
                                                                                       in the green trucking industry.
                                                                                       To learn more, visit ROUSH-
                          1405 Sinnett Avenue • Dothan, Alabama 36303                  cleantech.com.
                                  800-433-8925






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