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Building Bridges: Propane

Vehicles Lead to the Future

n an article entitled, ational costs The truth is that EVs in Class 4-7
“The Peak Oil Plateau trucks and buses won’t become mainstream
is Close,” the author for at least another seven to 10 years, as we
Ipredicts that higher oil need significant advancements in battery
prices will spur the adop- technology and cost to put it on par with
tion of electric vehicles diesel Today, there are too many compro-
and alternative energy mises in this class of vehicle, such as payload,
in transportation range and total cost of ownership, that will
Electric vehicles hinder mass adoption
are perceived as “the There is no doubt that significant in-
future” of vehicle technology primarily due to vestments from a wide variety of sources will
the lack of tailpipe emissions Since EVs are drive required innovation But, in the interim,
perceived as new technology, they are ap- we must seek out other solutions that are
pealing for fleet operators who want to meet more commercially viable
environmental mandates and reduce oper- Propane autogas is domestically pro-
duced making it immune
to the likely rise and / or
Looking for a reliable, instability of oil prices
And, propane vehicle
customized supply plan? technology is much

further along than EVs
During the past decade,
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