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Propane

Autogas:

Another Kind

of Grand Slam

By: Todd Mouw, vice president of
sales and marketing
ummer is in high gear, and like for many of When you couple the abundant supply
you the Major League Baseball Home Run of this domestic energy source, signifi cant oper-
Derby and All-Star Game are highlights that ational cost savings, and recently announced
Sbring back great childhood memories. Our industry-leading .05g NOx 6.8L V10 3V propane
national pastime is also a symbol of our freedom, engine, propane autogas is another Grand Slam
and one of many great traditions we are fortu- that should be further leveraged to lessen our
nate enough to enjoy. dependence on foreign energy sources.
During the STN Expo, a seasoned veteran To learn more about ROUSH CleanTech’s
was a hot topic — propane autogas. Questions propane autogas fuel system technology that
about the emergence of propane autogas as powers Blue Bird Vision Propane school buses and
the preferred fuel for student transportation were Ford commercial vehicles, please visit www.roush-
prevalent. cleantech.com. ■
According to the Propane Education
& Research Council, propane autogas school [Todd Mouw is vice president of sales and marketing
buses transport more than 700,000 students, and for ROUSH CleanTech, an industry leader of alternative fuel
now make up about 45 percent of all non-diesel vehicle technology. Mouw has served as president of the NTEA
Green Truck Association. Reach him at todd.mouw@roush.
school buses used for pupil transportation. com or 800.59.ROUSH.]
Of those, almost 700 public and private
school systems across North America operate Blue
Bird buses equipped with propane fuel systems.
These school districts are cutting the strings from
foreign oil by adopting propane buses into their WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE
everyday operations and the results are stagger- FROM AMERICA’S
ing. INDUSTRY LEADER

PRODUCTS:
• Nebraska’s Omaha Public Schools reports • New TRANSPORT TRAILERS
its propane bus fl eet generated enough savings • New BOBTAILS
to hire up to fi ve additional classroom teachers. • New BULK STORAGE TANKS
• South Carolina Department of Education Ask about availability of
used or refurbished
is saving 29 cents per mile fueling with propane transport trailers and bobtails
autogas compared to diesel.
• Bend-La Pine School District in Oregon SERVICES:
• Refurbishing & Repairs
pays 57 percent less for propane compared to • Blasting & Painting
diesel. • 5-Year Inspections
• Florida’s Broward County has reported • Annual Inspections
saving 38 cents per mile — or more than $600,000 • Stress Relieving
annually in total operating costs — by adopting • Parts
propane buses.
• And the list goes on. PROUDLY MANUFACTURED & ASSEMBLED IN THE USA
More than 90 percent of our country’s pro- 0,66,66,33,
pane autogas supply is produced domestically
with another 7 percent coming from Canada. The 7$1. &203$1<
United States produces more than 21 billion gal- HEADQUARTERS INDIANA DIVISION
lons of propane, yet we only use 9 billion gallons P O Drawer 1391 1301 East Elkhorn Road
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