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Autogas Solves Record

Gasoline, Diesel Price

Dilemma

his year, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline
surged past the all-time high set in 2008.
That troubling news means the cost to keep your deliv-
Tery and service vehicles on the road is likely to spiral to new
heights as the summer travel season arrives.
Fuel costs typically represent one of the heftiest line items in
every fleet manager’s budget. With the U.S. and communities around the
globe banning Russian energy imports, experts project higher gasoline
and diesel prices will continue to chew into your bottom line throughout
2022.
“If ever there was a good time to rethink your comfort with
traditional fuels for your fleet, now is that time,” advises Steve Whaley,
PERC’s director of autogas development.
At today’s prices, propane marketers can literally cut their fuel
costs in half. And that’s just the start to real savings.
“Making the choice to transition your company’s vehicles to
propane autogas will reduce your annual costs for fuel, main- NEW DSS7
tenance, and repairs. In turn, you dramatically lower your
overall total cost-of-ownership, which frees up more capital Dual Second-Stage Regulator
to invest in your customers and your business,” Whaley says.
“If your fleet isn’t running on propane autogas yet, The revolutionary DSS7 regulators offer a new
it’s easy to start making propane’s advantages work for your level of safety to the industry by shutting off flow
to the building if it detects an unsafe overpressure
fleet.” condition or if the container runs out of propane.
Propane autogas vehicles for the industry include
bobtails, service trucks, rack trucks, and other EPA- and • Superior stability and
CARB-certified light- to medium-heavy duty vehicles in performance
both OEM dedicated and aftermarket bi-fuel models. • Outlet connection has
a sensing tube which
Of course, fleets don’t have to wait until they are monitors the downstream
ready to purchase new vehicles to switch. Roughly half of pressure
• Has a 'slam shut'
the propane autogas vehicles on the road today were convert- shutoff device
• For domestic and
ed to autogas using a certified aftermarket bi-fuel system. light commercial
“Vehicles that are converted to bi-fuel propane autogas real- applications
ize the same benefits as those that are OEM-dedicated: the
lowest total cost-of-ownership, flexible refueling strategies,
and more uptime compared with other fuels,” Whaley notes.
Certified conversion systems are available for nearly any
vehicle type. Check out the available offerings.
Visit propane.com/industryfleets to learn more. ■
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