WASHINGTON (May 4, 2010) — Ferrellgas, AmeriGas, and Valley Ford Truck Sales, with support from Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), showcased three propane-fueled vehicles that cut greenhouse gases at Ohio State University’s Moving Ahead 2010: Sustainable Transportation Solutions for the 21st Century in Columbus, Ohio.
The event, co-hosted by Ohio’s Clean Cities Coalition and attended by some of President Obama’s transportation and energy advisors, offered fleet and transportation managers the opportunity to test-drive three Roush-converted Ford F-250 propane trucks. Propane is a domestically abundant, clean-burning fuel that is ideal for fleet transportation markets.
Other propane vehicles at the event included a propane-fueled ambulance and ambulette by MedCorp.
Carol Browner, assistant to President Obama for energy and climate change, addressed the conference today with a speech entitled “Achieving U.S. Energy Independence.” PERC representatives made presentations during a session called Fuels for a New Age.
“The goal of this conference is to bring together transportation leaders, policymakers, and researchers to examine how advanced transportation fuels and technologies will affect job creation, environmental protection, and national security,” said Roy Willis, president and CEO of PERC. “The attendees will see firsthand how vehicles perform while running on propane, a domestic fuel that can reduce carbon emissions, cut operating costs, and increase energy dependence immediately, all while delivering performance that is comparable to that of their conventional-fueled counterparts.”
On average, propane fleet vehicles reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 13 to 25 percent, depending on application, and create 20 percent less nitrogen oxide, up to 60 percent less carbon monoxide, and fewer particulate emissions, compared with gasoline. Ninety percent of U.S. propane supplies comes from the United States, and an additional 7 percent comes from Canada. Propane is the most widely used alternative fuel on roads today in the United States, powering 270,000 vehicles. Worldwide, 14 million vehicles run on propane.
For more information on the conference, visit www.movingahead.com. For more information about PERC, visit www.propanecouncil.org
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