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Fuels Fix: Propane school buses enjoy huge adoption increase in past five yearsPropane school buses have enjoyed tremendous national adoption in just the last five years alone, and that should only increase with the passage into law of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the new $1.2 trillion law to improve America’s infrastructure. There were about 8,000 propane school buses operating in the United States in 2016. Since then that number has more than tripled to 22,000, which transports 1.3 million kids to school daily. There’s been a 960% growth in the number of propane autogas school buses on the road in the U.S since 2012. – advertisement – Today, electric and propane school buses are the two primary ways school districts, private schools and school bus contractors can achieve the goal of ensuring children have a safe, clean and healthy ride to school. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes over $9 billion in funding for fueling infrastructure and clean vehicles including propane, which is identified in the legislation as an emerging alternative fuel. Section 71101: This provision is called the Clean School Bus Program, providing $2.5 billion for the purchase of low- and zero-emission school buses, including propane and electric. Section 11401: This provision instructs the Secretary of Transportation to create a grant program for the installation of fueling and charging infrastructure for alternatively fueled vehicles along the nation’s highway system.
Propane school buses have enjoyed tremendous national adoption in just the last five years alone, and that should only increase with the passage into law of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the new $1.2 trillion law to improve America’s infrastructure....
PERC: 11 New Courses Added to The Learning Center in 2021
The Learning Center was launched in 2019 to give propane providers and their employees an easier way to access a variety of training programs and resources. Since it launched, we’ve continued to add and update training programs in The Learning Center and 2021 was...
PERC: TransNet: A Sustainable Ride for Community Members
TransNet, a public transit fleet in Pennsylvania, strives to put sustainability first. After looking at the company’s annual mileage, fuel usage, and routes, propane autogas was the only alternative energy source that could meet their needs for emissions...
Propane Canada: SES Achieves Success in Commercial Back Up Fuel Market
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PERC: Start Planning Fall and Winter Maintenance
As fall and winter approach, now is a good time to make sure that your bulk storage and customer's propane systems are ready. Among the preventative maintenance items that you may want to focus on: Annual bulk plant maintenance Annual vaporizer servicing Customer...
PERC: Updated Fire Safety Analysis Manual Available
A new version of the Fire Safety Analysis (FSA) Manual is available for download from the catalog on propane.com Updated to include the latest changes from the 2020 edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 58 code, the manual helps propane...
PERC: Broward County Case Study
When deciding on the right energy solution for Florida’s Broward County Transit, Paul Strobis, the director of paratransit, had several factors to take into account. First, the vehicle range. With a 471-square-mile county, Broward County Transit provides more than...
PERC: Propane Autogas’ Role in Clean Student Transportation
Every child deserves to have a safe, clean, healthy ride to school. That’s been the center of the discussion on how to reduce harmful emissions in school transportation, and districts around the country have implemented different paths to accelerate...
WYFF News4: Blacksburg trucking company opens clean propane refueling station
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — The fleet runs multiple mail routes for the United States Postal Service between Greenville, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Since McAbee’s adoption of propane autogas nearly two years ago, several other USPS-contracted fleets...
