Propane
is becoming increasingly attractive as a cost
savings opportunity for business fleet owners.
The escalating cost of gasoline and diesel, the new
emissions regulations for 2007 and 2010, and the
requirements for ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) are
contributing to business owners reconsidering their
fleet fuel choices.
With more
than 10 million vehicles on the road today,
propane is the most-used alternative motor fuel
in the world.
On
average, fleet vehicles fueled by propane reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by 18 percent.
Use of
propane can result in lower vehicle maintenance
costs, lower emissions, and fuel costs savings
when compared to conventional gasoline and
diesel.
Propane is a
low-emission, economic and easily used fuel that can
play an important role as an alternative,
non-petroleum fuel for our state and the nation.
Blue
Bird Corporation Unveils Propane Powered School Bus
Blue Bird
Corporation unveiled the
Propane
Powered Vision School Bus at the National
Association of Pupil Transportation Conference and
Trade Show in Kansas City, Missouri on November 7,
2006. The vehicle is Blue Bird’s latest innovation
in providing their customers with maximum
performance and economic flexibility to meet the
challenges of 2007 EPA school bus engine emission
requirements. The dedicated propane bus is also an
important component of the Blue Bird Corporation
Alternative Fuels strategy. This is the first
dedicated propane powered school bus to be offered
by a major manufacturer in the United States since
2002.
School districts
in Dallas and Denton, Texas, and Portland, Oregon,
currently rely on propane school buses. Dallas
County operates 500 propane buses. All report great
success and budgetary savings.
Propane is
becoming increasingly attractive as a cost savings
opportunity for business fleet owners. The propane
engine fuel market is poised for growth with the tax
incentives passed in the 2005 Energy and Highway
bills that took effect December 31, 2005 and October
1, 2006 respectively. These tax incentives create a
significant opportunity for propane engine fuel
markets as well as for all alternative fuels. The
following information is a summary of the federal
tax incentives available from the IRS. We recommend
you visit the IRS web site directly for a complete
review of each program. For more detailed
information, click here
www.propanefreedom.com
New York State
Incentives
The
ROUSH Liquid Propane Injection System is
eligible for several different state incentives,
in addition to Federal Incentives.
Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV)
Acquisition Requirements
State agencies and other
affected entities must procure
increasing percentages of AFVs
as part of their annual vehicle
acquisition plans; propane
vehicles qualify under these
requirements. By 2010, 100%
of all new light-duty vehicles
must be AFVs, with the exception
of designated specialty, police,
or emergency vehicles.
(Reference
Executive Order 9, 2008,
Executive Order 142, 2005 (PDF
238KB), and (Executive
Order 111, 2001). The
following is quoted from
Executive Order 111, section V:
V. Procurement of Clean Fuel
Vehicles
State Agencies and other
affected entities shall
procure increasing
percentages of
alternative-fuel vehicles,
including hybrid-electric
vehicles, as part of their
annual vehicle acquisition
plans. By 2005, at least 50
percent of new light-duty
vehicles acquired by each
agency and affected entity
shall be alternative-fueled
vehicles, and by 2010, 100
percent of all new
light-duty vehicles shall be
alternative-fueled vehicles,
with the exception of
specialty, police or
emergency vehicles as
designated by DOB. State
agencies and other affected
entities that operate
medium- or heavy-duty
vehicles shall implement
strategies to reduce
petroleum consumption and
emissions by using
alternative fuels and
improving fleet fuel
efficiency.
ROUSH Liquid Propane Injection
vehicles meet all requirements
as an AFV, in the State of New
York. As such, ROUSH Propane
vehicles are eligible for
funding up to 75% of the
differential cost versus
conventional fuel, for municipal
and government agency
purchases. NYSERDA is charged
with administering grants to NY
State Agencies.
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Blue
Bird Corporation Unveils Propane Powered School Bus
