More Schools Turn To Propane Autogas To Power Their Fleets

Schools are known for being smart – it’s kind of what they do. So when school bus fleets around the country start converting their vehicles to propane autogas, it’s something to take note of.

That’s exactly what’s been happening for the better part of the last decade: in fact, since 2012, the registration of propane Autogas vehicles to school bus fleets has risen more than 700 percent – more than any other fuel alternative. Today, nearly one million students in school districts across the country get to school in a bus-powered by autogas – a testament to the safety, reliability, cost-effectiveness, and eco-performance of propane as a vehicle fuel.

Three reasons to choose propane to power your school bus fleet

Why choose to upgrade your school fleet to run on propane Autogas? Here are three great reasons:

• It’s cleaner – With traditional school buses, young students often encounter a harmful cloud of cancer-causing particles coming from diesel bus exhaust that also aggravates asthma and other breathing issues. Propane drastically reduces harmful emissions: in a real-world study conducted by West Virginia University, propane autogas buses were found to cut 96 percent more NOx emissions than clean diesel buses.

  In North Carolina, the potential impact of converting diesel buses to propane is enormous: according to AFLEET, NOx emissions could be reduced by 287,000 pounds every year by replacing all of North Carolina’s model year 2007-2014 diesel buses with 2019 propane models. Reductions will be greater if model year 1992-2006 buses were replaced.

  These NOx improvements are in part why Governor Roy Cooper recently awarded $12.2 million to replace 111 school buses across the state – part of $30 million in Phase 1 Awards resulting from a recent class action settlement with Volkswagen.

• It saves money – Propane autogas delivers the lowest total cost of ownership of any fuel around. What will you do for your school with the money you save with propane?
• It’s quieter – Propane engines operate noticeably quieter than diesel, which has a significant impact on students’ safety, stress levels, and ability to concentrate in class. Quieter, cleaner operation even makes school bus drivers happier, according to studies.

Cherry Energy: Your source for propane autogas in eastern North Carolina

Interested in powering your bus fleet or light- to medium-duty delivery fleet with propane? Cherry Energy can help. We have the propane supply and the bulk-fueling resources you need for your autogas vehicle fleet, and we can reliably deliver bulk quantity propane for on-site fueling at your location.

Contact Cherry Energy today to learn more about the benefits of propane autogas and propane autogas services in Lenoir County, NC!