Case Study

Gaston County Public Works

Gaston County Public Works

FLEET TYPE: Public Safety and County Service Departments (Public Works, Parks & Rec, Sheri Oce, ACCESS) AUTOGAS VEHICLES IN FLEET: 32 TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL SAVINGS: $120,000 ADDITIONAL VEHICLES SLATED FOR AUTOGAS CONVERSION: 0 at this time ANTICIPATED ANNUAL USAGE (gallons of gasoline displaced): 60,000 gallons ANNUAL MILEAGE (per vehicle): 15,000 to 20,000 AUTOGAS FUELING: Onsite autogas fueling infrastructure, including two 1,000-gallon autogas tanks TIME OPERATING ON AUTOGAS: 2.5 years PROGRAM SNAPSHOT In December, 2011, Gaston County began converting sixteen vehicles to the Prins VSI bi-fuel LPG system. We were fortunate to have funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and administered by the NC Solar Center. Having already begun purch

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