Case Study

IREDELL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

IREDELL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

FLEET TYPE: Law Enforcement PERCENT OF FLEET RUNNING ON AUTOGAS: 15% AUTOGAS VEHICLES IN FLEET: 29 TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL SAVINGS: $152,000 ADDITIONAL VEHICLES SLATED FOR AUTOGAS CONVERSION: 21 ANTICIPATED ANNUAL USAGE (gallons of gasoline displaced): 87,900 gallons ANNUAL MILEAGE (per vehicle): 40,000 - 50,000 AUTOGAS FUELING: Onsite autogas fueling infrastructure, including one 1,000-gallon autogas tank TIME OPERATING ON AUTOGAS: 8 months BA CKGROUND When local gasoline prices topped $4.50 in 2011, the Iredell County Sheri’s Oce in North Carolina began looking for an alternative fuel that could oset their gasoline consumption but provide the same performance as gasoline. After reading about a law enforcement agency in South Carolina that successfully switched to propane

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