Who says that decarbonizing your vehicle fleet must be a money loser for your business? Why should a low-emissions vehicle be unreliable on the highway? At Superior Propane, we help drivers and fleet managers in Kingman, Cottonwood, Jerome, and throughout northern Arizona make the switch to propane autogas. This American-made energy source is reliable, affordable and environmentally friendly.
Let’s discuss the advantages of propane autogas for your business and the planet.
The transportation sector accounts for the largest portion of our country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing climate change requires lowering the harmful emissions coming from our motor vehicles. There’s a lot of talk about electric vehicles, but propane provides a fantastic option for lowering carbon emissions. Consider this breakdown of the carbon intensity (how much CO2 is produced to create a given amount of energy) of popular transportation fuels:
| Energy Source | Carbon Intensity (in grams CO₂ equivalent per megajoule) |
|---|---|
| Diesel | 91 |
| Gasoline | 91 |
| Arizona’ Grid Electricity | 134 |
| Propane | 79 |
Source: The Propane Education & Research Council
As you can see, propane has a much lower carbon impact than traditional fleet fuels and even our state’s grid power. Propane autogas has other environmental benefits, instantly reducing emissions of carbon monoxide, sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter.
Nearly all the propane used in the country is domestically produced, making its price, generally, more stable than fuel sources that rely on oil imports. As such, you can cut your fuel costs by around 30% compared to gasoline and often more compared to diesel.
Let’s look at the cost difference between switching a fleet to EVs and going with autogas. The cost of setting up 10 electric vehicles with five level 3 fast chargers can hit around $480,000. On the flip side, converting 10 vehicles to propane autogas with just one 1,000- to 2,000-gallon tank comes in at about $60,000. If you finance your conversion, you’ll start seeing revenue benefits almost immediately.
Finally, propane autogas engines have been found to have longer service lifespans because of low carbon and low oil contamination issues.
Propane autogas is a dependable, safe fuel option for your drivers.
Look at cold weather issues with EVs and traditionally fueled vehicles. Electric vehicles have well-documented issues with battery life in freezing conditions. Similarly, diesel has been known to gel in sustained cold. Conversely, propane presents virtually no cold weather start-up problems.
Then there’s the concern of range. Electric trucks can travel about 120 miles on a charge, while autogas trucks go about 350 miles on a full tank.
Propane autogas fueling stations — which Superior Propane can help set up at your site — are intuitive and secure. They have mechanisms to prevent gas from deploying until the nozzle is locked in place. Even in the rare event of a leak, your fuel will not hurt water, soil, animal or plant life.
Reach out to the commercial propane team at Superior Propane to discuss fueling your fleet with clean, affordable autogas.
