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An affiliate of the largest U.S. independent propane gas-distribution company is working with an Indiana-based propane delivery company at increasing the number of propane-powered vehicles in that state by both helping increase the number of public and private fueling stations and facilitating the conversion of conventional gas cars to propane.

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Alliance AutoGas and Donahue Gas, along with automotive-conversion company Productive Concepts, will look to work with fleet owners such as municipalities, utility companies and taxicab companies at converting groups of vehicles and installing private propane stations, according to an Alliance AutoGas spokesman.


In addition to the conversions, which cost about $5,300 per vehicle, Alliance AutoGas will look to add an unspecified number of public propane filling stations throughout Indiana.


The state, which now has about 45 propane stations, according to the U.S. Energy Department, has about 5 million registered vehicles, though no statistics are kept on how many run on propane. About 15 million U.S. vehicles run on propane supplied by AutoGas.


The effort marks the second in the Midwest announced by Alliance AutoGas, whose affiliate Blossman Gas is the largest independent propane-gas company, in the past two weeks. Alliance AutoGas said late last month that it would work with nonprofit Clean Fuels Ohio at converting about 280 Ohio-based fleet vehicles - about of quarter of which are local cabs - to propane.


About 15 propane stations will be deployed throughout Ohio, Alliance AutoGas and Clean Fuels Ohio said last month.


Danny King, Contributor

Tags: Alternative Fuels, Energy Companies, Natural Gas, Propane, Alliance AutoGas, Alternate Fuel, Alternative Fuel, Donahue Gas, Propane and Compressed Natural Gas

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Alliance AutoGas Follows Ohio Propane Conversion Effort With Indiana Plan was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.