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Excellent driving range - similar range to
gasoline with equal capacity. Dquivalent fuel economyto gasoline. 300 to 500
miles per fill-up for most vehicles.
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Reduce Costs - In most markets, $.60 to
$1.50 savings per gallon.
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Reduced engine wear and service
requirements providing longer engine life.
Extremely Safe
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Considered safer than gasoline or diesel
by DOT and EPA.
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LPG fuel tank is 20 times stronger than
gasoline tank.
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Very Narrow range of flammability.
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Stored in a closed system under moderate
pressure.
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Convenient Refueling
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Existing infrastructure throughout the
U.S.
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Inexpensive refueling stations can be
installed on-site.
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Only 3 to 5 minutes to refuel a vehicle.
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Fuel pilferage becomes a non-issue
Popularity of Propane
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Oven 9 million passenger vehicles
worldwide.
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Over 400,000 passenger vehicles in the
U.S.
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9% of passenger vehicles in Holland.
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8% of passenger vehicles in South Korea.
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Over 1.2 million passenber vehicles in
Italy alone.
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Has been used as a motor fuel since 1913.
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Can also be used as a dual-fuel on
diesels.
Environmental, Economic Benefits and
Energy Security
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Significantly lower emissions than
gasoline or diesel.
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Will not contaminate ground water.
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Will never spoil or go bad.
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Over 90% of all LPG used in U.S. is
produced in the U.S., the rest is from non-OPEC countries.
Federal Tax Credit Incentives
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Alternate Motor Vehicle Credit - Covers
partial cost of conversion of certain vehicle conversions, expires
1/01/2011.
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Alternative Refueling Credit - assists in
costs of installing a refueling staion in a trade, business or residential
application. Expires 12/31/2009.
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Volumetric Excist Tax Credit - provides a
rebate of up to $.50 per gallon of alternate fuel bought and used. Expires
9/30/2009.
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