Propane Verses Gasoline

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Dozier estimates he saves about 40 percent on fuel costs using propane powered vehicles rather than gasoline. "When you look at a business where your largest expense is fuel, like ours. It's a number's game. It doesn't take a whole lot of arithmetic to figure out if you are going to save 40 percent on your biggest expense, it's a pretty smart move," Dozier declared.

The cost to convert vehicles from gas to propane is not cheap, so the economics of converting to propane is a numbers game. "A new truck set up for both gas and propane fuel is about $7,000 more than just gas. The conversion of a vehicle is about $5,000 to $7,000. So the cost is too high for an individual with one car," said TransPower Incorporated Medium Duty Manager Jim Thompson.

Landscape contractors can contact The Propane Educational & Research Council (PERC) for more information. www.propanecouncil.org.