May
15
Automakers are still hunting for the 21st Century Holy Grail – better known as the next cheap energy source. With the jury still out on petroleum — and ethanol, electricity and natural gas all having their issues — what’s a vehicle manufacturer to do? Well some, like our three guests on Autoline This Week, say… Continue reading »
Apr
22
Houston-based Ascend Performance Materials Texas will build a $1.2 billion propane production plant in Alvin, Gov. Rick Perry said in a statement. The state is providing $1 million to the company through the Texas Enterprise Fund. The state money is dependent on a local incentive package being approved, the statement said. The facility will create… Continue reading »
Dec
11
The Railroad Commission of Texas and the Texas Parent Teacher Association granted $739,059 to the Midland Independent School District to acquire propane-fueled buses and a propane fueling station. “It’s beneficial to the taxpayers of the school district to reduce the operating cost by using propane rather than diesel fuel,” Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter said.… Continue reading »
Dec
03
Today’s internal-combustion cars and trucks can run on CNG, LNG or propane with some fairly simple engine modifications. Is T. Boone Pickens the villain here, as Willis, president of the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), suggests? Do his CNG and LNG business interests blind him to the superiority of propane? “We tried to get… Continue reading »