regulatory agencies that may challenge our future fuel choice is “zero” tailpipe emissions, as only fully-electric power plants can achieve it. Electrification is a key new technology piece that was recently added to the Type C bus purchase option. An informative article from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative
Fuels Data Center (
www.afdc.energy.gov) negates diesel and gasoline to other alternative fuel emissions comparisons as the sole reason to not buy gasoline or diesel-powered school buses. Its report states: “Increasingly stringent emissions regulations have led to the development of
improved emissions control systems in conventional light- and heavy-duty vehicles. Tese systems effectively control the levels of air pollutants emitted from the vehicle as a result of the combustion of gasoline or diesel fuel. Consequently, tailpipe emissions from propane vehicles are comparable to those of gasoline and diesel vehicles with modern emissions controls.” “Vehicles powered by a fuel other than gasoline or diesel should no longer be considered alternative,” said Todd Mouw, president of propane autogas system manufacturer ROUSH CleanTech. “As shown by the regulatory agencies’ deci-
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