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Our success story this week puts the spotlight on Spotsylvania County, Virginia. In 2011,
the county partnered with Virginia Clean Cities and the state and federal government to convert
10 Ford Crown Victory sheriff's department police cruisers to propane.
This year, additional funding from the program allowed them to convert more cruisers along
with four school district trucks. Fueling partner Blossman Gas built this new station
to accommodate the new conversions. County officials say the cleaner-burning fuel has
displaced more than 60 tons of greenhouse gas emissions with an estimated annual fuel
cost savings of $70,000.
If you properly prepare for it, fueling stations, train your employees how to fuel, what's involved
in the usage of propane, the advantages far outweigh any disadvantage.
The partnership also allowed Spotsylvania to purchase four propane school buses. While
these alternative fuel vehicles only represent a small portion of the county's vehicle fleet,
it's still spot-on progress for one of Virginia's fastest-growing counties.