• Alliance AutoGas welcomed two new certified conversion centers to the growing network: Dave Jones, Inc. and the Fillback Family of Dealerships. Both based in Wisconsin, these companies will work with Alliance fuel provider Charter Fuels to help local fleets switch to autogas through vehicle conversions, fueling, fuel station installation, safety training and support.

• This article offers an update on the Springfield, Ill., fleet that’s converting to propane autogas.

• The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles will host its first public symposium about alternative fuels called “Why Alt Fuels Now” on April 18, 2013. The event will feature a showcase of clean fuel vehicles from 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

• There’s a new bi-fuel compressed natural gas option on the market: AGA Systems announced it has received EPA certification for its DuraDrive bi-fuel CNG system.

• The city of Temple, Texas, is switching 11 more fleet vehicles to autogas.

• Alternative fuel trucks were on display last week in Alabama.

• According to the New York Times, new EPA emissions rules may be putting some alternative fuel vehicles “in a bind.”

• The program coordinator for the Greater Baton Rouge Clean Cities Coalition sat down for an interview with the Advocate about the future of alternative fuels in the region.

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• A lawn and landscaping company in Missouri saved around $10,000 over the past year operating propane mowers.

• A county in West Virginia plans to compare fleet vehicles that run on propane autogas versus compressed natural gas.

• You can register here for the upcoming Energy Independence Summit 2013, where the nation’s Clean Cities coordinators and clean transportation experts will discuss the future of alternative fuel vehicles in the U.S.

• The Mass Transportation Authority in Michigan just received its first four of 60 total new propane autogas fleet vehicles. MTA originally considered CNG vehicles, but it would have required spending more money on special storage and fueling facilities.

• We’re seeing a trend pop up time and again in the news headlines, first with state governments and now the federal government as well: how do we pay for transportation infrastructure traditionally funded by the gasoline tax, when more and more people are driving less overall and driving alternative fuel vehicles more? Problem is, no one wants to punish drivers who choose clean fuel and advanced technology vehicles by taxing them, but the funds have to come from somewhere! Expect to see more legislation to solve this issue making the news in 2013.

• U.S. truckers say natural gas vehicles are too pricey.

• The West Allegheny school district in the Pittsburgh area plans to begin incorporating propane-powered school buses in their fleet.

• The City of Temple, Texas, is adding 11 clean propane autogas vehicles to their fleet, which already includes five autogas vehicles.

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