Renewable Gossip

A few weeks ago I met Todd Mouw with Roush Manufacturing (many of you may know the company from its work in motorsports) who was displaying a Ford F250 converted to run on propane. I talked him into letting me take it for a spin through Ft. Worth, Texas.

From there, I convinced him to let me take a liquid propane injection (LPJ) F150, model year 2007, across the country (I’m technically on vacation). I know that propane is not a new technology -it’s been used as a fuel since the 1930s- but in America, it is rarely used in vehicles outside of fleets, but is gaining momentum and can now be used in applications such as lawn mowers.

Now here are the selling points from companies such as Roush that are producing LPJ vehicles:

• 97 percent of propane is produced in North America
• Reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 18 percent
• No loss of horsepower, torque or towing capacity
• Up to $5,000 federal tax credit available
• Tax credit of 50 cents per gallon (not always passed to the consumer)
• Significantly reduces operating costs

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