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DTC Opens Propane Fueling Station
Delaware DOT Secretary Jennifer Cohan joined other officials at recent ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the Delaware Transit Corporation’s (DTC) new propane fuel station in New Castle, DE.
Also at the event, DTC announced its plans to increase the size of its fleet of propane-powered paratransit buses to 130—almost half the DART First State paratransit fleet. Following a two-year pilot program with five of the vehicles, the agency purchased 50 more this year and will purchase an additional 75 by 2018.
“Our first five propane-fueled buses collectively traveled 450,000 miles with no fuel system-related failures and saved $15,000 in fuel costs alone,” said DTC Chief Executive Officer John T. Sisson. “That, combined with the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, made it an easy decision to expand the propane program with our new private fuel stations and 130 buses by 2018.”
The paratransit vehicles are built on the Ford E-450 chassis and equipped with a ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fuel system. Sharp Energy, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, will provide the fuel supply for the paratransit buses and technical and maintenance support for the vehicles and fueling stations.
Propane autogas is a low-carbon alternative fuel that reduces greenhouse gases by up to 25 percent, 60 percent less carbon monoxide and fewer particulate emissions versus gasoline.
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