Propane – A Cleaner, Greener Fuel

According to Statistics Canada, there were over 20 million vehicles registered in Canada in 2008.¹ Approximately 40,000 are estimated to be propane-fuelled vehicles.²

Vehicle fuels can present numerous health and environmental concerns such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, toxic air contaminants, damage to ecosystems, and human health problems.

Propane, with its low carbon content, is a cleaner, greener alternative to gasoline and diesel. When released from pressurized containment, it disperses into the atmosphere and will not contaminate soil or water, contains no lead, and is non-toxic, even if accidentally inhaled.

Dedicated propane vehicles emit up to 27% fewer GHGs than gasoline vehicles, even when compared to the latest technology³, and tailpipe emissions contain lower amounts of harmful toxins and chemicals than both gasoline and diesel, with extremely low levels of sulphur, a big contributor to acid rain (sulphur is produced when fossil fuels are burned).

More about GHGs, climate change, and propane’s carbon footprint

More about propane’s air quality benefits

Clean Air Success Story:
Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation in Las Vegas, USA uses propane for their 550 taxis – the fleet logs more than 50 million miles per year, and saves the Las Vegas Valley from 800 tons of carbon monoxide and 800 tons of particulate matter per year.⁴

¹ Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vehicle Survey, http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/53-223-x/2008000/t054-eng.htm
² Source: Purvin & Gertz, Dec 2009 Propane Market Study
³ Source: WLPGA, LP Gas and Climate Change: Targeting the Switch to a Cleaner Fuel 2005, Executive Summary
⁴ Source: Yellow Checker Star – Company Profile http://www.ycstrans.com/profile.html