City of Austin saves more than $299,000 per year by going green with propane autogas

The City of Austin saves $299,200 per year by operating vehicles on greener, domestically produced propane autogas, the world’s most popular alternative fuel. The City of Austin runs 224 propane autogas vehicles and 36 propane-powered mowers across multiple departments, including Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Public Works, Water, Energy, Parks, Resource Recovery, Watershed Protection and Planning & Development. The City of Austin  began using propane in 1999, and currently uses an estimated 120,000 gallons of propane per year. The City’s propane