LPG = Propane = Autogas

Why Knapheide?

• 164 Year Old Company Owned and Operated by the Founding Family

• Nation’s largest Manufacturer of Service Bodies, Platforms and Utility Van Bodies

• 45% - Average Market Share on Service Bodies• 65% – Average Market Share on KUVs• Certified LPG / CNG Alternate Fuels Converter• ISO 9001 Certified

Alternative Fuel Partners

Products

Fueling Options

• Mono - Fuel – Using only one dedicated fuel source - gasoline, diesel, LPG or CNG

• Bi – Fuel – Using the alternate fuel such as LPG or CNG and switching (manually or automatically) to the standard vehicle fuel.

• Dual – Fuel – Using both the standard vehicle fuel and the alternate fuel at the same time - operate the engine on 50/50, 80/20, 85/15, 90/10% diesel and CNG.

History of Propane

1910 - Propane discovered - Dr. Walter Snelling1913 - First Propane vehicle in USA2004 - 200,000 Propane vehicles in USThird most popular fuel behind gasoline and dieselToday – Over 300,000 Propane vehicles in USAWorldwide – 17 million vehicles powered with Propane – Less than 2% in the USA???

• Low cost and 97% domestically produced• Non-toxic, burns cleanly & is not a ground contaminant• Not a Greenhouse Gas• Abundant Supply in the U.S. - 55% comes from natural gas & 45% from refining oil • Similar MPG and fuel fill rate as gasoline• 104 Octane Rating• Less cost per gallon than gasoline - typically 40 - 50% less than gasoline

What is Propane?

Pros of Propane

• Vehicle Power, Acceleration & Payload Comparable to Gasoline

• 104 Octane VS 87 to 92 for gasoline• Burns Completely, Less Carbon build-up• Less engine maintenance expense• Reports of cutting oil change costs 50%• Very environmentally friendly• Green Footprint C3H8 VS Gasoline C8H18 &

Diesel C14H30

Why Propane

• Price is 40 to 50% less than Gasoline• Affordable Infrastructure 15 to 1 ???

• Free with propane supplier contract• Fill vehicle in your parking lot

• Emissions reduction compared to Gasoline• 60% reduction of Carbon Monoxide• 12% reduction of Carbon Dioxide• 20% reduction of Nitrous Oxide• 40% reduction of Hydrocarbons

Infrastructure is the KEY!

•Skid package supplied by your supplier at no charge with a multiyear fuel contract.•Fits in a single parking space at your facility•Powered by 120/240 Volt Single Phase•Lower operational cost than CNG stations

operating on 480 Volt / 3 Phase•15 to 1 price ratio VS CNG

• Install 15 Propane Stations VS One CNG station with the same capacity and fill rates.

GM Tier 1 LPG Program

LPI Systems – General Motors49 Gallons – Clean Fuels USA75 Gallons – Bi-Phase Technologies

G4500 Cutaway with the 6.0L engine

• Available as a GM option code in the GM ordering guide for the 2012 MY

• GM OEM warranty and GM dealer service will apply

• Certified for all EPA and CARB emissions

GM Tier 1 LPG Program

GM PlantKTECSt. Peters

Converted at the Knapheide facility in St. Peters, MO

GM Tier 1 LPG Program

Propane Powered KUVConverted by Knapheide

Knapheide UtilityVan KUV129SLK

Ford E350

5.4L V8

30 Gallons

Knapheide Propane Fuel Conversions Available on Ford Engines

• Mono Fuel Liquid Propane Injection Conversions• E Series –5.4L & 6.8L Engines with 91G • F 150 & F250/350 5.4L Engines with 98G • 91G & 98G – Approximately $300 MSRP• Engines require the 91G or 98G Gaseous Prep for LPI –

Liquid Propane Injection for Ford Warranty

• E Series 6.8L with 91G – Bi-Fuel LPG & Gasoline available from Knapheide • LPG Very High ignition temperature 1,000 – 1100 degree F• Gasoline ignition temperature 495 degree F• Diesel ignition temperature 410 degree F

Future Ford Systems

• F250/350 6.2L – October 2012• F450/550 6.8L – December 2012• F650 6.8L – First Quarter 2013• Transit Connect – Late 2013/Early 2014

Knapheide Demonstrators

• Knapheide maintains 3 to 6 Alternate fuel Demonstrators - LPG and CNG in service

• Utilized for Customer Demonstrations and Truck Shows

CG 33803 / KUV15349 Gal LPG

E350 / KUV12930 Gal LPG

F350 / 6108 9’ Service Body 40 GGE CNG Pack

Products

Fuel Prices – United Kingdom

• Kettering, UK• May 5, 2012• 1.409 translates to

$8.31 per US gallon• .759 translates to

$4.49 per US gallon• Autogas was .19

about four years ago.• Demand? • 300 + % rise in price

Clean Cities Coalitions

•Nearly 100 coalitions in 45 states

•775,000 AFVs using alternative fuels

•6,600 fueling stations

Clean Cities Web sitewww.eere.energy.gov/ccities

LPG Stations Clean Cities VS Alt Fuels Sites

• Maingas – Warren Ave, Portland, ME (A)

• $3.63 per gallon• Clean Cities Web Site• Call to get the price• U-Haul – Brunswick,

ME (D)• $2.01 per gallon• atlfuelprices.com• Prices published• Infrastructure and

availability is the key!

Clean Cities Map

Alternate Fuel Stations Payback Calculators

• Alt Fuel Stations• http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/propane_locations.html• http://www.altfuelprices.com/

• Gasoline prices • http://www.mainegasprices.com/Portland/index.aspx

• Payback Calculator• http://www.roushcleantech.com/savingscalculator

• LPG – Will it pay?• LPG at $2.01 VS 87 octane gasoline at $3.99

• September 17, 2012

LPG - Will it Pay?

• $2.01 LPG VS $3.99 Unleaded Gasoline• RoushCleanTech.com / Savings Calculator• 5.4L – E350 – KUV129SUK• 200,000 miles at 11 MPG average

• Savings = $16,869.97 on LPG

• http://www.altfuelprices.com/• The cost of the Alt Fuel conversion has been deducted

from the gross savings illustrated.

Roush Savings Calculator

Application Review Form

• Used to help guide customers to solution• Strategy• Preferences

• Bodies• Technology• Range

• Configurations• Fuel Infrastructure

Quote Request Form

• Used to help clarify system to quote• Chassis info• Body/Application info• Fuel type• Tank Location

• Trend to underbody

• State of Operation• Range needed

World Wide Oil ConsumptionEst. 87 MB / Day in 2012

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17

252011equals1919

LPG/ Autogas “Footprint”

Footprint to produceelectricity for your

electric vehicle???

Where do we go from here?

• “From Brazil to Bismarck, human ingenuity (and tens of billions of dollars) has extended the age of oil, as well as our anxiety about it”.

• “There’s no reason the same formula can’t eventually bring it to an end – on our terms”.• Time Magazine, April 9, 2012

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