Transport committee  I would agree. I think it's neglect, public and private, to be honest with you. When you look at the last 30 to 50 years, the low cost of traditional fuels like gasoline and diesel have not forced us to look for alternatives, whereas around the world they have. I would also say

Transport committee  Typically, it's a little bit less. It's gotten better over the years. There used to be a significant degradation in horsepower and torque, but now it's probably 10%. In fleet vehicles, though, they're not really going for horsepower and torque. But, yes, there's a definite degrad

Transport committee  I can't give you actual numbers, but what I can say, as Mr. Stewart mentioned, is that with the implementation of the overfill protection device on these tanks, you can't fill beyond 80%. If you can't fill beyond 80% you don't have accidents related to overfilling that vehicle.

Transport committee  Never say never.

Transport committee  I think you'd have to face four regulations that are the same, but the operating principles of propane and natural gas are a little bit different. Propane is typically a couple of hundred psi versus natural gas, which is 3,000 psi or greater. Propane is heavier than air and settl

Transport committee  Sure. My pleasure.

Transport committee  I would concur. We're an engineering company. It's been difficult for us to figure out exactly how to get it done and how to bring the technology here. We would gladly participate and be involved in those discussions to make sure that it's done right and is safe for everybody in

Transport committee  Every technology fuel, if not handled properly, has safety issues. I believe that just like cell phones and computers, it's evolved. There are companies such as Roush and others that have put lots of money into making sure that it meets the needs and is safe. We wouldn't put our

Transport committee  That's a very good question. Our focus has been more on the commercial vehicles. Ford today provides what they call a gaseous fuel prep package, which hardens valves and seats for propane and natural gas. At this point, they have not taken that technology into the consumer pass

Transport committee  Today the fleets we target are more hub and spoke and they would have their own private fuelling infrastructure. Vehicles go out and come back at night. For the consumer, our belief is that it would be like in Europe. They can pull up to a fuel station and get gasoline, diesel or

Transport committee  That's a great point. I think that's why you see companies like us targeting commercial companies like Canada Post and UPS. From a propane perspective, it's very cost-effective to put in fuelling infrastructure. It's typically cheaper than gasoline and diesel. At that point, we b

Transport committee  It's a publication in the United States that promotes organizations or people who are out promoting the use of alternative fuels versus conventional fuels.

Transport committee  I'm trying, yes.

Transport committee  I'll speak, and then I'll turn it over to Cameron. I think it's an educational issue. Propane is safer than gasoline or diesel. The tanks that we're putting on these vehicles are made of a quarter-inch thick steel versus the ones for gasoline which are blow-moulded plastic. The

Transport committee  Good morning. Thank you for having me here today. It's an honour to be brought from Detroit, Michigan, across the border, to talk about propane auto gas, one of my passions. I'm a vice-president with Roush Enterprises. We are a 3,000 employee company based in the United States.