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Law enforcement officers across the South now have the option of powering their cruisers with a clean alternative fuel. Force 911, a Pendergrass, Ga., company that provides automotive services to law enforcement fleets, has entered a strategic partnership with Asheville, N.C.’s Alliance AutoGas, a national network of vehicle conversion centers and propane fueling stations. The world’s most widely used alternative fuel, propane is more cost-effective and produces less greenhouse emissions than gasoline. It’s also domestically produced and great for cooking steaks.
Earlier this year, Force 911 completed the installation of 30 Alliance AutoGas hybrid propane fuel systems for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in Georgia. The fuel converters installed a “propane hybrid” system in each vehicle, allowing them to run on either propane or conventional gasoline.
Founded as long ago as 2008, Alliance AutoGas switches auto fleets from gasoline to clean-burning propane-powered vehicles. After cars and trucks are converted to propane power, the company also provides on-site fueling stations at various vehicle fleet central locations — in this case, law enforcement headquarters. Force 911comes to the network with a long track record serving law enforcement agencies. With 19 service and installation locations in Georgia and Alabama, the company specializes in police and public service vehicles, outfitting various law enforcement and government agencies.
“Law enforcement agencies are in the business of serving the public,” said Stuart Weidie, CEO of both Alliance AutoGas and Blossman Gas, the nation’s largest independent propane marketer.
