Tennessee Natural Gas and Propane Vehicle Grant Program
Images of grant-funded vehicles from the first round of the Tennessee Natural Gas and Propane Vehicle Grant Program.
The Tennessee Natural Gas and Propane Vehicle Grant Program provided grant funding to minimize the incremental costs of more than 80 alternative fuel vehicle purchases and/or conversions. Managed by TDEC OEP, the Program incentivized the investment in and operation of natural gas or propane-powered light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles by public, non-profit, and private fleets in Tennessee.
Grantees include the following organizations:
| Grantees |
Vehicles |
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| City of Kingsport |
Convert twenty bi-fuel propane Dodge Chargers
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| City of Parsons |
Purchase five dedicated natural gas tucks, including Ford F-150 and F-250 models
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| Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
Convert six dedicated propane trucks, including Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, and Ranger models
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| Greater Dickson Gas Authority |
Purchase one dedicated propane Freightliner S2G, one bi-fuel propane Ford F-350, four bi-fuel natural gas trucks (including Ford F250 and F350 models), and two dedicated natural gas Ford F750 dump trucks
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| Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) |
Purchase three dedicated natural gas Freightliner M2 trucks |
| Piedmont Natural Gas |
Purchase nine dedicated natural gas Freightliner M2 trucks
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| Rockwood Water Sewer and Gas |
Purchase three dedicated natural gas Ford F-150 trucks
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| Sevier County Utility District |
Purchase five bi-fuel natural gas Ford F-250 trucks and three dedicated natural gas trucks, including a Ford F450, an F650 dump truck, and a Kenworth T880 refuse hauler
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| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) |
Purchase twelve dedicated natural gas Kenworth T680 trucks |
| Waste Management |
Purchase seven dedicated natural gas trucks, including Autocar ACX64, Freightliner M2, and Peterbilt 356 models |
For more information regarding this Program, contact Alexa Voytek, TDEC OEP Deputy Director of Programs, Innovation & Transportation, Communications, at Alexa.Voytek@tn.gov or 615-613-1096.
