LPG Propane Autogas Why Knapheide

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

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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 Snelling 1913 - First Propane vehicle in USA 2004 - 200, 000 Propane vehicles in US Third most popular fuel behind gasoline and diesel Today – Over 300, 000 Propane vehicles in USA Worldwide – 17 million vehicles powered with Propane – Less than 2% in the USA? ? ?

What is Propane? • 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

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 C 3 H 8 VS Gasoline C 8 H 18 & Diesel C 14 H 30

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 Motors 49 Gallons – Clean Fuels USA 75 Gallons – Bi-Phase Technologies G 4500 Cutaway with the 6. 0 L 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 Converted at the Knapheide facility in St. Peters, MO GM Plant KTEC St. Peters

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Propane Powered KUV Converted by Knapheide Utility Van KUV 129 SLK Ford E 350 5. 4 L V 8 30 Gallons

Knapheide Propane Fuel Conversions Available on Ford Engines • • • Mono Fuel Liquid Propane Injection Conversions E Series – 5. 4 L & 6. 8 L Engines with 91 G F 150 & F 250/350 5. 4 L Engines with 98 G 91 G & 98 G – Approximately $300 MSRP Engines require the 91 G or 98 G Gaseous Prep for LPI – Liquid Propane Injection for Ford Warranty • E Series 6. 8 L with 91 G – Bi-Fuel LPG & Gasoline available from Knapheide • LPG Very High ignition temperature • Gasoline ignition temperature • Diesel ignition temperature 1, 000 – 1100 degree F 495 degree F 410 degree F

Future Ford Systems • • F 250/350 6. 2 L – October 2012 F 450/550 6. 8 L – December 2012 F 650 6. 8 L – 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 E 350 / KUV 129 30 Gal LPG CG 33803 / KUV 153 49 Gal LPG F 350 / 6108 9’ Service Body 40 GGE CNG Pack

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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 site www. eere. energy. gov/ccities

LPG Stations Clean Cities VS Alt Fuels Sites Clean Cities Map • 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!

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 • Roush. Clean. Tech. com / Savings Calculator • 5. 4 L – E 350 – KUV 129 SUK • 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.

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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 Consumption Est. 87 MB / Day in 2012 2011 equals 1919 25 17 20

LPG/ Autogas “Footprint” Footprint to produce electricity 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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