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New Products Launched
New Products Launched
Jun 20, 2011
Just as propane-powered mowers and other equipment were starting to catch on in landscaping and other industries, the price of gasoline has come down.
But that isn't discouraging companies such as PDSI of Cocoa from extolling the long-term environmental and cost benefits of propane. The company is among the first businesses in Florida to use propane-powered mowers and equipment.
"I'm always looking out for new technologies," said Jonathan Clark, director of business development at PDSI. "I could see this thing developing with oil prices going up . . . and I was looking for something that differentiates us."
As of Monday, the national average price of regular unleaded gas was $2.07 a gallon, down from $3.09 a year earlier, while the average price of propane for residential use was $2.46 a gallon, up from $2.39 a gallon a year earlier, according to the U.S.
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