In addition to gas and diesel, customers at the newly reopened Sunoco can opt for natural gas, propane or use an electric charging station.
Sunoco’s APlus Convenience store at the Pittsburgh International Airport has reopened for business, becoming the first Sunoco station in the U.S. to offer customers three alternative fuels alongside traditional gas and diesel, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The station now features three compressed natural gas (CNG) pumps, one liquid propane pump and three electric charging stations. An $830,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development helped to partially fund the installation of the CNG pumps. The natural gas and propane sold at the station is expected to be produced and supplied regionally.
The U.S. Department of Energy noted that there are now nine compressed natural gas stations, 12 propane stations and 59 electric charging stations within a 30-mile radius of Pittsburgh.
Jeff Shields, spokesman for Sunoco, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that demand for alternative fuels and the inexpensive price of natural gas and propane spurred the decision for the expansion.