A Bay Area renewable-fuels provider has opened its first wholly owned and operated gas station in Fullerton.
Redwood City-based Propel Fuels is targeting alternative-fuel vehicles in and around North Orange County for its company-owned Clean Mobility Center, which offers flex fuels and biodiesel blends as well as conventional gasoline and diesel.
The company leases space in gas stations for its other locations, typically adding a pump or two with renewable fuels.
Each Propel location will feature free air stations for tires to increase mileage, an education center that provides information on local public transit and rideshare options, bicycle tuning centers, and recycling stations at the pump. They are expected to eventually add natural-gas and electric-vehicle charges.
Propel Fuels employs more than 30 people with operations in 26 locations in California and Washington. It has more than $10 million in annual revenue.
—Chris Casacchia
