Today’s El Caribe leads with a report that the government is considering a radical change to its fleet of vehicles, as part of the recent fuel saving measures. The proposal is to convert all government-owned vehicles to run on natural gas (LPG) instead of conventional gasoline. The government is negotiating a contract with an Argentinian company, Galileo Asociados, for this purpose. According to Ruben Montas who heads the Energy Commission, this could lead to savings of approximately 20% in fuel expenditure. The plan is to implement a pilot project before the end of the year, covering OMSA (urban buses), CDEEE (the state electricity company), and Public Works vehicles. If this pilot project shows positive results, it could be rolled out to include all government vehicles, said Montas. Argentina is a leading producer of natural gas, and 1.5 million vehicles there have been converted to run on the fuel, which is much cheaper than conventional gasoline. At the same time, the current LPG shortage in the country persists. Delays in recent shipments have made it difficult for domestic and transport use customers to obtain their usual gas supplies at retail level.