Summary

Thomas Petroleum Company has been on the cutting edge of alternative fuels in North Carolina. Thomas Petroleum has twelve public ethanol retails stations in North Carolina with nine of these also selling biodiesel. Thomas Petroleum is also a distrbutor of alternative fuels providing many fleets in the region with their fuel.

Project Details

Thomas Petroleum Company (TPC) has been supplying petroleum fuels, home heat fuel, and off road fuel since 1984. Today, TPC epitomizes leadership and courage in promoting alternative fuels in North Carolina. In 2005, Ray Thomas committed to marketing and distributing both ethanol and biodiesel blends when no other fuel retailers in North Carolina were willing to do so. He opened ethanol (E85) and biodiesel (B20) pumps at five of his own stations in Shelby and Charlotte and encouraged several other stations to do the same. Since the end of 2005, TPC has helped open additional E85 fueling centers in Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Hickory, and in Durham. With these additional sites, TPC is the only E85 ethanol fuel provider to the 12 public North Carolina fueling locations. Nine of those sites also sell B20 biodiesel as an alternative fuel. In addition to educating other station owners about the benefits of biofuels, Thomas Petroleum is also involved with NC Clean Cities Coalitions in Charlotte, Asheville and the Triangle. Thomas Petroleum Company is currently reviewing proposed site locations for additional E85 and B20 fueling centers throughout the Southeast. By providing “Tomorrow’s Fuel – Here Today” TPC is ahead of the curve in the distribution of alternative fuels.

Contact Information:

http://www.thomaspetroleum.com/

Ray Thomas - Thomas Petroleum Inc.
1629 S. Lafayette Street
PO Box 338
Shelby, North Carolina 28151-0338

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