Fuel for Thought: Cleaner alternatives to gasoline give companies greener fuel options. The question: Can you afford to make a switcli?

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When a Clean Air Lawn Care crew arrives on site, homeowners have no idea, unless they see the truck. The Fort Collins, Colo.-based company's fleet is whisper-quiet, and its footprint is nearly invisible - sustain-ably speaking, that is. Rather than fueling up gas-powered mowers in the morning before heading out to service routes, crewmembers detach batteries from their charging units, pop them into the electric-powered fleet, and their raring to go. Or, shall we say, they tip-toe off to work.