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I believe we will see private CNG fueling facilities built for fleet service adding a commercial filling lane open to the public. This has already started as some locations.
1 posted on 07/06/2012 8:12:43 AM PDT by thackney
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Compressed and liquefied natural gas burn cleaner than gasoline or diesel and provide the same amount of energy at lower cost. Price for a gallon of diesel or its equivalent this week:

Diesel — $3.65

Gasoline — $3.02

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) — $2.27

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) — $2.86

Sources: Clean Energy Fuels; U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Please note that while the statement above is true and the pricing is current, the pricing does not represent cost per energy equivalent size.

2 posted on 07/06/2012 8:18:55 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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If I could obtain CNG I would order a dual fuel conversion kit for my car today.

The dual fuel option is what is needed until a much larger infrastructure of CNG is in place at almost every gas station. However, with just one outlet here and it is 30 miles away, I cannot justify the conversion costs.

In Western NY, there is only one station which allows us peons to fill up. The others are all owned by us (State DOT) so of course we cannot use them.

Ever notice how many things which are public are not open to the public? NY commie bastards!


3 posted on 07/06/2012 8:22:34 AM PDT by Wurlitzer (Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam!)
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I took a hard look at the Honda Civic nat gas model (made here in Indiana).

But the scuttlebut on home compressor units is that they are unreliable (they are certainly expensive too).

But I think the economics are so favorable for the fuel we’ll see a lot of commercial usage.


4 posted on 07/06/2012 8:27:20 AM PDT by nascarnation
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There are about fifty million households in the country already hooked up to natural gas for heating. It seems to me that an in-home CNG set-up makes a lot of sense, but I haven’t seen any indication that there is much interest. Does anyone know anything about it ?


5 posted on 07/06/2012 8:33:58 AM PDT by layman (Card Carrying Infidel)
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I work for apache, and we had a convention in baton rouge 2 month’s ago bout CNG. I talked to the guy that converts automobiles to CNG and about the kit they install- on a 1/2 ton new chevy pick-up cost $11,000.00 to convert— with a compressor that goes in the back of you truck


6 posted on 07/06/2012 8:34:00 AM PDT by chicken head
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My previous employer used a CNG powered F-150 pickup truck. We had two CNG refueling stations, one low flow and one high flow. The high flow would fill the CNG tank in about the same amount of time as if filling the tank with gas. But because the fuel is a gas the high flow refueling would only hold enough CNG in the tank to last about 1 day. With the high flow we would have to fill the tank everyday. With the low flow, refueling would take several hours but the tank would hold enough fuel for several days driving. I guess that means high flow refueling, more friction in the flow, less fuel in the tank. Low flow refueling, less friction in the flow, more fuel in the tank.


7 posted on 07/06/2012 8:45:58 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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excellent article, thanks!


13 posted on 07/06/2012 9:01:34 AM PDT by ThirstyMan
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