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kwilson3 Champion Author Alabama Posts:1,320 Points:116,920 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2009 8:57:19 PM Ignore kwilson3 Report Abuse What do you think about CNG - compressed natural gas. You install a kit on your car, and a refill device in your garage. You pull in at night and fill up in your garage. You purchase fuel for 60% less than gasoline prices.

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What do you think about CNG - compressed natural gas. You install a kit on your car, and a refill device in your garage. You pull in at night and fill up in your garage. You purchase fuel for 60% less than gasoline prices.

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Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,295 Points:2,143,175 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 5, 2009 4:57:56 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Sealer wrote: >CNG gets lower gas mileage than gasoline and there are much better >uses for the limited supply of CNG than running our vehicles. Build some huge Sabatier reactors and get all the CNG you need. All you have to feed them is carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Methane has a number of advantages over hydrogen. Process the methane a bit more and you'll have liquid fuel. [Edited by: Sneakers55 at 3/5/2009 6:59:18 PM EST]
kwilson3 Champion Author Alabama Posts:1,320 Points:116,920 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 27, 2009 4:21:30 PM Ignore kwilson3 Report Abuse sounds good, where do i get the kit and fill up device?
catfish99 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:13,963 Points:2,495,550 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2009 3:40:17 AM Ignore catfish99 Report Abuse The other issue here is focusing too much on a single energy source. NG use in the US is way, way up in the last ten years. Electrical plants using NG as their fuel is the primary reason-they are (relatively) cheap to build, and low in NOx and CO emissions. As electrical consumption increases, the likely response from industry will be more NG plant construction-which will lead to higher NG prices. The wiser solution is for the consumer to have variable fuel options-and with electric cars, the power supplier is choosing the lowest cost plants to provide the cheapest source. A big move towards NG cars will push NG prices up, and leave the car owners holding the bag.
UP-Skier Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:13,356 Points:2,958,045 Joined:Oct 2002	Message Posted: Jan 20, 2009 6:35:17 PM Ignore UP-Skier Report Abuse Range isn't an issue on most CNG cars, as they are dual fuel. If you run out of CNG, switch to gas. It definately has potential.
ChannelIslands Champion Author Ventura Posts:7,081 Points:974,785 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jan 12, 2009 10:53:19 PM Ignore ChannelIslands Report Abuse They need to come up with economical CNG cars IMO.
airduct Champion Author Florida Posts:11,319 Points:293,020 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 11, 2009 4:46:47 PM Ignore airduct Report Abuse Don't stray to far from home unless you want to walk. Things of this nature work but the infrastructure is not readily available to support them. Besides it would not be a cheap proposition to equip your vehicle and home with the required devices to re fill etc. Could be a little dangerous as well.. [Edited by: airduct at 1/11/2009 6:47:30 PM EST]
Sealer Champion Author Charleston Posts:5,653 Points:838,850 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jan 11, 2009 1:45:16 PM Ignore Sealer Report Abuse CNG gets lower gas mileage than gasoline and there are much better uses for the limited supply of CNG than running our vehicles.