Does anyone know if there is a natural gas run car out there for sale on the market?
I recently visited El Paso and I rode on many natural gas buses. They seemed to be capable of a decent speed and were very quiet. I was wondering if this technology is currently available for cars and what the price ranges were for them along with efficiency and cost.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
I think they already released the Kyoto.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
dont think so
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
ford has one
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
No even though the technology has been around for years for propane run automobiles. That burns clean and can make a car last years longer.
Gas can be made out of sewerage waste and then put in a car and it runs. The oil industry owns the country and that won’t ever happen.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Honda has the Civic and the fueling station.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5960905
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Supposedly the hold up is finding a way to safely distribute natural gas to the public. Apparently it is much more volatile than petroleum.
I saw some expert on TV saying that we do not have enough natural gas (much less than the amount of petroleum we have) on our planet to convert every car. I don’t think it is going to be the future of automobiles.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
There are a few Propane cars for sale and you can convert from Propane to natural gas. LA has a few small natural gas vehicles. The problem is a filling point. You can’t just run a line from your gas in the house. It has to be put in under pressure.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
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May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
3 – 5 grand for a dual carb.. Hard to find…
Fuel cell cars are a bleeping high price still.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
You can buy the car of your choise and have it converted.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
It’s called LPG. The trouble in having one, is finding a place to fuel up one. Also, they typically get 25% less fuel economy than the gasoline version.
May 26th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
They are out there today. Mostly they are used in fleets, due to the lack of fueling facilities. Many of the gas companies vehicles, government fleets and some taxi fleets run on CNG. (compressed natural gas)I saw 10 of them at different used vehicle auctions last month, so they are out there.
You can also retrofit an existing vehicle to run on CNG.
May 30th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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