Comments on: 10 Things You Should Know About Natural Gas Vehicles

By: Ben in Virginia

Ben in Virginia — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:14:21 +0000

Nuclear energy is the only reliable, clean, (no greenhouse gasses or other chemical pollutants) dependable and readily deployable technology out there. If we reprocessed nuclear fuel like the French do, in “breeder reactors” we wouldn't have the problem of vast amounts of spent rods and radioactive waste that seems the only down side to nuclear energy. Electric cars powered by electricity generated by relatively clean nuclear energy make sense as a competing choice to CNG. If that doesn't turn you on, then CNG vehicles would be the next best thing because they can run with existing technology modified to burn gaseous fuels vs. liquid fuels. They can be fueled from regular gas stations in most cities by plugging into the existing natural gas infrastructure and simply pre-compressing it for delivery to the vehicles. For those who aren’t able to do so, like propane, gas can be delivered in a liquid form by truck and then put into tanks like gasoline. Natural gas now used by electrical generating plants could be decommissioned and their fuel reallocated to motor fuel purposes. Coal fired plants could be decommissioned as well and their coal gasified or converted to liquid petroleum for diesel and lubricants or for industrial material processing (petrochemicals and other materials made from oil). This would free us from foreign oil for the most part and we would be far less vulnerable to external threats. To sum it up, we need to convert a majority of our electrical production to nuclear and utilize this energy for both transportation and to traditional use. This would free up less polluting, more available and deployable, domestically produced fossil fuels like natural gas as motor fuel while gasified/liquefied coal products can be used for other purposes. When other technologies like use of biomass and solar become more advanced, thereby more economical and deployable, we can use them to fill the gaps in the power grid as its demands grow and to provide a competitive alternative to CNG/LNG / Electrical powered vehicles. Gasoline powered vehicles will slowly disappear as they are replaced by vehicles powered by alternative energy sources.

By: B Crumpacker

B Crumpacker — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:49:01 +0000

The fuel is plentiful and available. Trillions of cubic feet of natural gas, much of it offshore along the US continental shelf but easily accessible with current technology. we could run on cng for decades. The distribution is easy. Home fill units are available for installation and come with tax credits; there are many cng fill stations in Southern California, Utah, Oklahoma and Texas; and gas stations can be converted. Wow, fill up at home using the existing natural gas pipes. The technology is available. Europe, South America and Asia already have huge cng fleets with multifuel engines manufactured by US companies. So everything is available and reasonably priced, and yet we're not allowed to drill offshore; and the oil companies and manufacturers don't and won't sell the cng and technology to us. Sounds like a MANUFACTURED problem.

By: robert bartlett

robert bartlett — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:10:46 +0000

Does anybody have info on mpg differentials gasoline vs. cng ?

What is happening with compressed air approach for transportation? there's the one company in France ,(of all places), ( MDI ) and DePetrieos motor from Austrailia

By: robert bartlett

robert bartlett — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:03:55 +0000

does anyone have info on the gas milage (mpg) being any different from gasoline.

what progress is being made on the compressed air approach , any body know ?

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By: Koil_Ting

Koil_Ting — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:16:58 +0000

The future is in the Methane! after all gas doesn't get any more "Natural" than that. One thing animals can all share is that need to consume and dump the waste. You harness those gasses into a fuel and that's simple unlimited fuel. Maybe we'll turn into the world of mad-max after all.

By: Natural Gas Vehicles Finally Set to Grow In U.S. Over Next 5 Years

Natural Gas Vehicles Finally Set to Grow In U.S. Over Next 5 Years — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:55:58 +0000

[...] been watching this sector for awhile, the concentration of demand in those sectors is a no-brainer. There’s very few consumer natural gas vehicle options out there and natural gas home refueling options like FuelMaker’s Phil have stalled. At the same time [...]

By: Natural Gas Cars Finally Getting Federal Attention, T. Boone Stoked

Natural Gas Cars Finally Getting Federal Attention, T. Boone Stoked — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:00:05 +0000

[...] Nat Gas Act that will encourage the development and purchasing of natural gas vehicles (check out 10 Things You Should Know About Natural Gas Vehicles). Of course Pickens was there for the event and made a typically aggressive statement claiming that [...]

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By: AT&T Taps BAF for Phase #1 of $350M Natural Gas Vehicle Deal

AT&T Taps BAF for Phase #1 of $350M Natural Gas Vehicle Deal — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:01:57 +0000

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By: Phill-Maker Goes Bankrupt, Bad Sign for Natural Gas Vehicles

Phill-Maker Goes Bankrupt, Bad Sign for Natural Gas Vehicles — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:01:50 +0000

[...] model of Phill is that there’s very few natural gas vehicles for consumers on the market. The Honda Civic GX is about the only consumer natural gas car around and can be bought for $24,590 in select locations in California and [...]

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:16:28 +0000

Hey Katie,Thought I'd drop in with some info.Did you know Centerpoint energy,my markets gas supplier is training installers for the Phill unit?

By: AT&T to Make Massive Natural Gas Vehicle Purchase « Earth2Tech

AT&T to Make Massive Natural Gas Vehicle Purchase « Earth2Tech — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:44:25 +0000

[...] not without drawbacks, however. The trade group Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVA) says that natural gas vehicles produce around 20 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than a standard gas vehicle, which is about the same as corn-based [...]

By: T. Boone Calls for $28B of Stimulus for Natural Gas Vehicles « Earth2Tech

T. Boone Calls for $28B of Stimulus for Natural Gas Vehicles « Earth2Tech — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:52:28 +0000

[...] natural gas is still a fossil fuel, and according to the Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVA) natural gas vehicles only reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent over a standard gas vehicle. [...]

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Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:00:38 +0000

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