Archive for the ‘natural gas vehicles’ Category
Why isn’t Natural gas proposed as an environmental option to oil and Coal?
We have large reserves of Natural gas which we’re trying to sell as cheaply as possible to China, whereas Countries in South America are using the gas for vehicles and power generation. Wouldn’t this be less polluting than oil and coal or even electric cars that run off power generated from coal fired power stations. This could also reduce our importation of oil. Also several people have suggested ethanol, but in Brazil where they are doing this I thought the large amounts of area devoted to growing crops for ethanol had created another environmental disaster.
wind energy is the best! WHAT DO WE WANT? WIND POWER! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW!
Problem starting a Compressed Natural Gas vehicle–some help would be so great!!?
Problem starting–need someone’s kind help
Hello Everyone!
My CNG vehicle turns over but does not start!! Just prior to this problem, the truck wasn’t even turning over, so the starter was replaced. Immediately thereafter, I had the above problem (turns over but not start). Valves are open, it has about 1/4 tank of fuel. This has conversion kit of IMPCO technologies.
If anyone has any ideas, it would be a great help. Even more difficult, I am outside of the country and a relative is addressing this problem, who is not familiar with CNG vehicles.
Thank you for any help you are able to provide,
Ron Millar
Owner–Chevy s10 pickup (natural gas vehicle)
Has to be fuel or spark problem. Try a light spray of starter fluid into the intake. If it starts on that but won’t stay running, it’s a fuel problem. If it won’t start, it’s a spark problem.
Either way you’ll probably have to get it towed to your mechanic to sort it out.
Rahm believes in natural gas!
Only three weeks ago, Boone and Congressman Rahm Emanuel held a Chicago Town Hall on the Pickens Plan. Rahm said, “I am so proud to say I agree with Boone on putting more natural gas vehicles on the road.”
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how do i convert a natural gas vehicle back to regular gas?
Most of the time, when a vehicle is changed from gasoline to propane or natural gas, it’s configured as dual fuel and there is a way to switch from natural gas/propane to gasoline. If that is what yours is, just leave it switched to gasoline and drive it. If not, no one has any idea. You will have to find whoever converted it over and ask, or take it to your mechanic and ask.
Erik Neandross Explains Economic Benefits of Natural Gas Vehicles
Erik Neandross talks about how natural gas will help boost American economy.
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We now have enough natural gas to last 100 years. Why do Dems moan about energy dependence instead of?
… using our resources?
You can use natural gas to power vehicles, heat homes, produce electricity. It’s relatively cheap.
New renewable energy technologies is the economic boom item of the twenty-first century. Fossil fuels, including natural gas is a limited resource (as demand increases that 100 years will go down quickly) and still contributes to climate change.
The companies or nations that develop a reliable, safe and renewable alternative to fossil fuels will be this centuries economic powerhouse. China and Germany are both investing heavily into solar technologies, Denmark is wind turbines, others are reexamining nuclear power. Basic research projects like the Hardon Collider that recently was restarted could develop even more exotic power sources but those could be decades away.
It is an investment in our economic future to find alternatives to fossil fuels in a renewable energy source or sources. It could be a single energy source or a combination of several technologies like solar, geothermal, ocean waves, wind, etc. These technologies could be as important to this century as the development of atomic weapons were to the 20th century or the industrial revolution was to the 19th.
Is it smart to buy a Honda Civic GX NGV (natural gas vehicle)?
I live in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles). I’d like to hear from Civic NGV owners if they like their car and how long it takes them to fill up a tank at the public NG stations located around LA. I don’t have a house so getting one of those filling units is not an option but I’m still interested in getting a Civic NGV.
I have bought and sold several of those and they have there ups and downs….. Filling at a station? A few minutes…. No big deal…. You can save a lot of money….. The down side ==== DO NOT BUY A USED ONE…. I bought 10 of those from a govt agency and 4 had BAD transmissions….. Those CVT transmissions are crap. Honda had a recall on them…. They are expensive to repair so if your not buying a new one then pass on a used one. 1 of the units we picked up had 4000 miles on it and the tranny was shot! Either get a new one or a regular Civic…. Avoid the hybrids…. The only thing they do is give you that fuzzy save the planet feeling when they dont….. The hybrids take 4 or more years in gas savings to recover the difference in price……..
AT&T announces Natural Gas Fleet
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson announced today that AT&T will take the lead on the Pickens Plan push for natural gas vehicles. This will be the largest U.S. corporate commitment to CNG vehicles to date. Congratulations AT&T and welcome aboard!
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Why do we not use natural gas to power vehicles? ?
In 1960 my husband had a dealer who used natural gas to power his vehicles. He had an external tank for the purpose. He said it was very simple. I’m wondering how this would be done and if natural gas is clean and implementing is simple……..why are car companies not using the technology?
Evidently same problems as hydrogen fuel cells. No infrastructure. Won’t go as far etc. You must really respect people who locate, drill and pump to get that dirty old oil out of the ground, process it, transport it all over the world and it’s only $3.43 a gallon (today). I paid more than that for a gallon of milk today!
compressed natural gas, or cng, is being used in many states in this country right now. they are usually used in municipal buses, and fleet vehicles, government or private. the automakers are developing cars that use cng as a fuel source as well for public use. the issue though is the infrastructure and the vehicle fuel tanks. we dont have much in infrastructure in place for the general public to use cng, and the fuel tanks need to be very strong to handle the internal pressures, and they need to handle the constant re-pressurization needed when re-fueling the vehicles. right now the tanks are required to be inspected every 5 years for integrity.
the fuel tanks must also be light enough to be used in a an automobile, as well as located in a place that minimizes its vulnerability to damage.
Cheapest fuel in the nation – cng in richfield utah .694 cents a gallon Compressed Natural Gas
way cheap great clean fuel 125 octane
In the US, federal tax credits are available for buying a new CNG vehicle. Use of CNG varies from state to state. In California, CNG is used extensively in local city and county fleets, as well as public transportation (city/school buses), and there are 90 public fueling stations in Southern California alone. Although natural gas prices are rising, compressed natural gas is available at 30-60% less than the cost of gasoline, as a rule of thumb, in much of California. Personal use of CNG is a small niche market currently, though with current tax incentives and a growing number of public fueling stations available, it is experiencing unprecedented growth. The state of Utah offers a subsidised statewide network of CNG filling stations at a rate of $0.85/gge[19], while gasoline is above $4.00/gal. Elsewhere in the nation, retail prices average around $2.50/gge, with home refueling units compressing gas from residential gas lines for approx $1.50/gge. Other than aftermarket conversions, and government used vehicle auctions, the only currently produced CNG vehicle in the US is the Honda Civic GX sedan, which is made in limited numbers and available only in a few states.
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