Thread: why arent there any autos fueled by natural gas?

Quote: Originally Posted by MrShotShot Our school buses ran on LPG back in the mid-80s and I've seen a few LPG cars on the road over the years. I think it's a viable technology that could be adopted - perhaps in a gas/LPG hybrid format. As for fueling stations, they can be built if the demand is there. It only takes a few years - remember cell phone towers? to bad they dont make our school buses run on nat gas....would save us alot...

Quote: Originally Posted by RickRhetoric Natural gas is highly volatile and must be used with extreme caution. The constant nagging thought of having a high pressure natural gas container in the trunk of the car which could explode at any second, turns a lot of people off. Hundreds of homes, apartments and commercial buildings all across America are blown away each winter season due to some tiny, undetectable natural gas malfunctions. There...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lee Kington There are .... and for a while Arizona had an expensive / poorly designed program to encourage LP vehicles... Also.... http://green.autoblog.com/2009/07/30...-gas-vehicles/ That's a very interesting piece and I learned a lot. Thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by darknessesedge then we could actually have busses/trailer trucks..and such be powered by nat gas then? They are running all around the city of Atlanta as we write. Quote: high pressure fule station say like where I get my propane for my grill? they pump it right there at the u haul place. Yes, places like that. There are two varieties you are now speaking of - LP (low pressure) gas such as propane and butane, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by darknessesedge but they could build autos for shorter distances powered by nat gas.. if the typical person drives say...20 miles a day..or even less... What kind of a fool would build a car that can only go 20 miles? It would never sell! People don't even like cell phones that need recharged every day and no way would anybody be happy with a car that has to be gassed up every day. That would get real old, real...

It would cost more to fill up every vehicle with LPG or methane gas. Don't bore me with this vehicle runs on it or that one. Anything on a significant scale would be unfeasible. Besides, what would you do with the diesel, gasoline and bunker C fuel? Government subsidies only drive up demand and prices for alternatives. I wish all the sunshine pumping alternative fuel propagandist would stop telling people what to do. I'm going to buy...

Quote: Originally Posted by darknessesedge to bad they dont make our school buses run on nat gas....would save us alot in tax $$$$.. as the cost of gasoline keeps growing... Trust me, in 5 years they will all be hybrids, which is a good thing. Ends the stinky idling bus and saves me a lot of coughing. If what I hear happening out on california railroads is true, we should have hydrogen powered locomotives hitting the main lines in 10 years,...

Quote: Originally Posted by darknessesedge to bad they dont make our school buses run on nat gas....would save us alot in tax $$$$.. as the cost of gasoline keeps growing... Hmmm, just noticed this also from same site; 9.4 Why are CNG and LPG considered "cleaner" fuels. CNG ( Compressed Natural Gas ) is usually around 70-90% methane with 10-20% ethane, 2-8% propanes, and decreasing quantities of the higher HCs up to butane....

You can convert certain specific vehicles to run on LPG or CNG. http://www.naftc.wvu.edu/eNews/June07/cleartheair.html If you wish to convert a vehicle to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) or propane (LPG), you are limited to which model, year, and engine size for which a company produces and certifies its conversion system. After you have conducted your research and know the facts about alternative fuels, you will be able to make an...

You can buy one today. As I recall from reading some articles about it recently, you can even have a refueling setup in your own garage. Here you go: http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-g...20091015142845