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Jarlaxle

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Posted: 04/19/12 11:02am

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They could...of course, I would rather have a METH LAB in the garage than a CNG-fueled car!

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SoCalDesertRider

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Posted: 04/19/12 03:02pm

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Jarlaxle wrote:

They could...of course, I would rather have a METH LAB in the garage than a CNG-fueled car!

Ok I don't really follow that logic, unless you just like to get tweeked....

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Posted: 04/19/12 03:10pm

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SoCalDesertRider wrote:

Jarlaxle wrote:

They could...of course, I would rather have a METH LAB in the garage than a CNG-fueled car!

Ok I don't really follow that logic, unless you just like to get tweeked....

LOL!!!! Agreed!

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I think he means BOOM as in a leak inside a closed building. Gasoline would never do that

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Posted: 04/19/12 04:15pm

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Change from diesel to natural gas? We've been trying change for 3 years and that's been an utter disaster.

I think I'll stick with my diesel- Sure the price of fuel stinks but the looks I capture while passing Prius drivers going 55MPH in the fast lane-

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Posted: 04/19/12 05:52pm

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Natural gas usage for vehicles isn't a new idea by any means. It just hasn't caught on yet because it's costly, and you need a lot more area to store enough fuel to have a reasonable amount of range/power/energy available. Filling stations aren't that difficult to find in many areas. Here is an example of some available in Utah, most of which have been here for several years:

CNG Stations

Compressor units to fill your tank overnight in your garage have also been available for years.

I remember many switching to CNG, and Propane back in the 70's, but that trend died up quickly because of the shortcommings of the gas as a vehicle fuel. My guess is it will die out again quickly, and if Natural gas does become a transportation fuel it will be a result of a conversion process to a liquid fuel by means other than compression.

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Posted: 04/19/12 09:13pm

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I will pass until I can get the hydrogen model.

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Posted: 04/21/12 10:18pm

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just came back from a 2 week trip to Thailand, and about 50% of trucks carry about 12 or more huge LNG tanks behind their cab.

Taxis - I would say 90% run CNG, usually Toyota Corolla with tank taking up half the trunk.

Makes sense over there, a liter CNG is about 12 baht, diesel about 32, unleaded around 40. For that difference I gladly give up 10% in power, if any.

SoCalDesertRider

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Posted: 04/20/12 09:45pm

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Jarlaxle wrote:

SoCalDesertRider wrote:

Jarlaxle wrote:

They could...of course, I would rather have a METH LAB in the garage than a CNG-fueled car!

Ok I don't really follow that logic, unless you just like to get tweeked....

A tiny leak (or a couple of hot days) can cause the tank to vent...turning the garage into a fuel-air explosive!

Tank venting is an issue with liquified gases (LNG), not compressed gases (CNG). Our liquified argon tanks always vented, which is why we didn't keep a spare full one in stock. By the time it was needed, a good portion of it was not in the tank anymore, due to venting.

Now that said, I don't seem to lose any propane from my LPG tanks, which are liquid. Maybe propane just doesn't have a need to vent nearly as much as liquid argon or nitrogen do.