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I wonder why CNG[1] is not that popular in other countries. It is very cheap, it can be installed on any car (gas and even diesels) and AFAIK it produces less p
by jfroma 12y ago
I wonder why CNG[1] is not that popular in other countries. It is very cheap, it can be installed on any car (gas and even diesels) and AFAIK it produces less pollution.
"CNG may be found above oil deposits, or may be collected from landfills or wastewater treatment plants where it is known as biogas[2]."
In Argentina most gas stations have Petrol and Diesel and I'd say ~60% of them have also CNG. It is very easy to find a CNG station on cities, but harder on rural areas.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_natural_gas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_natural_gas
[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogas
- TheLoneWolfling 12y agoCNG has a low power density.
- cwyers 12y agoThe military uses a lot of CNG-converted vehicles when civilian vehicles are needed (all the things you think of as a military vehicle is diesel, but there's a lot of little sedans and big vans for people who need to drive off-base for work). The government can get away with this because military bases are pretty much self-contained and you can put as many CNG fueling stations in as you want to. As I recall, though, the range between fill-ups is terrible compared to gasoline and once you got off base there was pretty much nowhere to fuel the things.
- bmj 12y agoThere are a few CNG filling stations around my town (in the US). I believe a few organizations use CNG in some of their vehicles (a cab company and VA shuttles come to mind), but I rarely see vehicles filling at those stations.