why does the media do it?

[Kal-El]

Originally Posted by frownonfun

Yeah I don't think anyone is suggesting we run vehicles off natural gas. Just for the production of electricity for energy grids. It really is an underused resource in that regard.

Why not?

The "greenest" car for 8 years straight is the Civic GX (100% CNG).

http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-gx/



Reviews suggest that the driver can't tell the difference from the natural gas Civic to how a regular gas Civic operates. It gets up to 240 miles on a tank and it costs a good amount less than regular gas. Refilling takes the same amount of time as a regular gas station. The current problem is the available refilling stations but that could and should be fixed.

Not quite sure why CNG cars haven't taken off more than just the Civic offering which started production way back in '98.

[frownonfun]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Why not?

The "greenest" car for 8 years straight is the Civic GX (100% CNG).

http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-gx/



Reviews suggest that the driver can't tell the difference from the natural gas Civic to how a regular gas Civic operates. It gets up to 240 miles on a tank and it costs a good amount less than regular gas. Refilling takes the same amount of time as a regular gas station. The current problem is the available refilling stations but that could and should be fixed.

Not quite sure why CNG cars haven't taken off more than just the Civic offering which started production way back in '98.

i didn't even know they made a car that ran on natural gas. that's cool. but i wasn't saying that we shouldn't. have at it. i certainly have no problem with it. i was just saying i don't think that's what most people are suggesting when they say to increase the use of natural gas for conversion into energy consumption. plus i feel like when it comes to cars, if it's not good ol fashioned gasoline then americans are going to look down on it. the only thing i've ever run off natural gas is a forklift so i couldn't comment much on how much difference there is between the two. but i'm open to it.

[tk1971]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

Why not?

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Not quite sure why CNG cars haven't taken off more than just the Civic offering which started production way back in '98.

Maybe because of this?





As seen here:

http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/gener...otos-7555.html

Some Quotes:

"A picture of the trunk lid. This was blown approximately 75 feet from the car. That little blue CNG sticker on the back is the only warning that fire fighters have to tell that the car is powered by NCG."

"Where the CNG tank landed. ~110-120 feet away."

Safety-wise, it was almost there, but then something like this happens and then everyone does a double-take. I'm sure these tanks are more integral now as a result of this fire. But people get squeamish and the resulting back and forth delays progress.