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grep@cris.com (George B) wrote:

>ted@fishnet.co.nz (Ted Howard) wrote:


>EV's also have thier place, but currently they pollute more than a
>petroleum ICV converted to natural gas.

This is where the California mandate has lost it.

I own and operate a vehicle that i SOLEY natural gas. I have had this
commercial vehicle for more than 6 years.

Engine emissions are about 90% less than on gasoline, maintenance has
been significantly reduced. And the vehicle runs excellent.

With some of the new LNG technology soon available the range could
actully surpass that of ICVs. A fuel cell could possibly fuel your
vehicle for 5 -6 days before a fill and then a fill would take about
10 - 15 minutes. The disadvantage is that with the LNG cell system you
MUST operate the vehicle every day or risk bleed of of nat gas.
This sytem is still really expensive and CNG is more practical in the
short term.

The L.A. times has a Ford Semi that runs on a special modified cummins
engine and does something like 200 miles/day on cng.

If CARB was serious they'd look closer at this idea.

As to infrastruce, it is possible for about $600.00 to fuel at home
and service stations can easily modify part of their fuel islands to
accomodate CNG.


Bernie