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What is CNG?
CNG or compressed natural gas is a domestically available, economical, clean burning, alternative fuel source for vehicles
Why use it?
Emissions reductions
- Lower emissions than regular petroleum fuel but the same energy output.
- Fueling with CNG can reduce exhaust emissions of:
- Carbon monoxide (CO) by 70 percent
- Non-methane organic gas (NMOG) by 87 percent
- Nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 87 percent
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) by almost 20 percent below those of gasoline vehicles.
Price
CNG is typically 1/3 less than petroleum based fuel. It is also less volatile than the petroleum market.
Availability/sources
CNG can be collected from both onshore and offshore wells. US domestic production has boomed out of shale deposits along the Gulf.
CNG Compatible Vehicles- Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV)
- 9 million natural gas vehicles worldwide and 120,000 in the U.S.
- Only one consumer CNG compatible car is on the market, The Honda Civic GX .
- It is possible to convert a regular vehicle into a CNG compatible vehicle, the cost to convert can range from about $12,500 to $22,500 depending on the vehicle, engine, size of CNG tanks needed, and who does the converting
- Typical Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV) include; taxi cabs, over-the-road trucks, street sweepers, ice resurfacers, transit buses, refuse haulers, school buses, delivery vehicles , airport shuttle, and forklifts.