| Compressed Natural Gas or CNG for short is | | | | delivery system to meet these standards. If your |
| becoming a viable option for people in search of | | | | kit has been certified by the EPA, then you should |
| lower their cost of transportation and providing a | | | | be able to use CNG safely. |
| clean alternative to the pollution from gasoline | | | | You may find this interesting. CNG refueling |
| engines. CNG vehicles have been around for a | | | | requires the transfers of natural gas to be under |
| while. Many trucks and buses throughout the | | | | pressure which means it can be set up as either |
| world run on CNG. | | | | slow-fill or fast-fill. Just what does that mean? |
| The problem for the everyday consumer is | | | | Slow-fill is pretty cool because you can drive it |
| where do I get CNG to refill my vehicle. Great | | | | into your garage and provided you have setup |
| news regarding this has been made. For homes | | | | correctly, you can refill your car there. Slow-fill |
| with who have natural gas, there are conversion | | | | generally uses overnight refueling and uses less |
| kits to allow for home refueling safely. In California | | | | costly refueling station equipment than fast-fill. |
| and Arizona, CNG refilling stations are becoming | | | | Fast-fill refueling time (normally a service station) |
| more available so that when you are away from | | | | is only slightly longer than than when you use |
| home you can fill up. | | | | gasoline to fill up your tank. |
| CNG conversion kits for cars are an inexpensive | | | | Lots of research is under way to improve the |
| way to convert your gasoline engine to run on | | | | use and mixture of CNG. Presently, CNG vehicles |
| CNG. Some car manufacturers such as Honda | | | | apparently are designed to run on an expansive |
| already have a Civic that runs on CNG without | | | | range of methane content. Consider that in the |
| going through the conversion. It was specifically | | | | near future manufacturers may design vehicles |
| designed to burn CNG from the factory. CNG | | | | that can support detailed higher methane |
| cars kits not only convert gasoline engines to run | | | | contents. If this happens, it opens up a whole new |
| on compress gas but still have the capability to | | | | way for producers and marketers of CNG to |
| run on gasoline as well. | | | | have the flexibility to develop and blend fuels |
| Even though the heating value of CNG (also | | | | suitable for those specifications. You could even |
| known as its energy content) is significantly lower | | | | produce methane for a location and climate. This |
| than that of gasoline, compressed natural gas has | | | | would give retailers the flexibility to fine-tune fuel |
| excellent octane properties. Using high | | | | dispenser labels accordingly, depending upon the |
| compression rates ratios in CNG cars as it sole | | | | time of the year. |
| fuel source improves the combustion efficiency. | | | | Is a CNG vehicle or CNG car conversion kit in |
| CNG car kits are required to be certified by the | | | | your future? The current price of gasoline even |
| EPA. So if you are looking for an aftermarket kit, | | | | though the world price of oil is beginning to |
| make sure you read the labels that the kits have | | | | recede, is still a viable option to those current high |
| met the stringent EPA testing to be certified. | | | | prices. The clean burning of CNG in areas where |
| Remember, compressed gas is combustible which | | | | auto pollutants are a problem makes CNG a |
| is why you want your gas tanks, lines and | | | | reasonable alternative. |