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Is Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) a viable alternative to gasoline?

I notice that there are fleet vehicles equipped to run on CNG. They have their own filling stations and purchase the product from the local utility. Given the huge reserves of natural gas in the United States and Canada, it would seem this might be a suitable option to ever-increasing gasoline prices.

I need to know if CNG gives comparable mileage and what the estimated cost per gallon would be.

Natural gas has some very good qualities, like very high octane, and some not so good qualities, like low fuel mileage. The mileage goes up if you can run LNG or Liquefied Natural Gas. It is easier to confine when it is a liquid too. Unfortunately, the cost of keeping NG cooled and compressed negates all of the advantages.

“The driving range of a Honda Civic compressed natural gas (CNG) dedicated (CNG only) sedan with a full tank filled at 3,600 psi is 200 – 225 miles of freeway driving or 34 mpg. The city/highway mileage is 30/34. Most CNG stations fill at 3,600 psi (fuel-fill pressure) but if the vehicle is filled at 3,000 psi the range will decrease proportionately. You can determine if the vehicle is filled at a lower psi, or not completely full, if the fuel gage points to the lower full mark (the gage has 2 full marks). When the low fuel indicator turns on the driver will have at least 30 miles of fuel left.”

The Chevy Cavalier bi-fuel sedan (CNG and gasoline) CNG sedan has 120 mile range at 3600 psi on the freeway from the CNG tank with an additional 350 miles on the gasoline tank.”

A gas powered Honda can get 42 MPG. but NG is much cheaper, for now, than gasoline.

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