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A Chevy Impala That Goes 500 Miles On A Tank? With Natural Gas, It's Possible
Forbes ^
| 10/16/2013
| Joann Muller
Posted on 10/17/2013 6:06:17 AM PDT by thackney
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To: Kip Russell
Big deal...I used to have an '86 Chevy Corvette that could go over 500 miles on a tank (20 gallon tank, 28 mpg at highway speeds).
Could it do it on fuel that costs 1/3 less than gasoline? The big problem up to now has bee the range of the cars, as CNG definitely takes up more room. I'd like to see what's left of the trunk in the bi-fuel Impala. Also, to get 500 miles, do you have to use gasoline as well as CNG?
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:33:29 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There's no salvation in politics.)
To: staytrue
I agree CNG is a good option. However, the last company in existence that could do it justice is GM. They should starve and go out of business.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:35:05 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: thackney
I guess you could say that Dynamite, Black Powder and Nitroglycerin are safe also. It is a relative statement. I don’t want to hunt down a place to get high pressure natural gas just to drive a car. It is a risk and hassle that I am not ready to take. Why not get gas prices back under $2.00 a gallon and leave the exotic fuels to the hobbyists. Rational fuel prices would expand the economy greatly and give freedom of travel back to the people.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:35:43 AM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: hlmencken3
Dear hlmencken3,
My 2005 E320 CDI regularly goes 600 miles on a tank, plus or minus. In mixed driving, I average 30 mpg, but on one roundtrip from the Annapolis area to Ocean City, Maryland, I got 40 mpg, even with stop-and-go traffic in the Easton - Cambridge area, at speeds of 65 mph - 75 mph.
sitetest
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:36:19 AM PDT
by
sitetest
(If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
To: atc23
LNG is going to be the future for road vehicles and much more - IMO LNG is not going to be economic for consumers like you and I. It works great for fleet service or long-haul trucking. But the need to either keep the engine running or the tank temperature below -260°F after a few days of non-use is not going be an economic solution for a daily driver.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:36:20 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: mountainlion
Why not get gas prices back under $2.00 a gallon Wishing will not make it so. Pretending that the cost to produce oil in the shale fields is no different than older conventional fields won't make it true.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:38:40 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: mountainlion
And in an accident it will break into 500 pieces and go 500 feet in every direction.You should google all the suppliers from fuel lines, fuel injection and the tankage involved. All the certified retrofitters meet all the Govt alphabet soup certifications, but you should look into the tanks for CNG made out of spun and welded aluminum rapped in Carbon-Fiber/Graphite, that meet all crash requirements...
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:41:25 AM PDT
by
taildragger
(The E-GOP won't know what hit them, The Party of Reagan is almost here, hang tight folks....)
To: thackney
But the need to either keep the engine running or the tank temperature below -260°F after a few days of non-use is not going be an economic solution for a daily driver. What? I don't think you've done much research into this, have you? There's no refrigeration on LNG tanks.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:43:18 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the Libs say we are.)
To: George from New England
At 28 mpg, my Impala is getting 400 + to the tank now.
To: thackney
I had a diesel Land Cruiser in Uganda that would travel 960+ miles on a fill-up. We had the optional two 90 liter (24 US gal) fuel tanks.
Stories like this with insufficient information (no, I have not bothered to read the full article about a GM vehicle) are like the friend why says,
"My car gets GREAT gas mileage!"
"Really, how much?"
"Well, I filled up last Friday and am still showing a quarter tank remaining!"
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:43:49 AM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
("Life is short. It's even shorter if you suggest going out for pizza on your anniversary" Peter Egan)
To: mountainlion
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:45:45 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: thackney
They said on the radio yesterday that the USA had passed Saudi Arabia in production. The current administration has an energy policy to keep all energy as high as possible. We have only something like 24% of our energy coming form public land and have exceeded Saudi Arabia in production. The USA has the largest carbon based energy reserves in the world but demoRats are against reasonable energy costs. A real American administration would serve America's energy needs not Saudi Arabia's banks and terrorists.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:45:52 AM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: BwanaNdege
the sad part being, of course, that by law Ugandan gas stations are 1,000 miles apart
To: mountainlion
I guess you could say that Dynamite, Black Powder and Nitroglycerin are safe also.
You left gasoline out of your dangerous materials list. when the engine in my Grand Marquis caught fire, the flames shot 30 feet in the air. Ever see a gasoline refinery explosion. Not pretty, and it does happen.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:46:39 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There's no salvation in politics.)
To: mountainlion
You can probably get around that one.
Has anyne tried a car gas turbine yet?
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:46:44 AM PDT
by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/nicolae-hussein-obama/)
To: mountainlion
Just because you have a car that will do 500 miles per tank, does not mean you have use it all up in one sitting.
My motorcycle will do 250 miles per tank of fuel. While I have done that a few times in one sitting, but I sure as hell don't do it every time I ride.
As for as the tank exploding in a collision,I have to call Bull Crap. This ain't 1935. Some fear mongers
sound a lot like today's crop of civil rights activists who are stuck in the 1960s
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:47:46 AM PDT
by
Tupelo
(Snatching Defeat from the jaws of Victory, an old Republican Tradition.)
To: TangoLimaSierra
I don't think you've done much research into this, have you? LOL!!!
There's no refrigeration on LNG tanks.
No. The insulated tanks must also be designed to withstand the increasing pressure for a typical span of 5 days. After that point, they start venting fuel if nothing else is done to reduce the temperature. This is not going to be acceptable in a residential environment.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:48:14 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Dr. Sivana
Could it do it on fuel that costs 1/3 less than gasoline? No it could it not. I didn't realize CNG had that kind of costs savings on a doller per mile traveled basis.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:49:14 AM PDT
by
Kip Russell
(Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
To: thackney
A compressor must be used to put the gas into your car while parked in your garage. The compressor cost $10,000 and takes 8 to 16 hours to recharge the tank depending on tank size. No one ever mentions this little detail about CNG vehicles.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:49:17 AM PDT
by
robert14
(cng)
To: thackney
I just re-read some of your posts and you are right on in your support of LNG. However, you are confusing LNG with CNG when talking about low temp tanks. Sorry if my last post was snarky but I thought you were the one poo-pooing LNG.
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posted on
10/17/2013 6:51:39 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the Libs say we are.)
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