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To: thackney

“Add a compressor and I would have more convenience than the gasoline engine for daily use.f”

You’d need a compressor that could compress the natural gas to 2,900–3,600 psi. A compressor like that could cost more than the truck.


32 posted on 04/16/2014 2:40:53 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: catnipman

Nope. They have been selling them for years.

The catch is they are slow-flow. Since it is at home, you plug it in and fill overnight.

http://www.brcfuelmaker.com/phill-domestico-prodotto-brc-fuel-maker.aspx

U.S. price for the Phill is $4,500,

http://www.edmunds.com/autoobserver-archive/2011/03/brc-fuelmaker-again-selling-phill-home-cng-fuel-station.html

But Eaton is supposed to be bringing a unit out for $500.

http://gas2.org/2012/07/24/eaton-developing-500-home-cng-station/


35 posted on 04/16/2014 2:45:03 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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