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#921 of 924 Re: SF Bay Bridge free? [temj12] by adea Mar 03, 2009 (9:17 pm)
Replying to: temj12 (Mar 02, 2009 10:20 pm) The main difference in filling up with CNG is that you can't just go to a gasoline filling station. There are specific locations for public use and these may or may not be close to where you live. People that have a natural gas line to their home can purchase a home cng pump. Gasoline is a liquid and CNG is compressed natural gas which is about 12 times lighter than air and it goes into specially made kevlar/carbon reinforced tanks (anywhere from 3000 to 4500 psi) and is actually safer than a gasoline car. I have a Honda Civic GX (dedicated cng) and it has comparable acceleration to the gasoline version. But I also get much better mileage than the gasoline version (45 hwy/40 city) because the engine is made just for cng or hythane ( cng and a mix of 20% hydrogen) as it runs much leaner on cng. Right now, I'm paying $1.20/gge (equivalent gallon) but in Utah, they're only paying about 70 cents/gge.
#922 of 924 Re: SMOG Certification Required [beingreen] by adea Mar 03, 2009 (9:36 pm)
Replying to: beingreen (Feb 03, 2009 12:36 pm) One thing you should be aware of is that some of the cng pumps allow oil from the compressors into your fuel system. I know Trillium is one to avoid. I had a converted car and after using Trillium for one year, I had it emissions tested so I could get a certificate. The gasoline part passed with flying colors, but the cng one failed. Because of the excess oil going into the system, it was emitting excess HC (hydrocarbons). The injectors that were on my converted car were much different than the ones on the Honda Civic GX, which have very fine tolerances so buyer beware.
#924 of 924 An End to Free Parking? by beingreen Jul 21, 2009 (2:27 pm)
Recently I was led to believe that we can no longer park a compressed natural gas car at a meter in the City of Los Angeles without putting money in the meter. Has anyone else heard this? What about Santa Monica and, is it, Hermosa Beach?

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