Dual Fuel Autos

Compressed Natural Gas, or CNG as it is called, has been around for a long time.  CNG cars were used by government fleets in the 70′s and 80′s, and has just recently been hitting mainstream America.  T. Boone Pickins and other prominent figures in our society have been advocating and pushing the need for more CNG stations around the U.S.A. to help spurn CNG conversions.  For those of you who don’t know what a Compressed Natural Gas conversion is, please read on to learn the benefits and features of a CNG conversion for you car or truck

Natural gas is nothing new as all of us have it hooked up into our homes to run the water heater, furnace, and other appliances in our home.  This gas is just simply compressed and stored in tanks when used in a conversion kit for your car or truck.  The CNG does not mix with your gasoline, but rather replaces it when you flip a switch in the cab of your car.  When flipping the switch, the kit will turn off the regular gasoline and turn on the natural gas without skipping a beat.  You can even be driving when you flip the switch and your car will not cut out or die as the transition is seamless.

So why convert your car to run on CNG as well as gasoline?  The biggest reason is the cost savings you get with CNG.  Natural gas on average is only $.70 cents per gallon.  This is significantly cheaper than traditional gasoline and can really help you save money.  The next reason to install a CNG kit is because of how much better natural gas is on your engine than gasoline.  Gasoline gums up the cylinders and builds engine sludge.  Natural gas burns cleanly and does not have any build up or byproduct when used.  It is very common for a CNG car to run for 500,000 to 800,000 miles before needing a new engine.  This is significantly more running miles than a gasoline engine.

The last pro is that you can still run  your vehicle off of gasoline if you want to with a CNG kit installed.  This means if you run out of CNG, and there are no stations around, that you can fill up normally with gasoline and still be able to drive your car.  CNG kits can be installed in any vehicle, and are affordable priced.  Typically, people will save enough within 3 years when running a CNG system to pay for the kit upgrade.  These savings stretch far beyond this as your car will run cleaner and need less repairs.