It’s that time of year again when the gas prices start hiking very quickly.  Gas is already well above $3 dollars a gallon and will probably be very similar to the summer of 2008 when gas was well above $4 dollars a gallon.  With Obama touting that green jobs will eventually hit America, there are things we can do as Americans right now.  One of these things is getting a CNG conversion kits for cars put on our cars.  The national average price of natural gas is sitting around $.70 cents per gallon.  I know it sounds insane, but its true!  If gas really does get up there this summer, you will be able to easily pay for a CNG kit just from the savings you gain from not using gasoline this up coming summer.

Many people wonder where they can get a CNG kit and how hard they are to install.  Let me just first of all say that if you are a mechanic and love working on cars, this will not be a problem at all for you.  If you don’t know anything about cars, PLEASE pay someone to do this.  If you don’t install this correctly, can permanently damage your car and that’s a lot of wasted money out the window if that happens.  CNG conversion kits start at about $2,500 dollars.  You can usually pay someone for the kit and the install for about $3,500-$5,000 dollars.  I know this sounds like a lot but you need to consider these facts:

• CNG cars last much longer.  It is very common for engines on CNG cars to go well over 500,000 miles because of how much cleaner the engine runs
• Natural Gas is so CHEAP!!!  You can even get a pump that goes into your garage so you can fill your car up from home and never have to go to a gas station again.
• With the kit install, your car is now a dual fuel vehicle.  That means with the flip of a switch you can have the car run off of natural gas or regular gas at your discretion.
• You are making the nation less dependent on foreign oil and putting a demand on natural gas.
• CNG cars are much safer than gasoline engines and is safer in a car crash.

As you can see, the benefits are very high, and the years worth of savings from not using gasoline will easily pay for the conversion kit as well as the price of your car.  If you have thought about  a CNG conversion kit, now is a great time to put one in!

Many people are interested in the way CNG cars work and how good they are for the environment. The biggest worry on people’s mind seems to be the safety aspects of a CNG car. We wanted to dispel all the myths and set the record straight.

CNG tanks are primarily made of an aluminum composite material which is extremely durable and much stronger than the metal used in today’s regular gas tanks. These Aluminum composite tanks can withstand dynamite, gun fire, and 70 mph collisions.

Another safety feature of CNG cars is that if the integrity of the CNG tank is compromised at all there is a safety release valve which safely expends the natural gas within the tank.

Natural gas requires a lot more heat to be ignited unlike regular gas. Even if the car is on fire and the safety valve is releasing gas, it will not ignite unless the heat is above 1100 Degrees.

Filling a natural gas tank is not scary and is extremely safe. Compression is around 4000 lbs per square inch when filling, but the tanks are rated to hold much more than that, so the worry of explosion is absurd. If a small spark happened or a cigarette was lighted it would not compromise the ignition of natural gas as alot more heat is required to light natural gas.

As you can see, CNG cars are very safe and reliable. Don’t let safety be a concern if you are considering buying one of these types of vehicles.