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Savings of Owning a CNG Car

June 15th, 2009 10 comments

By owning a CNG car you will save money, time, and the environment.

CNG cars saves you money by:

Saving you $2.84 a gallon on fuel by paying only $.85 cents a gallon instead of $3.69 a gallon.

Saving you $3,000 to $5,000 a year in fuel costs.

Saving you $25,000 to $50,000 in fuel costs over the life of you car.

Saving you hundreds of dollars in oil changes.

Giving your engine twice the life.

Giving you the equivalent to 120 mpg.

CNG cars saves you time by:

Allowing you to drive alone in the carpool lane which will save you several hours of commute time.

Allowing you to park for free in public parking areas

Allowing you to fill up your car at home eliminating gas stations all together.

CNG cars help to save the environment by:

Omitting 90% less carbon monoxide

Omitting 60% less nitrous oxide

Omitting 40% less carbon dioxide

Producing only 5% of the emissions allowable by today’s standards

Being the most environment friendly car on the market

Every year you will save thousands of dollars with your CNG car. In your first year, if you drive a car that gets 14 mpg on average and you drive 20,000 miles per year, you will save $4,000. Because owning a CNG car will contribute to a cleaner environment it may be possible for you to receive a $2,500 tax credit from the state of Utah.

There are many different factors that must be evaluated to buy a car.  Yes a CNG car may be more money initially however in the long term they are considered cheap cars to own.  Vehicles that operate on CNG are considered cheap cars because the engines have been shown to operate for over 1,000,000 miles.