The Sprinter has been a great alternative to the Econoline and Full-Sized GM Vans (Express). I'm hoping the new (to the U.S., in 2010)
Ford Transit Connect will be a hit too...
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Wonder what their cents/mile is, what with natural gas at record high prices too.
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Good question. Since it involves considerably less refining, it should be cheaper. The savings really comes from the long-life and durability of the high-compression engines. This is an
old study from 1999, but it shows NGVs to be ~25% more efficient. If you take the price of gasoline and Natural Gas from this examination, and extrapolate it to today's figures, it
should remain constant.
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Originally Posted by H4MM3R
I do hope so. There is a good market for them. Even with limited refueling stations. The Honda Civic GX has a home refueling station which helps.
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I've wanted a
Phill System and a GX for a while now. It would need to be an early 1.6L with a swapped manual gearbox
But the only one's I can find are beat-up city or Airport fleet vehicles. Might be worth a shot -- but the Phill isn't approved in my State (yet
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