CNG Civic
Hi everyone!
I have perused this site for years and today I thought I would join (whynot?). Also, I am an amateur endurance racer, so aero and fuel efficiency is a big deal over 14+ hours of racing, so that has brought me here many times. I live in Trussville, AL and we have the cheapest Compressed Natural Gas that I can find in the US. My father and I are huge proponents of CNG fuel and I thought I would share a story and get some feedback. We have 2 CNG Civic GX's, a dedicated CNG F-150 and a BiFuel Gas/CNG F-250. My thinking of Ecomodding is all about the bottom line, aka $/mile. Here is a story for you: Yesterday for work I had to travel from Birmingham, AL to Sandy Springs, GA and back to Trussville, AL. I took our Civic GX, topped it off before I left and filled it back up upon return. Total round trip distance was 318.7 miles. Filled it back up with 6.389 Gallons (GGE's) @ $1.459 per gallon. Total cost was $9.32! Now the 49.88MPG is cool, but nothing special... What is amazing is the $/mile equaling 2.924 cents per mile! The way I see it is with gasoline locally @ $2.40 per gallon, to get the same $/mile you would have to achieve 84MPG... Anyway, I love the idea of having a community to discuss my enthusiasm for reducing $/mile, so thanks for letting me join this one! Please comment and if you have any questions about CNG, endurance road racing or something a petroleum contractor can answer, give me a shout. Thanks again! |
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It looks like OP gave it two days and then never came back. :(
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I'd be all for a cheaper, clean-burning fuel, if they would put in the infrastructure for it.
Unless "big oil" owned the natural gas infrastructure already in place (for home heating and such) I doubt they'd permit it to happen. Of course, it still wouldn't be popular, as how dare they try to push some fuel that will produce less peak horsepower in existing engines. |
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The OP has two CNG Civic GX's... :eek:
I'm jealous! :mad: |
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