Comments on: Natural Gas and Transportation http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2009/11/06/natural-gas-and-transportation/ It's time to stop America's addiction to foreign oil. T. Boone Pickens has a plan. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Don Hicks http://www.pickensplan.com/news/2009/11/06/natural-gas-and-transportation/#comment-7541 Don Hicks Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:00:20 +0000 http://www.pickensplan.com/news/?p=4321#comment-7541 Natural gas is the perfect short term transportation fuel supply for the United States. It is readily available, cost effective and the infrastructure is already partially in place. In addition, no new technology is required. But we are shortchanging ourselves if we do not consider natural gas for use in commuter vehicles. Most vehicles are driven less than 40 miles per day, well within the range of typical NG systems. The technology exists and is in use everyday. Any vehicle can be converted to a dual fuel vehicle (natural gas for everyday use and gasoline for long trips or emergencies) for about $3000. Almost every home and gas station already has a source of natural that can be used for refueling. Natural gas is the only energy source that is ready to go, can provide good jobs immediately and will help our pollution, global warming and energy dependence problems quickly while providing an easy pathway to other energy sources. Fiat has several natural gas powered cars, Honda had one and the U.S. has zero. Why is this resource not being used?? Don Hicks Natural gas is the perfect short term transportation fuel supply for the United States. It is readily available, cost effective and the infrastructure is already partially in place. In addition, no new technology is required. But we are shortchanging ourselves if we do not consider natural gas for use in commuter vehicles. Most vehicles are driven less than 40 miles per day, well within the range of typical NG systems. The technology exists and is in use everyday. Any vehicle can be converted to a dual fuel vehicle (natural gas for everyday use and gasoline for long trips or emergencies) for about $3000. Almost every home and gas station already has a source of natural that can be used for refueling. Natural gas is the only energy source that is ready to go, can provide good jobs immediately and will help our pollution, global warming and energy dependence problems quickly while providing an easy pathway to other energy sources. Fiat has several natural gas powered cars, Honda had one and the U.S. has zero. Why is this resource not being used??

Don Hicks

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