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The same natural gas
that many of us use for cooking and heating can also be used as an
engine fuel.
It is far less polluting
than gasoline. And it is cheaper than gasoline.
Around 85% of the
natural gas we use comes from the US and Canada, whereas over 50%
of our gasoline comes from OPEC and Persian Gulf countries.
Increased use of natural
gas would greatly reduce our dependency on foreign oil.
Natural gas is not
regularly used by individual car owners because it is not readily
available.
Natural Gas
an American
Resource
It is used mostly by
large companies and government agencies who can afford to build
their own natural gas fueling stations.
Many city and airport
bus systems, taxi cab companies and private companies with fleets of
cars use natural gas powered vehicles. Several million
are in use around the world.
Current gas stations
could make natural gas pumps available to you.
Recent Update: The NewWave
is happening!
Honda is now selling a passenger
vehicle that runs on natural gas. It's called the Civic GX. You can
find a dealer who sells the car by going to the Honda Civic GX
website.
Video: Jay
Leno and Honda Civic GX
Equally important is the fact that
many more fueling stations that pump natural gas are open to the
public. At the time of this update natural gas prices are much
cheaper than gasoline.
Photos of
natural gas fueling stations
Terms used for natural gas cars and
fuel: CNG Cars = cars powered by Compressed
Natural Gas. NGV means Natural Gas Vehicle. |
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Ethanol is a liquid fuel made from vegetable type sources instead of
from oil.
Sources for ethanol
include corn, wheat, barley, trees and grasses, etc.
Green Power
Ethanol is less polluting
than gasoline.
Because ethanol is
created from renewable resources, wider use of ethanol would greatly
reduce our dependency on foreign oil.
Ethanol is most commonly
mixed with regular gasoline and many vehicles are made to run on a
fuel mixture known as E85 which is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.
Major auto manufacturers
such as Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and GM make several vehicles
which use ethanol. They are sometimes know as Flexible Fuel or "flex
fuel" vehicles (FFV).
Available
flex-fuel cars
Ethanol is now becoming more and more
available at fueling stations across the US.
Ethanol could easily be
made available to consumers at all currently existing gas stations.
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