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The Advantages of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) |
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Environmentally Clean
- Compressed natural gas is the cleanest burning fuel operating today.
- CNG Vehicles produce the fewest emissions of all vehicle fuel types.
- CNG Vehicles emissions contain significantly less polutants that gasoline.
- Dedicated Natural Gas Vehicles give off little or no emmissions during fueling.
Maintenance Advantages
- Intervals between tuneups for natural gas vehicles can be extended by up to 50,000 miles
- Intervals between Oil changes can be extended by up to 25,000 miles
- Pipes and mufflers last longer in natural gas vehicles because the CNG does not react to the metals
Performance Advantages
- Natural gas gives roughly the same mileage as gasoline
- Dedicated CNG engines are superior in performance to gasoline engines because CNG has an octane rating of 130.
- Because CNG is already in a gaseous state, NGVs have superior starting and driveability, even under severe hot and cold weather conditions.
- NGVs experience less knocking and no vapor locking.
Cost Advantages
- Natural gas is cheaper per equivalent gallon than gasoline. On average, Natural Gas is one-third less than gasoline at the pump.
The Safety Advantage
- The fuel storage tanks on NGV's are thicker than on gasoline or diesel vehicles.
- NGVs are as safe or safer than those powered by other fuels. A 1992 AGA survey of more than 8,000 vehicles found that with more than 278 million miles traveled, NGV injury rates per vehicle mile traveled were 34% lower than the rate for gasoline vehicles. There were no fatalities reported--even though these vehicles were involved in over 1,800 collisions.
State Incentives
- Some states offer tax cretis for each vehicle converted to natural gas and there is also a federal deduction available.
- Some States offer tax credits for purchasing a natural gas vehicle
- Car Pool Lane: In order for a "Clean Fuel" vehicle to travel in the Express Lanes it must display a "Clean Fuel" license plate which costs $10. Questions call the Department of Motor Vehicles, 801-297-7780, 8am-5pm, Mon-Fri. UDOT Fast FAQ's
- Free parking for low-emission and alternative fuel vehicles at all Salt Lake City parking meters.
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