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Jim Kingsdale at SeekingAlpha.com reports, ” Two Congressmen, Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) and Dan Boren (D-OK) have introduced legislation to push NG into use for cars.”
Does this option interest you? Convert your vehicle to run on compressed natural gas..at what cost?
From Natural Gas Vehicles for America
While NGVAmerica recommends that potential customers contact the appropriate SVMs directly about vehicle conversion costs, the following are general “ballpark” estimates of retail light-duty vehicle conversion costs
provided by SVMs. Specific quotes will vary based on fuel capacity, number of vehicles, wheel base, etc. Crown Vic/Lincoln Town Car/Mercury Marquis with 13 gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE): $13,500
E350 Cargo/Passenger Van with 20 GGE fuel: $15,500
F150/250/350 Pick-up Truck with 20 GGE: $16,500; with 30 GGE: $18,500
E450 Cutaway Shuttle Van with 24-38 GGE: $18,500-22,500
Sierra/Silverado 1500/2500HD Pick-up Truck with 11GGE: $12,500; with 20GGE: $15,500
Savanna/Express G1500/2500 Cargo/Passenger Van 12-20GGE: $12,500-16,000Natural Gas Vehicle for America study available here. But never fear, you may qualify for tax credits for your conservation investment.
Related: Oklahoma’s Chesapeake Energy and Clean Skies America is encouraging corporations and government to convert vehicles to CNG.
2 Comments
1. Richy replies at 13th August 2008, 12:18 am :
Yes, these prices are pretty close, but there is always different options. We have a local company called Preferrred Service CNG in OKC, and we offer customers the option of used cylinders. Which on the 2008 F-250 price (which is the vehicle we are able to get a kit for)would save a customer $3-4000.00 on the 20 gge option. Also, if the customer could deal with a new 12.4 gge tank, that would also save them about $3400.00. Then after they get the fifty percent tax credit, the cost of conversion would only be around $7500.00. Right now the cost of CNG is a third of the price of gasoline. If a person spends $120.00 a week on gasoline($480.00/month,$5760.00/year)and converts to CNG they cut that cost by 2/3 and save $3840.00 a year and the conversion pays for itself in less than two years. Not to mention, the oil only having to be changed every 9-10,000 miles because CNG burns so much cleaner than gasoline. If you drive a CNG vehicle it is a joy to fill up your vehicle at a $1.14 a gallon, instead of feeling like you have been ripped off after filling up for $80.00.
2. Steven Rogers replies at 22nd November 2011, 2:14 pm :
In what situations would you recommend conversion to natural gas engines? Which situations would you advise against it?
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