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      04-03-2012, 08:56 AM   #1
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Why no propane passenger cars in USA ?

Anyone know this topic ?
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      04-03-2012, 09:24 AM   #2
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You can make it happen, but it is a costly and not direct from the factory.

I have actually been pondering a CNG pickup truck, (you can order a Ford Super Duty prepared for a CNG kit, there is plenty more to do) I have heard that Chevy is going to release a CNG Silverado from the factory (I suppose to could be dealer installed) in a year or so.

I suspect there have been packaging concerns, and probably OE insurance issues with the CNG tank in the car...there may even be service life issues with the tanks.

Home/work filling stations are about $5000 for a good one and you will be paying between $1.15 and $2.00 per gallon.
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You can make it happen, but it is a costly and not direct from the factory.

I have actually been pondering a CNG pickup truck, (you can order a Ford Super Duty prepared for a CNG kit, there is plenty more to do) I have heard that Chevy is going to release a CNG Silverado from the factory (I suppose to could be dealer installed) in a year or so.

I suspect there have been packaging concerns, and probably OE insurance issues with the CNG tank in the car...there may even be service life issues with the tanks.

Home/work filling stations are about $5000 for a good one and you will be paying between $1.15 and $2.00 per gallon.
yeah i read about CNG, but I though LPG is cheaper and better. conversions in Europe cost very cheap too

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yeah i read about CNG, but I though LPG is cheaper and better. conversions in Europe cost very cheap too
From the research I have done, CNG is cheaper (particularly if you are filling at home) it is domestically produced and abundant. Propane is more expensive, but there are more filling stations available.

Much of the cost in a conversion is the tank (probably mostly paying for the tank mfg insurance) from what I understand.

I would want a dual fuel so you can just run gasoline if you can't find a place to refill.
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Honda sells a CNG powered civic; seen a few here in LA.
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      04-04-2012, 10:21 PM   #6
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i may be off base, but im pretty sure there are many propane injected (i think) diesel trucks in Texas.
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i may be off base, but im pretty sure there are many propane injected (i think) diesel trucks in Texas.
propane injection for a diesel is like nos in a gas engine, very different from a propane or cng powered vehicle
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from my old memory

we had many propane vehicles in the 80's and 90's [maybe earlier] but they never really caught on. Sometimes difficult to start in very cold weather, needed new and expensive tanks after 10 years which rendered car obsolete after 10 years, best in taxi service vice domestic use and vehicles so equipped could never be parked in underground garages.
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no propane engines? cuz nobody,s care.
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no propane engines? cuz nobody,s care.
engines are all the same propane or gasoline
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