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Hello,
I'm very interested in purchasing a CNG vehicle for my family.
As I have been doing research about this alternative fuel, I have some burning questions:
WHY hasn't this option been generally made known and available to the public as a way for us to actively improve our air quality NOW? How can we increase awareness and options about this opportunity to meet transportation needs with this air-friendlier fuel?
I'm holding a Meeting of the Minds about this important subject and I need you to come.
Thursday, February 21st, from 10:15-11:30 am at the West Valley Library,
2880 West 3650 South, West Valley City.
Put this date aside and RSVP to [email protected]
"The powers that be" are invited to come, including:
advocacy groups like Western Resource Advocates and Utah Moms for Clean Air, government entities like Utah Clean Cities, and
businesses like Questar and Honda (the current single CNG manufacturer)
local mechanics & dealers who specialize in conversion and CNG sales,
banks that will make low-rate "green loans"
gasoline stations who can offer CNG at more locations.
We will leave this meeting with the gears in motion!
We must increase the awareness and demand for people to purchase, convert, and drive CNG vehicles. We can do this by enlisting the help of businesses to patronize CNG drivers: carwashes and drive-in movies that will have "free days" for CNG drivers; Tesoro or Sinclair choosing to make CNG an option at more of their gas stations; appearing in parades, and other ideas.
There is a great need for CNG advocacy -- legislative, as well as newspaper coverage, and even billboards that say: "Go to Heck, OPEC!" or "Proud to have Gas - CNG that is".
Consider who among your contacts needs to be at this Feb 21 brainstorm session, and please forward this to them and other interested parties. Don't worry about possible repeat invitations - it will help people know that word is getting out!
If you're willing to provide me with contact information so I can follow up, that'd be great.
Thank you --
Regan Barnes
[email protected]
PS: I'm aware of other options, such as E85 and hydrogen. Of these, I agree with Princeton Professor Enoch Durbin, they are not as plausible or possible right now.
As for the bio-fuel E85, in the *expensive* process to create it, more pollution is created than is saved in the burning of it. The government has to spend considerable money subsidizing E85, while CNG has minimal processing and is *less* expensive than regular gasoline.
I'm terribly discouraged by the fact that even fleets are abandoning this option and turning to E85 -- which is clearly NOT as favorable as CNG. E85 is more corrosive to engines and they won't be able to re-sell their vehicles as confidently and easily.
My understanding is that employees weren't willing to find CNG stations and just filled up on regular gas all the time anyways. I think there are other ways they could have been compelled to find CNG stations -- like a per GGE incentive of fifty cents -- which still would have kept costs below the gasoline prices and emissions overall lower.
Instead, they chose to purchase fleet vehicles that are bi-fuel and for
which there is ONE E85 station in the entire state (compared to 20 or more CNG). Undoubtedly, they will have even LOWER habits of filling up on this and the emissions will continue to add to our filthy and unhealthy air.
I also understand that Ford and Chevy opted to quit making CNG vehicles, in which case appeals could have been made to other car manufacturers (KIA, Hyundai, Subaru) that likely would have been glad to pick up where these companies left off.
I understand that CNG isn't as ideal as hydrogen, but it is definitely an improvement --
and since the hydrogen technology just isn't up to par, we might as well make efforts with what is available while car manufacturers work out the hydrogen kinks.
I'm very interested in purchasing a CNG vehicle for my family.
As I have been doing research about this alternative fuel, I have some burning questions:
WHY hasn't this option been generally made known and available to the public as a way for us to actively improve our air quality NOW? How can we increase awareness and options about this opportunity to meet transportation needs with this air-friendlier fuel?
I'm holding a Meeting of the Minds about this important subject and I need you to come.
Thursday, February 21st, from 10:15-11:30 am at the West Valley Library,
2880 West 3650 South, West Valley City.
Put this date aside and RSVP to [email protected]
"The powers that be" are invited to come, including:
advocacy groups like Western Resource Advocates and Utah Moms for Clean Air, government entities like Utah Clean Cities, and
businesses like Questar and Honda (the current single CNG manufacturer)
local mechanics & dealers who specialize in conversion and CNG sales,
banks that will make low-rate "green loans"
gasoline stations who can offer CNG at more locations.
We will leave this meeting with the gears in motion!
We must increase the awareness and demand for people to purchase, convert, and drive CNG vehicles. We can do this by enlisting the help of businesses to patronize CNG drivers: carwashes and drive-in movies that will have "free days" for CNG drivers; Tesoro or Sinclair choosing to make CNG an option at more of their gas stations; appearing in parades, and other ideas.
There is a great need for CNG advocacy -- legislative, as well as newspaper coverage, and even billboards that say: "Go to Heck, OPEC!" or "Proud to have Gas - CNG that is".
Consider who among your contacts needs to be at this Feb 21 brainstorm session, and please forward this to them and other interested parties. Don't worry about possible repeat invitations - it will help people know that word is getting out!
If you're willing to provide me with contact information so I can follow up, that'd be great.
Thank you --
Regan Barnes
[email protected]
PS: I'm aware of other options, such as E85 and hydrogen. Of these, I agree with Princeton Professor Enoch Durbin, they are not as plausible or possible right now.
As for the bio-fuel E85, in the *expensive* process to create it, more pollution is created than is saved in the burning of it. The government has to spend considerable money subsidizing E85, while CNG has minimal processing and is *less* expensive than regular gasoline.
I'm terribly discouraged by the fact that even fleets are abandoning this option and turning to E85 -- which is clearly NOT as favorable as CNG. E85 is more corrosive to engines and they won't be able to re-sell their vehicles as confidently and easily.
My understanding is that employees weren't willing to find CNG stations and just filled up on regular gas all the time anyways. I think there are other ways they could have been compelled to find CNG stations -- like a per GGE incentive of fifty cents -- which still would have kept costs below the gasoline prices and emissions overall lower.
Instead, they chose to purchase fleet vehicles that are bi-fuel and for
which there is ONE E85 station in the entire state (compared to 20 or more CNG). Undoubtedly, they will have even LOWER habits of filling up on this and the emissions will continue to add to our filthy and unhealthy air.
I also understand that Ford and Chevy opted to quit making CNG vehicles, in which case appeals could have been made to other car manufacturers (KIA, Hyundai, Subaru) that likely would have been glad to pick up where these companies left off.
I understand that CNG isn't as ideal as hydrogen, but it is definitely an improvement --
and since the hydrogen technology just isn't up to par, we might as well make efforts with what is available while car manufacturers work out the hydrogen kinks.
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