"Westways" is the magazine of the Automobile Club of Southern California. There's an article on page 44 of the May '08 issue of Westways on the cost of buying and operating an alternative fuel vehicle. The article presents the pros and cons for hybrids, natural gas vehicles and advanced-technology diesels.
The Civic GX was used to represent the CNG vehicles, and as a direct comparison to the gasoline powered LX. The GX gives the others a real run for their money. Their assumptions for crunching the numbers are, understandably, way out of date with regards to gas and diesel prices. They reference the fuel cost calculator at fueleconomy.gov so its easy to plug in your own prices and re-crunch the numbers.
With the higher gas and diesel prices, the NGV's shine even more.
Bill
The Civic GX was used to represent the CNG vehicles, and as a direct comparison to the gasoline powered LX. The GX gives the others a real run for their money. Their assumptions for crunching the numbers are, understandably, way out of date with regards to gas and diesel prices. They reference the fuel cost calculator at fueleconomy.gov so its easy to plug in your own prices and re-crunch the numbers.
With the higher gas and diesel prices, the NGV's shine even more.
Bill
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