Just run onto this article on Yahoo this morning 9/8/08. Looks like CE is getting into the home fueling business. I hope they bring the equipment prices down.
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CE Buys Fuelmaker {deal cancelled 10/15/08}
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I hope your right, but I'm not overly optimistic... it could be that prices go even higher (replacement parts are already very costly). What I'd really like to see is a competing home VRA hit the market, then it won't matter who owns Fuelmaker.2008 GX (extended range, trunkless version)
Polished Metal Metallic 2012 Civic Natural Gas
Fuelmaker FMQ-2-36 (since 2001)
Previously owned: 2000 GX (11 years), 1995 Bi-fuel Sonoma, 2000 Bifuel Tahoe, 2000 Bi-fuel F150
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Don't count on CE making anything cheaper. But they better figure out a cheaper system for Phill repair/rebuilding if they want to sell any significant numbers. The word is out that Phill is a very expensive convenience compressor.02 GX
01 GX
03 Crown Vic
06 GX
Home Fueler
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OK, so what's next? Is Honda going to sell off the Civic GX to CE?
Now there would be a package deal for the (unsuspecting) NGV newcomer - not sure this would help our CNG world.
Only the most affluent could afford such at that point.
Just waiting for the other shoe to drop...'13 Chev Silverado 2500 Ext Cab Factory Bi-Fuel
'08 Green Tea Metallic GX
FMQ-2-36 Fueler
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Ouch...ouch, my side hurts because I read CE and lowering prices in the same sentance together.sigpichttp://WWW.CNGMOTORS.COM
SAVE TIME. SAVE MONEY. SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
2003 Hummer H2 bi-fuel
2000 GMC Yukon XL bi-fuel
1999 International 4700 dual-fuel
2007 Chevy Avalanche bi-fuel
FMQ2-36 Fuelmaker w/ 24 GGE cascade
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More info on the CE purchase of Fuelmaker from the Orange County Business Journal.
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Looks like T. Boone Pickens will be on the Tonight Show, tonight (Wed). May be interesting to see if he divulges anymore of his plan and which company is next in the sites of CE.'12 Metallic Civic NG w/Navi
'09 White Civic GX
'06 White Bifuel Ridgeline
FMQ 2-36
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Before I knew T boone was co-owner of CE I saw him answering a question someone had emailed him [paraphrasing] "How does one go about opening a CNG filling station?" he answered [again paraphrasing] "You shouldn't open a station until you know there is a customer for it, you should wait until car companies make more CNG cars".
In other words, don't try and steal my business.
I'm buying stock in CLNE!
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We just don't know yet. We were told to expect business as usual.
With Clean Energy's backing we are hoping for
more marketing, more marketing materials and lower prices.
Clean Energy specialty is marketing and that will help Fuelmaker.
The rest we shall see when they officially take over.Dave Clement
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reviving this thread :
i emailed Mr. Pickens the other day through his Pickens Plan website:
i commended him for trying to push wind energy for electricity and CNG for automotive. i also questioned whether this push was for personal profit or the betterment of our country / world, noting that clean energy is well known in the CNG world as the highest priced source of CNG. the purchase of Fuelmaker potentiates a lock on two markets, public and private fueling. my question to him was: if you truly believe in this solution, how are you going to use these muscles? are you going to encourage the use of CNG by reducing the ridiculous price of Fuelmaker products and/or become more competitive with other public stations? or are you going to continue pushing your agenda and monopolize all CNG profits?
of course, who knows if he ever sees these emails, but i highly encourage you all to send similar emails to him. CE and Fuelmaker under one roof could be a horrible development or promising for our future. i suggest you pose that question to him today!
brian
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The CE Fuelmaker deal is off.sigpichttp://WWW.CNGMOTORS.COM
SAVE TIME. SAVE MONEY. SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT.
2003 Hummer H2 bi-fuel
2000 GMC Yukon XL bi-fuel
1999 International 4700 dual-fuel
2007 Chevy Avalanche bi-fuel
FMQ2-36 Fuelmaker w/ 24 GGE cascade
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