Natural gas is abundant in the U.S. It's cheaper by far than oil and we don't have to give billions of dollars to hostile countries to get it. What if our millions of cars could be powered by natural gas instead of oil? It would be great for our country both economically and environmentally: "natural gas is clean, cheap, abundant and domestic."
But can vehicles run on natural gas instead of gasoline?
Yes, the how-to is known. Ryder is making a few hundred trucks now that run on it . There are ten+ stations for CNG (compressed natural gas) in Oklahoma City where you can power-up for the equivalent of about $1.50/gallon. Ryder is also partnering with San Bernardino CA in the Natural Gas Vehicle Project. And Honda will build you a Civic Natural Gas for about $28k.
Of fuels that can be used as an alternate to petroleum, natural gas has more advantages than most.
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