Kevin Tarr wrote: > > At 02:31 PM 6/1/2003 +0000, you wrote: > >Erik Reuter wrote: > > > > > So, how far do you have to drive to fill up the tank with > > > natural gas, compared to the nearest gasoline station? > > > >and Matt Grimaldi responded; > > > > Well they're not on every other corner like gasoline stations, but > > there's about 50 or so refueling stations in the LA/Orange County > > area, so it's not that terrible an inconvenience. > > > > .... > > > > Normally this is not a problem, as there are several refilling > > stations ... I just have to be aware of the fuel situation and > > whether there are any stations where I'm going. > > > >This suggests that you do not have the option of running on regular > >gasoline? Is this the case? > > > >Back in the 1960s, while hitch-hiking in Italy, I got a ride with a > >salesman whose car ran on either gas or gasoline. He showed off the > >switch on his dashboard that he flicked to change from one to the > >other. Also, he showed me that the tank for gas took up some, but > >less than half, the space in his trunk. He liked the dual system > >because he could purchase gas more cheaply than gasoline, but could > >not buy it everywhere. > > > >How much more would you have had to pay to acquire a similar dual system? > > > >If your vehicle runs on either type of fuel, can you still get a > >sticker to drive in the restricted lanes? > > > >Robert J. Chassell > > He said no, a vehicle that uses gasoline at all can not use the restricted > lane. I'm sure his vehicle is cheaper being optimized to run on one fuel > only. The true prices are up to Matt. > > Kevin T. = VRWC > bleary eyed >
In order to qualify for the sticker in California, a vehicle has to meet 2 standards: The Federal Inherently Low Emissions Vehicle standard (ILEV) and the California Ultra Low Emission Vehicle standard (ULEV), and at the end of the year the second requirement changes into the Super Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV) standard. Vehicles which can run on gasoline do not qualify for the ILEV standard, and cannot get the sticker. This is why the hybrid vehicles (such as the Insight and Prius) do not qualify for the sticker. As for prices, I've seen prices range from as low as $1.38 per gasoline gallon equivalent (gge) up to $1.75 / gge. Also I'm sure I was able to find the vehicle I did for the price I did because it was a dedicated CNG, and the market who understands what that means and still wants one is rather small. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
