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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Yea, CNG is just about the same as gasoline for energy. It is cleaner.
When I was checking a big part of the cost is the tank. It of course is certified, and has to be replaced every so often. The installation has to be certified, and the home compressor station is really the cost now days. There are tons of CNG stations around here, but not as handy as gasoline.
One of my former co-workers lived 90 miles away. He commuted in every day. He had a old Dodge pickup, that ran on Propane. One of his friends delivered propane as a business. If you call for 50 gallons, and your tank only holds 45, he charged for bringing out 50, and just kept the extra. He would sell that extra to my co-worker at a buck per gallon. He had over 800,000 miles on the truck when we worked together. Rebuilding the truck is always cheaper than buying new, or used.
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Glen if you are serious about CNG swaps it can be done for way less. Used tanks are readily available with good dates and all the other bits aren’t too crazy. Some vehicles are hard to tune on CNG but your elky shouldn’t have that problem.
Hell my dads buddy had enough stuff to do it all a few years back that he’s pulled off various vehicles but I’m sure its all been sold now.
And on the electric thing, the rivian looks cool and the range they list is impressive, but the price is just nuts. You can find a lightly used Expedtion for 25k, I wouldn’t drive an SUV enough to justify needing the fuel savings.