Deweyp

The Current Stagnation of Natural Gas Vehicles in America

Well written and researched. I do see an additional problem and that is price. During the bubble years through early 2008, the price of NG jumped to over $9. This was done without an appreciable increase in demand. If we go to NGVs in any volume at all, the gas company's will undoubtably run the price to that level and higher. With proper controls on price increases NGVs would truly be an answer to US energy problems, at least until fuel cells are perfected. One other reason conversion kits are not available is the tax collecting system does not lend itself to NG well because it is readily available in most homes, just like electricity. States are already scrambling to devise a method of collecting their share when EVs become popular. We will need some well thought out laws to regulate NG and El prices and taxes before either will be viable..