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Six Companies Poised to Gain from a Natural Gas Auto Mandate

First of all, natural gas is $.85 a gallon in Utah and only Utah. If the infrastructure was available, the supply of vehicles that used natural gas would rise as well. With all of that the demand would rise for the fuel which would adversely affect the cost of the fuel. The cost for natural gas vehicles is higher than standard internal combustion engines, and it is about 40% less efficient with miles per gallon.
Our domestic supply is maybe a hundred years but it would be affected by new demand. That means we would likely be subsidizing to build the infrastructure that has a diminishing life of domestic supply.
Pickens plan is to use natural gas in trucks. Trucks use diesel for two very good reasons. First, diesel engines produce better torque for pulling. Second, diesel trucks are 30% more efficient in mileage than gasoline engines. Natural gas engines are 40% less efficient than gasoline engines.