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When Will the Auto Industry Reach a "Better Place"?

My point was/is that when a solution becomes economically viable, it will be adopted. If it takes gov regulations/interventi... to make it happen, that means it's not viable.

CNG= less power and less mileage. Despite the lower cost/gal, in the end you'll save little if any $$. CNG vehicles are several thousand dollars more expensive. If you save anything, how long will it take to recoup that money?

Natural gas has had wild price fluctuations of it's own due to supply issues. How abundant is it? When all the cars are burning CNG, what will we heat our homes with? Gasoline?

I don't need to have a better plan to see that your plan has little merit and to point that out. Then we can start talking about 'unintended consequences', like we are experiencing with the ethanol debacle.

Our energy 'problems' will solve themselves. New technologies will be adopted when it makes economic sense, it is nonsensical to force the issue.

Anytime our government tries to solve a problem, it is a disaster. The government should govern and stop taking money out of our pockets to throw it toward policies that ultimately make our problems worse as they have proven time and time again.

Sorry you're not impressed, neither am I. Keep thinking though, maybe you'll come up with something that will work and retire a very wealthy man. Good luck.

When Will the Auto Industry Reach a "Better Place"?

Compare the energy density of CNG vs. Gasoline (or any other highly touted "alternative" fuel) and you'll quickly see why there is no rush to adoption.

Electric stations were built all over CA the last time the electric car was going to revolutionize transportation. What happened to those?

So, let me see, it would take 3x the quantity of CNG to get a vehicle the same distance as gasoline. Now compare the prices and cost.

After the $4K you'll spend on your garage refueling station, you'll also have to pay for the electricity to run it.

Now that I've mentioned electricity, let's talk about the overstressed power grid we keep hearing about. How will all these electric cars and garage refueling stations affect that? What are the power providers using to create that electricity anyway? (burning fossil fuels maybe?).

If your proposed solutions were 'real' solutions, they would have already been adopted. The truth is that no alternative is as efficient or cost-effective as gasoline or diesel to propel a vehicle down the road. There's your sign.

When Will the Auto Industry Reach a "Better Place"?

Compare the energy density of CNG vs. Gasoline (or any other highly touted "alternative" fuel) and you'll quickly see why there is no rush to adoption.

Electric stations were built all over CA the last time the electric car was going to revolutionize transportation. What happened to those?

So, let me see, it would take 3x the quantity of CNG to get a vehicle the same distance as gasoline. Now compare the prices and cost.

After the $4K you'll spend on your garage refueling station, you'll also have to pay for the electricity to run it.

Now that I've mentioned electricity, let's talk about the overstressed power grid we keep hearing about. How will all these electric cars and garage refueling stations affect that? What are the power providers using to create that electricity anyway? (burning fossil fuels maybe?).

If your proposed solutions were 'real' solutions, they would have already been adopted. The truth is that no alternative is as efficient or cost-effective as gasoline or diesel to propel a vehicle down the road. There's your sign.