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To: Brumar89 who wrote (401784)	7/26/2008 1:38:27 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) of 1574488

Below heindicates he thinks you can burn LNG in an engine. He has no idea what LNG even is. As a liquid, LNG can't even be ignited. Of course, as it warms up from -260 degrees (which is the temp needed to liquify natural gas) it evaporates ie. turns to a gas and that gas is VERY flammable. But that requires replacing the fleet. Probably several times. Most any IC engine, save diesels, can be converted to LNG. Some of what you say is true but some of what CJ also is true.....LNG is flammable and can be used in natural gas cars: LNG offers an energy density comparable to petrol and diesel fuels and produces less pollution, but its relatively high cost of production and the need to store it in expensive cryogenic tanks have prevented its widespread use in commercial applications. It can be used in natural gas vehicles, although it is more common to design vehicles to use compressed natural gas. en.wikipedia.org Going on: Natural gas pipelines cover much of the country. So transportation costs could be less than gasoline. In many cases, a station could be set up using nothing more than municipal gas lines, a pump to liquefy it LOL - He thinks LNG is compressed natural gas. LNG is liquified by cooling it. It stays at normal atmospheric pressure. Yes that's true. Now, frankly, one advantage this plan has is in the political realm. Here is a grand strategy to get us off of foreign energy. Completely. Except we import LNG and will be importing more and more over time as the demand for natural gas rises for electrical power to back up wind power, solar power, and power electric vehicles, hybrids. What I don't understand is the amount of NG we have in this country. Pickens and Cramer say we have enough NG to last us for 30-50 years. Others say we are running out and will have to import LNG. Which is it?

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