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To: Brumar89 who wrote (647266)	3/8/2012 4:06:57 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (3) of 1570408

Funny how the free market works if you give it time: It seems that you stopped at the title...which is completely misleading... Here are some reasons that U.S. buyers have been slow to adopt natural-gas vehicles: _ *Lack of fueling stations. There are around 1,000 natural-gas fueling stations in the U.S., but only half of them are open to the public. Most are operated by local governments or private companies to refuel buses and other fleet vehicles. California-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a natural gas provider backed by oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, is planning a big expansion. It aims to install natural-gas pumps at 150 truck stops nationwide over the next few years. But that pales in comparison to the availability of gasoline, which is sold at 117,000 stations in the U.S. That's why natural gas is still primarily relegated to fleets, which can return to a central refueling station.* Filling up at a CNG station is just like pumping gasoline, although the fuel is a highly-compressed gas, not a liquid. Also, read the paragraph on cost. The markets may work but at a snail's pace. Al

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