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To: FJB who wrote (504568)	8/27/2012 4:19:22 PM
From: Ish	1 Recommendation Respond to of 794042

Earlier I saw some talk about using nat gas as a fuel. Hell, you can buy one now. Home / Auto News / News article: 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 Heavy Duty CNG Starts at $47,500 2013 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Video – First Look:... MotorStorm RC for Sony PS Vita... 2012 Dodge Ram 2500 Heavy Duty CNG Starts at $47,500 Jason Siu \| Mar 07, 4:01 PM 9 Comments [iframe style="WIDTH: 110px; HEIGHT: 20px" class="twitter-share-button twitter-count-horizontal" title="Twitter Tweet Button" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1345786147.html#_=1346097818031&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoguide.com%2Fauto-news%2F2012%2F03%2F2012-dodge-ram-2500-heavy-duty-cng-starts-at-47500.html&size=m&text=2012%20Dodge%20Ram%202500%20Heavy%20Duty%20CNG%20Starts%20at%20%2447%2C500&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoguide.com%2Fauto-news%2F2012%2F03%2F2012-dodge-ram-2500-heavy-duty-cng-starts-at-47500.html&via=AutoGuide" frameBorder=0 allowTransparency scrolling=no data-twttr-rendered="true"][/iframe] [iframe style="POSITION: static; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 88px; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; HEIGHT: 20px; VISIBILITY: visible; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TOP: 0px; LEFT: 0px" id=I0_1346097813968 title=+Share tabIndex=0 marginHeight=0 src="https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/sharebutton?plusShare=true&bsv=pr&action=share&annotation=bubble&hl=en-US&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoguide.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoguide.com%2Fauto-news%2F2012%2F03%2F2012-dodge-ram-2500-heavy-duty-cng-starts-at-47500.html&size=badge&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DFi4M8H2gW9Q.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!6NLDMLeKYpaAwqQzDw%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTPt_zc1bAjscd4fScNPUSfZhxqjng#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Conauth&id=I0_1346097813968&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autoguide.com" frameBorder=0 width="100%" allowTransparency name=I0_1346097813968 marginWidth=0 scrolling=no][/iframe] [iframe style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; WIDTH: 90px; HEIGHT: 20px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" src="http://pinit-cdn.pinterest.com/pinit.html?url=http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/03/2012-dodge-ram-2500-heavy-duty-cng-starts-at-47500.html&media=http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2012-dodge-ram-2500-hd-cng-thumb.jpg&description=2012 Dodge Ram 2500 Heavy Duty CNG Starts at $47,500. For more, click autoguide.com; frameBorder=0 allowTransparency scrolling=no][/iframe] Dodge has released pricing on their 2012 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Compressed Natural Gas pickup truck, starting at $47,500 including a $995 destination charge. The Dodge Ram 2500 HD CNG will go head-to-head with the recently announced Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra HD Pickups with CNG capability. The Ram 2500 HD CNG will be available as a crew cab 4×4 model in either SL or SLT trim level. Chrysler also announced that the CNG-only range on the Ram 2500 HD will be around 255 miles and the backup supply of gasoline will allow it to travel an additional 367 miles. Under the hood of the Ram HD CNG is a 5.7L Hemi V8 with compressed gas storage tanks and an eight-gallon backup gasoline tank. The truck will automatically switch from CNG to gasoline once the CNG tanks are emptied. While CNG does offer significant savings, it’s worth mentioning that there are only about 1,500 CNG fueling stations in the US – and only half of those are accessible to the public. If you think remembering which local gas station has diesel is a pain, CNG might not be a great option for you. Comparatively speaking, the base 2012 Ram 2500 ST crew cab 4×4 with a 5.7L Hemi V8 starts at $36,300. So there is over a $10,000 premium to fetch yourself a CNG variant, while you’ll save about $1.25 per gallon equivalent of gas when using CNG. Worth it? That’s up to you.