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Old 08 Jul 2004, 04:15 pm
matt nations
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Default Fuelmaker Phill

After chasing this pipe dream for 3-4 days off and on I finally got
"tentative" local municipal building code approval for a Phill CNG
home refueling appliance. Then the Texas distributor informed me that
their allotment was all hand fabbed "beta" units for "control"
installations at other than residential locations. Argh. There is no
telling when (or if) this product will ever be ready for prime time.

The kicker is that even if the product goes into mass production there
is still little if any hope of recouping the $4,500-$6,500 purchase
premium for a CNG vs gasoline car. This is particularly so given the
Federal and state transportation related taxes that would likely be
imposed on "home" fueling. Would the government bill each home owner
based on his voluntary CNG fuel generation reporting? Add to that the
absence of any CNG subsidy; Texas passed the legislation but never
"funded" it. :>) What a bureaucratic fiasco. No wonder
environmentalists get depressed.
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