Re: Fuelmaker Phill
matt nations wrote:
> 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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Sorry, I walked in half-way thru the movie. . . . . or is this posted to
the wrong NG?
Is this the "Fart in a Bottle to save gas" concept ? I liked the bumper
sticker. :-)
Outline seems very sketchy.
'Curly'
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