On Wed, 30 May 2012 06:08:06 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Wed, 30 May 2012 01:35:01 -0600, Just Wondering
wrote:




You can't simply extrapolate that experience to the entire nationwide
fleet of private vehicles. For one thing, the infrastructure to
distribute fuel on such a massive scale simply doesn't exist.

But the infrastructure can be greatly improved. I'd be fearful of
taking a NG vehicle on a vacation trip, but for cab fleets, delivery
fleets, police cars, it is a snap to do. Most of those never travel
more than a quarter tank of fuel from home so re-fueling from a
central point is easy.

In cities, there is some practicality for private use too.

Don't forget, there was a time that plain old gas stations did not
exit but the demand for them cause them to be built. NG would be no
different.
Here in Kitchener Waterloo there were some taxi fleets that tried
CNG, as well as a few companies local delivery vans. It sure did not
catch on - the one delivery van I am aware of was on the fueling
station all the time it was not on the road, and they still had to
delay intown deliveries on occaision.

Propane vehicles were a LOT more successfull (LPG)