800th CNG fueling station opens in Germany
A new station offering CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) has opened along the A2 Autobahn in Germany. Normally, this isn't huge news, but this particular station is the 800th CNG fueling spot in the country, compared to more than 15,000 gas stations. More figures about CNG stations in Germany: 350 of these 800 stations are easilly accessible from highways, 95 percent are accessible to the general public and 60 are open 24 hours a day. What's also interesting is that nine percent of these 800 stations also offer biogas (in proportions that range from 10 to 100 percent), obtained from from organic waste such as manure or sewage sludge. Another interesting note, LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) can be found in 4,100 stations across the country. If you're driving around Germany in a car able to run with natural gas, you might find this site helpful. It's a station locator with all kind of parameters: distance, price, biogas avalilability, and more.[Source: Gibgas via Auto News]
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radler63 2:19PM (9/17/2008)
I guess this EVN station is in Austria, not in Germany....
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gorr 3:51PM (9/17/2008)
They prohibit this technology in north-america to keep the price of gasoline-diesel at high price and to put pressure for war and brain downsizing. It's full of natural gas in north-america. The oil fields everywhere flare away natural gas that come with petrol extraction because they don't need it. They make petrol with the tar sands with lot of natural gas but don't sell it to car and truck
drivers to keep the price of gasoline and diesel high. Lost-angeles could benefit and greatly reduce smog from cars and trucks named gm,ford,chrysler powered by natural gas. It's possible to put hydrogen gas in a natural-gas powered car because the tank is the same, just a little re-programming of the engine computer is needed.
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Andrew 3:38AM (9/20/2008)
Yep, the U.S. has an abundance of Natural Gas. Do we drill for it like we could? No. Is it cheap? Yes.
Thank-you U.S. Congress you do nothing elitist scum! Let us drill for more Natural Gas.
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