Saving Money ... the Environment with my CNG Car
Tuesday, 17 November 2009 09:02 | 
Written by Melanie Henage |
Back in February 2008 the average gas prices were $3.00 which drastically rose to their record high averages of $4.10 in July. Record high gas prices were recorded during June 2008 ranging from $4.5-$4.7 a gallon. Who could drive anywhere with gas prices like that? We could, but that was because the natural gas fueling our car during that time was $0.63 rising up to $0.87 a gallon equivalent.
Back in February 2008 the average gas prices were $3.00 which drastically rose to their record high averages of $4.10 in July. Record high gas prices were recorded during June 2008 ranging from $4.5-$4.7 a gallon. Who could drive anywhere with gas prices like that? We could, but that was because the natural gas fueling our car during that time was $0.63 rising up to $0.87 a gallon equivalent.
While others were conserving their miles, my husband and I took several trips during the summer months. We traveled to Vegas, many national parks and even to LA from our home in the Utah area. Just about any direction we go, we can find inexpensive and clean natural gas for our CNG Car. One round trip was when we went from Provo, UT to Vegas which totaled 720 miles. If we took a regular gas car it would have cost us $120, but instead it only cost us $30. That's $90 that we saved, and who couldn't use an extra $90 on a trip to Vegas.
Last fall I was doing my student teaching, and my husband was starting a business. This left our income very low for a time. At times like these are when you are looking out for a way to save some money. Our Super Saver was our CNG car.
While we would normally be paying over $200 a month for fuel, our CNG car was costing us about $40 a month. Having an extra $160 a month during that time was a real blessing to us. Even though our income has really improved since then, having those extra savings every time I fill up my car is great. Especially when I know that I am doing my part in polluting less.
After using a CNG car for the last couple of years, I can't see why I would ever go back to gasoline cars. This is probably why I've seen so many more cng cars out on the road, you know, the cars with the light blue diamond that says CNG in the middle. The real question is, "why don't more people use CNG Cars?" Especially in this economy when you can drastically reduce one more expense.
Back in February 2008 the average gas prices were $3.00 which drastically rose to their record high averages of $4.10 in July. Record high gas prices were recorded during June 2008 ranging from $4.5-$4.7 a gallon. Who could drive anywhere with gas prices like that? We could, but that was because the natural gas fueling our car during that time was $0.63 rising up to $0.87 a gallon equivalent.
While others were conserving their miles, my husband and I took several trips during the summer months. We traveled to Vegas, many national parks and even to LA from our home in the Utah area. Just about any direction we go, we can find inexpensive and clean natural gas for our CNG Car. One round trip was when we went from Provo, UT to Vegas which totaled 720 miles. If we took a regular gas car it would have cost us $120, but instead it only cost us $30. That's $90 that we saved, and who couldn't use an extra $90 on a trip to Vegas.
Last fall I was doing my student teaching, and my husband was starting a business. This left our income very low for a time. At times like these are when you are looking out for a way to save some money. Our Super Saver was our CNG car.
While we would normally be paying over $200 a month for fuel, our CNG car was costing us about $40 a month. Having an extra $160 a month during that time was a real blessing to us. Even though our income has really improved since then, having those extra savings every time I fill up my car is great. Especially when I know that I am doing my part in polluting less.
After using a CNG car for the last couple of years, I can't see why I would ever go back to gasoline cars. This is probably why I've seen so many more cng cars out on the road, you know, the cars with the light blue diamond that says CNG in the middle. The real question is, "why don't more people use CNG Cars?" Especially in this economy when you can drastically reduce one more expense.
About the Author:
I've been using a CNG car for a couple years now, my husband's family has been using them for much longer. There are many ways to go about purchasing a CNG car. There are used and new cars, you can also get your current car converted (costs around $6K). Also, coming the fuel efficient car market soon is the CNG Roadster, it get 70 mpg and runs on CNG. Reserve it soon though.
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