US Wants Natural Gas As Major Auto Fuel Option

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @08:45AM from the good-luck-with-that dept.

coondoggie writes "Natural gas has never been much of an option for U.S. car drivers, and it's going to take a lot of effort by the government and auto manufacturers to make it a viable alternative to gas. But that's just what a $10 million program from the Department of Energy's advanced project development group The Advanced Research Projects Agency — Energy (ARPA-E) aims to start anyway. ARPA-E's Methane Opportunities for Vehicular Energy (MOVE) program wants to develop a system 'that could enable natural gas vehicles with on-board storage and at-home refueling with a five-year payback or upfront cost differential of $2,000, which excludes the balance of system and installation costs.'"

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I should've kept all my Strickland Propane shares! by BMOC · 2012-02-28 08:48 · Score: 3, Funny

Would a car be considered a propane accessory?

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Re:reserved by Wansu · 2012-02-28 09:50 · Score: 5, Funny

Ah, yes. Perhaps if we redesign landfills to harvest natural gas from then they'll be taken over by Exxon, BP, et al.
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Re:I should've kept all my Strickland Propane shar by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-28 10:44 · Score: 2, Funny

Does he kill it by DISEMBOWELMENT?