Autobytel recently took a trip to the Southern California Natural Gas Storage Facility in Playa Del Rey. Eric Noble from The Car Lab is on hand to discuss alternative fuel such as CNG powered vehicles. Natural Gas is relatively cheap when compared to regular gasoline. Domestically natural gas is in almost every home in the nation powering everything from your stove to your heating systems. Well CNG can also be used to power automobiles.
The GNC powered cars like the GMC Acadia have a small tank a little larger than a scuba tank located in the spare tire well. This is where the compressed natural gas is stored. The tanks and vehicles all meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and have been tested to withstand rear impact crashes. When the natural gas runs out, the vehicles seamlessly transitions back to gas power.
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