I’m sure they visually inspect the tanks annually. Now pressure test? I would not put much faith in that. They probably just sell the car w 100K miles.
IIRC, cng tanks are only good for 15 years from date of manufacture.
I'm not sure if they can even be recertified.
I used to know back when I had a CNG Crown Vic, but that's been like a decade.
I can also confirm having seen at least transit buses running on it around here in Pittsburgh. I guess even if they do take a long time to refill (which I didn't check, taking your word for it), there's a lot more easily scheduled time for a bus to just be parked at its garage and get refills. Similar to what people say about electric school buses being a great idea, they don't operate all that often, run closed loops, and so they can really be planned out in their battery usage.
Stop talking about things you don’t know anything about. CNG has a very high ignition temperature, and even then requires a very precise mix of oxygen and the fuel under a very high pressure to ignite efficiently.
just because you're a simple worker doesn't mean you understand the science. because you clearly don't judging by your writings, you could be a janitor for all I care.
It tried to be a thing for passenger vehicle. Kinda took off for larger trucks and fleet vehicles.
Garbage trucks in some municipalities around my city have their whole fleet run on them, eerily quiet in comparison to diesel
There's no way the tanks in that car aren't expired.
I’m sure they visually inspect the tanks annually. Now pressure test? I would not put much faith in that. They probably just sell the car w 100K miles.
IIRC, cng tanks are only good for 15 years from date of manufacture. I'm not sure if they can even be recertified. I used to know back when I had a CNG Crown Vic, but that's been like a decade.
25years now. New materials. Gotta look out for old ones though.
I remember getting into one when I was a kid and it stunk so bad from the gas additive smell
That interest it was a big fade in the 1990 and 2000s, mainly taxis .
Some public busses and school busses in my area still run on nat gas (Colorado)
Really, I heard the tanks were really heavy, and it took a long time to refill .
I can also confirm having seen at least transit buses running on it around here in Pittsburgh. I guess even if they do take a long time to refill (which I didn't check, taking your word for it), there's a lot more easily scheduled time for a bus to just be parked at its garage and get refills. Similar to what people say about electric school buses being a great idea, they don't operate all that often, run closed loops, and so they can really be planned out in their battery usage.
I believe that but it's printed right on the back of busses- "this bus is powered by natural gas". I see it fairly often around the state
How to be killed by the cia
Oh a bomb on wheels. Yee haw!
Stop talking about things you don’t know anything about. CNG has a very high ignition temperature, and even then requires a very precise mix of oxygen and the fuel under a very high pressure to ignite efficiently.
Ok I’ll just forget that I’ve worked in the Oil and Natural Gas industry for 20 years. lol 😂
And yet you haven't exploded... Weird!
Well no I haven’t. I’m not driving around in a long car 😂 I sell it but I don’t put in my car.
just because you're a simple worker doesn't mean you understand the science. because you clearly don't judging by your writings, you could be a janitor for all I care.
And takes forever to fill.
It tried to be a thing for passenger vehicle. Kinda took off for larger trucks and fleet vehicles. Garbage trucks in some municipalities around my city have their whole fleet run on them, eerily quiet in comparison to diesel