Compressed Natural Gas: A viable alternative?
Gas prices are skyrocketting here in Colombia and they are expected to soar even further down the road. Being a Bronco owner, I am particularly affected. Natural gas is thus becoming a new fuel option. Yet, I've heard that, in addition to the conversion, which is quite expensive, there is a power loss, engines wear more rapidly and tuning up is a pain, not to mention the space taken up by the cylinder tanks. When switching to natural gas, fuel savings are expected to be around 50%. A conversion for a truck like mine costs around $2.000. Is this worth it?, what you all think...? thanks.
PS: I've seen a few pickup trucks which don't really suffer the loss of cargo space, yet....