Rob,
That was always one concern I had about possibly moving to the US. No propane powered vehicles. At some point in time, it is likely we will have that much more propane around than hydrocarbon condensates like gasoline, and will have to power vehicles via propane. As far as electrics go, I was down in Beverly Hills (just looking, can't afford anything there) and saw one of the Saturn EV1 electric cars, and had just read a review in the LA Times about them. Total range on a single charge is about 90 miles, and top end is about 60 MPH. No thanks, I'll keep my Dak running on pure golden gasoline for awhile. Speaking of the Dak's, I'm curious as to which mud flaps you bought for your Dak, I think you said the soft rubber, as opposed to molded plastic? Is this correct, and why the rubber over plastic? I'm kind of leaning toward rubber mud flaps as well, as the doors seem to collect a lot of rain and slush (Damn May snow storms here). Let me know what you picked.
Pat Buthmann
Calgary, Alberta
'97 Dakota Sport CC, 4x4 V8, 5Spd, Towing, Tire & Handling et al.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Agnew [SMTP:ragnew@islandnet.com]
Sent: Friday, May 23, 1997 11:50 AM
To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
Subject: RE: Front clip
At 10:52 AM 5/23/97 -0600, you wrote:
>
>> Hate to take the 'wind out of your sails', but .... CNG (propane)
>> conversions are done regularly here... propane is 1/3 - 1/2 the price of
>> gasoline. Propaneing Dakotas is very popular, particularly for fleet use.
>[Pat Buthmann]
>Rob,
>
> I hate to take the wind out of your sails, but CNG is NOT the same as
propane. Natural gas is Methane, not propane. Natural gas vehicles are
the type you can fill up by using the pump installed at your house, a few
friends of mine in Calgary are using it. It is still quite rare though.
Propane is extremely popular here however, but the price is hovering around
29 cents a litre, which makes it hard to justify. I loved my old propane
powered Chevy when the price was 8.9 cents a litre!
>
>Pat Buthmann
>
>
>
A thousand pardons!!!, I thought you meant propane which is rare in the
US, is very popular in Canada. Natural gas is called natural gas here, no
fancy acronyms. Great for heating homes and hot water, not so good for
vehicles.
But then, who would want a natural gas powered vehicle? Great heavy fuel
tank, low volume and big power loss. Kinda like looking for an electric
powered Dakota. I'm sure someone has built one somewhere. :)
Rob Agnew
ragnew@islandnet.com
Victoria, B.C.
Canada
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