Pockets, yes-I think that is the key.

Money-nothing gets people more motivated than money in their pockets.

Sad, but true.

Boone implements a stock or company that we can invest in with our meager devalued dollars.

Then the people of influence like you will come and our pathetic politicians will respond.

1 MCF is the energy equivalent of 7 gallons of diesel fuel. I hope that answers your question. Please help us PUSH the Pickens Plan… Contact your elected officials and tell them to support HR 1835 and 1408. America’s future, new jobs and energy independence depend on a new energy plan!

Missy : – )

Myth #2: Fracking will destroy water supplies. The problems with “fracking” can be solved by Congress re-instating the provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act that were revoked by the 2005 Energy Act and by drillers following good engineering practices to conserve, treat, reuse and properly dispose of wastewater.

Myth #3: NGVs have performance problems. WRONG. Every other perceived barrier to the widespread use of natural gas as a motor fuel is easily solved by good vehicle design. The CNG Honda Civic GX is the cleanest, mass produced vehicle available today; the only problem is that less than five thousand are made last year.

Myth #4: Natural gas vehicles are less efficient. WRONG. NG is 130 octane; an optimized NG engine is more efficient and cleaner than a gasoline engine. Can you say Honda Civic GX? But the real policy objective is not slightly higher efficiency; it is petroleum displacement and reduced pollution.

Myth #5: CNG vehicles have reduced range because the fuel storage tanks are too large; a technology breakthrough is required before NGVs are practical. THIS IS TYPICAL FUZZY LOGIC ADVANCED BY DEFENDERS OF THE STATUS QUO. CNG does NOT have a storage problem; vehicle manufacturers have simply failed to design vehicles to accomodate the larger fuel storage space required by compressed natural gas. When a vehicle is sized for gasoline storage, it is difficult to retrofit a larger CNG storage system. This is a VEHICLE DESIGN FAILURE. Type 4 CNG tanks are no heavier than liquid fuel tanks loaded with fuel; larger yes; heavier no. Vehicle weight reduces efficiency, not fuel storage tank volume.

Myth #6: There are no NG fuel stations. Any competent engineer / construction company can install a NG fuel station in less than 6 months; but very few businesses can mass produce 100,000 vehicles. Why do auto makers assume that consumers will only buy vehicles that operate on dirty, high-carbon liquid fuels that has ranged in price between $2 and $4 per gallon over the past two years? This is crazy; in other industries the needs of the customer come first. The marketing egg-heads for US automakers have have completely lost touch with the needs of their customers.

Myth #7: A Volt plug-in hybrid will cost $40,000; this is crazy. Automakers could easily ramp up production of millions of clean, efficient, affordable multi-fuel vans and pick-ups (added cost would be < $2,500) that empower consumers to choose their preferred motor fuel at the pump. E85 for $3/gge in Iowa; CNG for $1.89/gge in Florida.

Great presentation. But you missed a few vital points to sell this to trucking companies:
1. Conversion cost per truck
2. Fuel economy: How far can I drive a natural gas powered truck?
3. Natural gas availability:
– Can my drivers find this at truck stops?
– WHEN can they find natural gas at truck stops?
– Will they make it to the next truck stop on natural gas?
4. How does converting to natural gas affect my maintenance costs?
5. What about “fracking?” I’ve heard it destroys a lot of groundwater.

Cover these points in your next presentation and you’ll convert a few companies and achieve your 8 million truck goal without Federal intervention.

Boone did neglect to tell us that most of the 18 wheelers are likely to prefer Liguid NG fuel to accommodate long haul trips. That will be a bit more expensive than CNG, but should remain much cheaper than diesel.

Fueling stations may be the limiting factor. We have a chicken egg situation here. No trucks > no fueling stations. Build the stations and the trucks will come, build the trucks and the stations will follow.

Transmission and distrbution of nat gas will not be a limiting factor. We are already doing it. Unlike the electrical grid, the gas transmission grid exists, and will not limit vehicular use.

Cleane Energy, a company started by Boone is already building lots of stations, mostly out west and some in the east at population centers, air ports, shipping terminals etc. Not much help for the big wheelers…..yet. Cleane is selling well over a million gallons gasoline equivalent per year.

I doubt that big oil is fighting natural gas, certainly not Shell. They produce lots of it, and they have been buying up reserves in US. They seem to be betting on the Pickens Plan.

Incidentally, Chesapeak Energy, the largest US producer of nat gas is planning to export our gas. We have so much domestic nat gas that the producers are shutting in their wells! The stuff is a glut on the market!

World leaders in use of nat gas for vehicles include Iran, Pakistan and Peru. The whole world will be on nat gas before wwe get there!!