My Story of Owning a CNG Car.
Back in February 2008 the average gas prices were $3.00 which drastically rose to their record high averages of $4.10 in July. Record high gas prices were recorded during June 2008 ranging from $4.5-$4.7 a gallon. Who could drive anywhere with gas prices like that? We could, but that was because the natural gas fueling our car during that time was $0.63 rising up to $0.87 a gallon equivalent.
Most people started changing their summer plans last year when the gas prices skyrocketed. But we didn’t have to, we traveled more finding the roads less congested and saving a lot of money too. We went on camping trips, went to Vegas and LA as well and the whole time we saved a lot of cash. A great example is when we traveled to LA from our home in Provo, Utah. The round trip is around 1,300 miles. This would normally cost an economy car about $195 in gasoline alone. Lucky for us there are CNG stations the whole way, and it only cost us $43 and saved the earth from a lot of polution because CNG cars are so much cleaner. That’s about $150 in savings, and in these financial times who wouldn’t want to have an extra $150 in the wallet?
As the fall of 2008 approached, gas prices were still enormously high. Funds were looking slim as my husband and I started our semester of college. With my husband starting his own businesses, and me doing my student teaching and not working, neither one of us would be making much income for the upcoming semester. On top of everything else, gas prices were at their record high, and I would be driving 30 miles to and from my school for student teaching. Our saving grace at this time ” our CNG car. It’s not a Ferrari or Mercedes, but it became our star commuter car. While other classmates carpooled to their schools, having to wait for each other and coordinate schedules, I enjoyed driving myself and going where I wanted, whenever I wanted.
As everyone else griped and groaned about the outrageous gas prices I was celebrating my 79 cent gallon equivalent gas prices. Plus, with 2 easily accessible gas stations on my commute, it was easy to keep a full tank of gas. Instead of paying $200 a month for gas we were paying $40, which came in really nice considering our circumstances.
It’s hard for us to pay for regular gas when it costs so much more than natural gas. I keep questioning ” why don’t more people look for and purchase natural gas vehicles so they can be saving so much money on gas prices? It’s one less expense that we love not having to worry about.
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