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Is this one version of our future? Why didn't BMW think of this first? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be1zMaek1c4

And in case you were wondering where the CNG tank is located, it is under the seat, between your legs. I was going to attach a photo but the forum didn't like that idea.

I think you need 5.6 gallons of CNG to match the heat energy of 1 gallon of gasoline

Where do they expect people to find LNG stations? Must be a common thing over there.

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Where do they expect people to find LNG stations? Must be a common thing over there.

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Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #3

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Where do they expect people to find LNG stations? Must be a common thing over there.

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they are getting more scarce here as well. At one time, many of the major brands and supermarkets had LPG pumps. Motorhomes with LPG tanks for heating etc are still a thing so there is a sparse network of specialists supplying them as well as the more common portable cylinders.

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My local Ace Hardware refills propane tanks used by people with gas grills and motor homes. Alice's Restaurant also has a big tank for refilling customer's propane tanks.

During the 1970's the city that I used to work for converted many of their PW vehicles to CNG, perhaps to save money. I am not sure if they were trying to save the environment back then. We used to call it garlic gas as the vehicles' exhaust stank, plus they required large tanks that took up useful room in pickup trucks, sedans and other equipment. Unfortunately, the gas had no lead in it and made short work of the vehicles' valves. Then they switched from conventional oil to a new synthetic lubricant called Eon (if I recall correctly). While it may have been synthetic it wasn't much of a lubricant and it didn't take long to destroy the engines of their equipment. By 1980 the DPW went back to conventional oil and gasoline. And so it goes with government spending of taxpayer dollars. If at first you don't succeed, keep spending money and maybe things will work right next time.

Yes, these alternative fuels do burn dry and can easily destroy valves and heads.
There are some add on lubrication systems available which inject oil at periodic intervals.
I ran the X5 for 60.000 miles without any issues or additional lubrication.

Alan