The popularity of natural gas cars is rising day by day and so is its mass following. Also called CNG cars, these cars have been known for a long time now. Natural gas is compressed before being used as fuel. Read some of the advantages and disadvantages of the natural gas car:
Pros
* Pollution is a gripping issue and due to increasing number of cars, it has further become a grave matter of concern. As the effects of pollution are quite somber, natural gas cars have positioned themselves as the eco-friendly cars. In comparison to gasoline cars, natural gas cars cause less pollution and thus contribute to green environment.
* One of the major benefit of using natural gas as an alternative to gasoline is that natural gas is found in abundance. As natural gas has not been used extensively as compared to gasoline, there is no probability of natural gas getting deplete in the near future.
* In case you want to opt for natural gas cars but cannot opt for them due to budget constraint, simply go for conversion kits available in the market. These kits offer you a chance to convert your current car into the one that runs on natural gas. Once you install the kit, you can use multi-fueled car that works both on gasoline as well as natural gas.
* Tax incentives are offered to the people using natural gas cars. This initiative has been taken to reduce pollution and therefore tax incentives have been devised.
* Natural gas cars also offer a benefit in the form of high compression ratio. This means minimum by-products that also benefit the environment.
* Natural gas cars are durable and come with low maintenance cost.
Cons
* As gas needs a bigger container for storage the design of a car that runs on natural gas has to be modifies accordingly. It may lead to reduction of boot space.
* You would have to settle down and manage the purchase of natural gas cars at high price as they are not much in sale and therefore manufacturers are not even ready to cut down their price.
* Low horse power of natural gas cars doesn't make them a priority among the buyers as it leads to low speed.
* Any day, a tank full of gasoline offers higher performance or output than the counter full tank of natural gas.
* Lastly, there are only few CNG stations and it takes time to find and reach a nearby CNG station.
Even though there are several cons of cars that run on natural gas, people should still buy these cars as they are environment friendly.
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