New Chevrolet BiFuel trucks

General Motors have recently released  a new series of trucks that will have a new and revolutionary way to save money on fuel. What they are doing is installing a tank that will hold compressed natural gas or CNG the estimated cost of this fuel is about $1.89 per gallon. The engine that will he using this new fuel source is going to be a 6.0 liter V8 Vortec. One of the set backs to this new equipment is that it costs $11,000 on top of the original price of the truck. Even though this is pricey it will make up for it after about 80,000 miles, this amount of miles on gas alone would cost about $21,300 but with the compressed natural gas it would only be $10,080.

The technology that is incorporated into the trucks allows it to transition between gasoline and CNG without having to get out of the truck and get under the hood. Although this is a cheap alternative to gas you need to consider your location, such as if there is a station that you can refuel at and if you are going to be able to keep both tanks refueled.

Math aside, there are other positives and negatives to running a vehicle on compressed natural gas. If you have a station locally and want to do your part for the environment, CNG could be the way to go. But as we've seen in the past, many consumers are likely to do only what's required and not much more. Keeping the CNG tank full in addition to the standard fuel tank might just be a little too much to ask.

Says a writer from www.autoweek.com 

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Picture of the Chevrolet BiFuel Truck and the container that holds the fuel.