cheap fillups in utah

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$5 to fill tank? Natural gas autos gain popularity

Paul Foy
The Associated Press

Troy Anderson was at the gas pump and couldn't have been happier, filling up at a rate of $5 per tank.
Anderson was paying 63.8 cents per gallon equivalent for compressed natural gas, making Utah a hot market for vehicles that run on the fuel.

It's the country's cheapest rate for compressed gas, according to the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition, and far less than the $3.56 national average price for a gallon of gasoline.
"I'm totally celebrating," crowed Anderson, a 44-year-old social worker, who picked up a used Honda Civic GX two months ago. "This is the greatest thing. I can't believe more people aren't talking about it. This is practically free."
Personal ownership of natural gas-fueled vehicles in Utah soared from practically nothing a few years ago to an estimated 5,000 vehicles today, overwhelming a growing refueling network, where compressors sometimes can't maintain enough pressure to fill tanks completely for every customer.
"Nobody expected this kind of growth. We got caught by the demand," said Gordon Larsen, a supervisor at Utah utility Questar Gas.
Utah has 91 stations, including 20 open to the public, mostly in the Salt Lake City area. The others are reserved for commercial drivers, such as school districts, bus fleets and big businesses such as a Coca-Cola distributor.
It's possible to drive the interstates between Rock Springs, Wyo., and St. George, Utah

[Deathcricket]

doing a little research, this car is cheap and looks like a regular car. I was expecting the price range to be raised or it to look funny for some reason. This seems like an awesome solution. There has to be a catch though? Only one I can see is maybe not enough stations to fill up at. But sounds like that isnt too much an issue.

Here's a link to the official site I was resading up on it. 24k is good price IMO.

http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-gx/

[jumar]

I've been considering it. From what I've heard Utah is one of the better places for number of stations. There aren't a lot, but more compared to most states. Still mulling it over...

[Scott Card]

doing a little research, this car is cheap and looks like a regular car. I was expecting the price range to be raised or it to look funny for some reason. This seems like an awesome solution. There has to be a catch though? Only one I can see is maybe not enough stations to fill up at. But sounds like that isnt too much an issue.

Here's a link to the official site I was resading up on it. 24k is good price IMO.

http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-gx/

Apparently you can install a home fueling thingy and get a tax rebate up to $1000. In other words, you can fuel every night. !!! So in other words, don't have to worry if you are not cross state traveling. I also understand that the service stations are all along the I-15.

[jumar]

From what I've heard the pressure isn't as good if you do it from home. That's one draw back. But it's cool that you can use the natural gas you're already getting to your home. Filling up your car will come on your gas bill. LOL

[Jaxx]

I have been looking into converting my Suburban. I think the home fillup thihng is fairly expensive. Just google cng stations and a bunch come up in utah. You could easily live in utah for the most part and not have to pay for gas again.

[KapitanSparrow]

There's tons of F150's out there that burn gas and gasoline ;-) A fuel efficient truck, now that's something.