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Bob, I agree with your sentiment, but changing the rules is the only wayto go. I know Jim Youngkin and his views on the subject, in fact, he got his start on my web site, www.cngchat.com. Many states will not pass you at the mandatory smog inspect...

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Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:: I am the Coordinator for the Antelope Valley, Ca. Clean Cities Coalition. I coordinate between public & private fleets and the DOE... Sort of the front man for the governments efforts to displac foreign oil. I also work as the Alternative Fuels Manager for Robertson's Palmdale Honda in Palmdale, Ca. I installed the first public cng refueling station at any Honda dealer in the nation. I have organized an alternative fuels cruise-in for the past 3 years at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Lancaster, Ca and this past 2 years I combined it with a GSA auction and an Alt Fuels & Vehicle Expo. I built the largest natural gas vehicle owners website on the internet; www.cngchat.com. I am also behind www.cngprices.com and www.altfuelprices.com.

What excites you about this campaign?: It's long overdue implementation of common sense to overcome america's addiction to foreign oil. We need to be energy independent in 10 years or less.

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This group was developed to give the members of cngcat.com, and anyone else looking to give a voice to cng as an alternative to gasoline. The technology is available now. The only hold back is the fact that the US auto makers would rather sell their ngv's in Europe and S. America than to the US market. They held on to their SUV's/trucks until they sank with them, and now they want $$$$$ from the government to retool for "more efficient gasoline vehicles... Wake up Detroit! How about "NO GASOLINE… Continue

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At 10:57am on October 3, 2009, Robert Mann said…: Hello I am showing my CNG Bettle an a New 2002 VW Jetta 1.8L turbo at the http://www.altwheels.org/index.html
This show is Oct 5 I am listed under Bob Mann's Auto Convsersions and www.CNGVW.com. The Jetta Drives Great. I will load more pic and infomation later must get ready for the Show and Drive.
Bob Mann

At 9:01pm on September 17, 2009, myra a sultan said…: Hey Curtis! As the owner of an 2006 Eclipse, I am interested in your opinion of them.

At 12:36pm on July 10, 2009, Mark Feagins said…: How many Civic GX's does Honda produce per year?
Are these for fleet only or for private purchase?

I heard there is a waiting list for them. Is that true?

I called a local dealer about them last year and the salesman wasn't any help at all. I'm glad I found you here.

At 1:00am on January 28, 2009, Michael Shawn Kendall said…: Hi Curtis Martin, Here is a way to help and give tools to all of us for getting more RE projects started. I have been pushing for the sell of US Treasury "Energy Independence Savings Bonds". Savings bonds are normally purchased in $25 increments. This gives a way for just about any American to tighten their belts just a bit by skipping a meal at McDonalds or Pizza Hut and buying a RE savings bond to support a project. I need help pushing this project, I've faxed and emailed many in Congress/Senate already. My email is ke6cvh@yahoo.com. Here is a copy of a fax sent to Nancy Pelosi yesterday:
27FEB09

Honorable Speaker of the House Congresswoman Pelosi,

I am an Electronic Technician Chief in the US Navy with 27 years service stationed overseas. I’m outlying an idea to assist and work with current plans for achieving energy independence. I urge you, as speaker of the house and the driving force to form the select committee on energy independence and global warming, consider for discussion and introduction into the house US Treasury Savings Bonds for Energy Independance.
In WWII America sold war bonds supporting the war effort. When young, my mother told me her primary school raised enough money through bonds to build a tank to support troops. I am impressed with the patriotism and purpose of our greatest generation that accomplished so much.

Selling energy bonds for RE (Renewable Energy) development would lower foreign oil imports and assist with the complex problem of funding. Bonds sold as “Energy S” could support new solar trough plants, “Energy W” to support wind farms, Energy “H” to support hydroelectric plants, Energy “T” to support RE transportation such as electric bullet train routes powered by RE, Energy "C" COOPS for small communities only needing a small quantity of turbines, and Energy “I” for needed infrastructure high voltage power lines to the RE site. Bonds will have the project name and include an artist’s perspective of the project and an American flag. President Obama had great success with the internet during his campaign. In a similar manner, using the internet, energy bonds could have a website listing current projects and an “electronic checkout” could purchase a bond $25 or higher. Simpler methods of payment such as “PAYPAL” and credit cards would be available and after an electronic purchase is complete a color print out of the bond is available with a follow up of the bond in the mail. The website would limit quantity of projects for each category until funding is complete. After a project becomes funded, a new project will be available. A tab on the site will show history and status of previous projects. Purchasers may take great pride in “collecting” and displaying bonds of various RE projects and participating at different levels of financial support. Solar trough plants in the multi-hundred MW size capacity with molten salt energy storage in California, Arizona, and West Texas can provide a major portion of electric needs. North Dakota has potential to support 1/3 of our nations electric needs in it’s class 4 wind zone areas. There are plenty of suitable proposed wind turbine farms now around the nation to significantly increase our RE if funded. Mid sized hydro-electric has not been used in America to it’s full potential. Following the example of our neighbor, Canada, it would provide a significant increase in percentage of electric production. Developing all three we could provide the majority of our electric and heating needs through renewable energy in a "New New Deal" fashion allowing natural gas for transportation as T. Boone Pickens is working for. Bullet train routes have proven a viable alternative to commercial domestic air service and when powered by electricity provided by RE suppliers America would be in the forefront of world technology. Example, I heard of discussion for a commuter train from Denver to Colorado Springs. Such a route built as a renewable energy project with charter requirement legally requiring to only purchase electricity from available renewable energy sources would be a model example. There are many train routes, city bus systems, and government vehicles that can be converted to run from alternative energy sources and fuels. Jobs created would bolster the economy, lower trade deficit, and strengthen national security. I would take great pride in print outs of bonds with graphics of each project I supported and many other Americans would also. The energy bonds could have tax breaks. BLM lands may be a viable place to start for some projects.

I contacted the US treasury department and was told that the marketing department for savings bonds closed several years ago. I was told there would be problems because savings bonds are at the federal level while the projects will be at the state and local level. I disagree and believe that these can easily be figured out in the way of grants to the state and local level using money from the bonds for those specific projects. I was told to check out auctions on the www.treasurydirect.gov website and found them to not apply to citizens wanting to buy savings bonds to support a cause such as energy independance. I was told by the treasury department to look into CREB (Clean Renewable Energy Bonds). I found CREB to be large scale funding that a citizen would not be able to participate in as a US Treasury Energy Independance Bond would provide. If given the tools to participate directly, the power of the citizens of the United States to help achieve energy independance could not be denied. Americans mean well and the Energy Independance Savings bond program will give citizens the power at their level to make it happen. If marketed through a web page, commercials, and to federal employees the word would get out and participation would spread like wildfire.

Mr. Paul Gipe, a resident of Bakersfield CA, an author of several books about wind energy, and recipient of multiple awards as a pioneer in the industry since the 1970's has put a letter I wrote to Senator Dorgan on this subject as well as an older letter I wrote on wind COOP in JAN07. These websites are:

http://www.wind-works.org/coopwind/RenewableEnergyBondsforEnergyIndependence.html

and

http://www.wind-works.org/articles/AmericanEnergyIndependencethroughCooperativeInvestmentinWindEnergy.html

Sincerely and very respectfully,

ETC(SW/AW) Mike Kendall USN

Mailing address: PSC 476, Box 879, FPO AP, 96322 USA

Telephone (803) 265-4756, Email: ke6cvh@yahoo.com

At 1:13pm on December 1, 2008, Dave said…: Curtis,
Thanks for the information. Unfortunately, you explain all to well. Quite a "Catch-22."
Dave

At 10:37am on November 30, 2008, Dave said…: Thanks

At 10:17am on November 30, 2008, Dave said…: Hi Curtis,
I've joined cngchat, but accidently provided the wrong e-mail address. I'm in the process of correcting this. If my account was up, I would have asked this question on cngchat.

I was happy to see that NaturalDrive Partners, LLC obtained EPA certification for its dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) retrofit of the 2008 Chevrolet Impala. However, I'm wondering why it's a "dedicated" retrofit? If you know, what are the obstacles that prevent these retrofits from being bi-fuel?
Dave

At 8:28pm on November 27, 2008, John Reed said…: Curtis,
Maybe you can clarify for me the status of off road diesel equipment emission standards ( irrigation pumps etc), and the same regulations for large spark ignition motors for the same use ( basically CNG converted diesel engines). As far as I can tell, the diesels are free to pollute, but the CNG conversions must meet 2008 on road emissions standard.... Seems backwards to me!

At 4:31pm on October 28, 2008, Bill Winters said…: good luck with sales in the antelope valley i used to work there at av ford now i am in okla

At 10:02pm on October 17, 2008, David Onstenk said…: Hi Curtis,

Thanks for the note. It has been a while since I checked in with CARB. I'll have to go look. I am in Sacramento. Do you know anyone up here I should be contacting?