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William Engwer commented on Brett Horvath's group 'Organizers and Leaders: Start Here'

I may be behind the curve here, but now that the FuelMaker is returning to production, there are several possible ways to ease the financial outlay that consumers interested in natural gas vehicles and home re-fueling see as a difficulty. Please s...

November 19

William Engwer commented on Brett Horvath's group 'Organizers and Leaders: Start Here'

Ignorance and illiteracy seem to stick together. Nothing new here. Let the market decide. It's just a shame to see America sold down the river by a pretend patriot. Some of us love this country enough to NOT screw it for a buck. W.Engwer

November 15

William Engwer commented on Brett Horvath's group 'Organizers and Leaders: Start Here'

I apologize if any of you think I’m beating a dead horse, but I wonder how anyone who’s worn a United States military uniform, or who is concerned for the planet or human rights can want to collaborate with the Chinese in the foreseeable future. R...

November 13

William Engwer commented on Brett Horvath's group 'Organizers and Leaders: Start Here'

I agree with Bob Shutis completely, and that's why I've been so very disappointed in what I see as a complete and total failure of the current administration to develop a holistic and integrated approach to providing for America's energy future. A...

November 13

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Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?

Yes

Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:

I've been experimenting and working with alternative energy systems for years, began installing propane dual-fuel conversions in the 70s in the wake of the first gas crunch, was involved with a pilot ethanol program in the early 80s (including running my personal Triumph GT6 on it) and was a member of the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition in the mid 90's. I'm currently developing a lightweight CNG vehicle of my own design that's a natural for getting attention and raising public awareness.

What excites you about this campaign?

Mr. Pickens is saying the same things I've believed for years, and I'm so glad that someone with the vision AND the resources to make something happen has stepped up to the plate. By educating the public about what's possible and necessary, the Plan has the real potential to start fixing America's energy problems, permanently. Frankly, I'm a lot more interested in taking direct action, like converting vehicles and developing new technologies, than talking about what needs to be done. A lot of the technology being discussed here has been around for years, but it's going to be the profit motive of free enterprise, and the realization that the days of gasoline-business-as-usual are over, that's going to get it implemented on a scale meaningful to the survival of the country.

What do you want to do to help?

Whatever I can. I have a broad knowledge of the nuts and bolts of alternative energy, and I have a single seat urban commuter vehicle in development that I think is ideally suited to help raise public awareness of CNG as a viable fuel. Although I designed it in 1984 to run on gasoline, after I saw a FuelMaker displayed at a high-end home show in the early 90s, I've been sold on CNG. It's important to realize that the FuelMaker lets the existing natural gas home delivery piping network serve as the automobile refueling infrastructure. Personally, I made efficient use of energy a central part of my own life years ago. My household ( including a full machine shop) electricity bill rarely exceeds $60/month, because of simple strategies anyone can use. I'm converting one of my vehicles to dedicated propane. The car I use for primary transportation gets 40MPG plus, (significantly better that a Prius) and I saved it from the scrapyard because I saw its potential to return very good fuel economy. Besides conserving existing resources, it addresses total-life-cycle energy cost issues as well, which are largely forgotten when the public is urged to buy hybrids and electrics. And it only cost me $2000.

I currently work in the aviation industry, developing and implementing field repair procedures for composite (fiberglass, carbon, aramid, etc) aircraft, and besides engineering, I'm a skilled mechanic, fabricator, machinist and designer. I've successfully developed many solutions to difficult technical problems, and am available as a design, prototyping or production consultant.

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At 11:20am on November 13, 2009, Richard Barnard said…: Check out Robert Mann's page. He builds CNG volkswagens. I recommended he build a HEV CNG. Maybe if you talk to each other one of you will build it.

http://push.pickensplan.com/profile/RoberMann

At 11:16am on November 13, 2009, Richard Barnard said…: William - build a CNG hybrid. All hybrids have an combustion engine. Make the combustion engine CNG. There isn't any reason an HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) can't be CNG.

At 11:04am on November 13, 2009, Richard Barnard said…: William - If you can use anything shown in the following please do so. I show both with comments on my page. Good luck

The following URL is the Patents and Trademarks site showing my invention

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4,597,463.PN.&OS=PN/4,597,463&RS=PN/4,597,463

Visit the following URL to view the Drive for Patent 4,597,463

http://home.comcast.net/~richardrb/site/

I invented the HEV beginning 1979. Patent issued 1986.