Comments on: Century Continues To Research Natural Gas Vehicle Conversions, Filling Station http://www.northescambia.com/2013/08/century-continues-to-research-natural-gas-vehicle-conversions-filling-station Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:26:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2013/08/century-continues-to-research-natural-gas-vehicle-conversions-filling-station/comment-page-1#comment-222493 David Huie Green Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:23:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=150250#comment-222493 By the way, for a long time, Standard Oil didn't sell gasoline (nor did anybody else) back when they refined petroleum to get kerosene. John David Rockefeller just hated to see the stuff go to waste. He had his refineries build gasoline powered vehicles back in the 1880s or so to use the "waste" since it was essentially free. There was no market for it elsewhere because it was too explosive to use for lamp fuel and there were essentially no automobiles around to use it. In time Henry Ford and others built devices to use the gasoline such that it became the main point of refining rather than just a waste product. As vehicles became available to use it, stations became available to supply those vehicles. By the way, for a long time, Standard Oil didn’t sell gasoline (nor did anybody else) back when they refined petroleum to get kerosene.

John David Rockefeller just hated to see the stuff go to waste. He had his refineries build gasoline powered vehicles back in the 1880s or so to use the “waste” since it was essentially free.

There was no market for it elsewhere because it was too explosive to use for lamp fuel and there were essentially no automobiles around to use it. In time Henry Ford and others built devices to use the gasoline such that it became the main point of refining rather than just a waste product.

As vehicles became available to use it, stations became available to supply those vehicles.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2013/08/century-continues-to-research-natural-gas-vehicle-conversions-filling-station/comment-page-1#comment-222351 David Huie Green Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:44:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=150250#comment-222351 CONSIDERING: "If these natural gas filling stations were truly economically feasible, don’t you think BP and the other petrochemical companies would be busy putting them in all over the country? " Only if they had enough customers to justify the expense. They don't, so they won't. That doesn't mean it might not be viable for local usage such as a town's vehicles. (it might not but it isn't automatically a bad idea) David for a better future CONSIDERING:
“If these natural gas filling stations were truly economically feasible, don’t you think BP and the other petrochemical companies would be busy putting them in all over the country? ”

Only if they had enough customers to justify the expense.
They don’t, so they won’t.

That doesn’t mean it might not be viable for local usage such as a town’s vehicles. (it might not but it isn’t automatically a bad idea)

David for a better future

]]> By: M http://www.northescambia.com/2013/08/century-continues-to-research-natural-gas-vehicle-conversions-filling-station/comment-page-1#comment-222295 M Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:12:18 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=150250#comment-222295 I am wondering if the Town of Century has hit the big powerball lotto and kept quiet about it If they haven't, they sure seem to be borrowing and spending like they have. If these natural gas filling stations were truly economically feasible, don't you think BP and the other petrochemical companies would be busy putting them in all over the country? The range of natural gas vehicles is so limited, and the cost so exorbitant, that it would be impossible for a little town like Century to ever recoup the cost of the vehicles, much less the cost of the filling station. Wake up citizens of Century, tell your town council to quit looking for dry wells to keep throwing your money down. I am wondering if the Town of Century has hit the big powerball lotto and kept quiet about it If they haven’t, they sure seem to be borrowing and spending like they have. If these natural gas filling stations were truly economically feasible, don’t you think BP and the other petrochemical companies would be busy putting them in all over the country? The range of natural gas vehicles is so limited, and the cost so exorbitant, that it would be impossible for a little town like Century to ever recoup the cost of the vehicles, much less the cost of the filling station. Wake up citizens of Century, tell your town council to quit looking for dry wells to keep throwing your money down.

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