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With Chrysler announcing natural gas vehicles for the US (http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36683) it got me thinking about the availability of real retail locations for these vehicles to use. Is it in fact practical to drive one for our CleanMPG members?

What we'll do with this thread:
Look at the sites listed below and see how close a station is to you
Answer the poll on your feelings for CNG Cars
Suggest additional CNG locator sites to add to the list
If you are a CNG driver, talk it up.. What works? What doesn't?
CNG Locator Sites Comments
http://www.cngprices.com/ Site is accurate, info a little stale
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/natural_gas_locations.html (http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/natural_gas_locations.html) Fewer entries, accurate, from the DOE, easiest to use
http://find.mapmuse.com/map/cng/38.265,-95.125,8 Accurate, shows which have not been updated in 30 days

So here are my results:

I cross referenced all of the first three sites:

Meijer

14640 Pardee Road Taylor, MI 48180 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=14640+Pardee+Road+Taylor%2C+MI+48180)
734-374-4229
Sells it still = Yes
Price $1.94 as of 12/7/2010
Takes Credit Debit = Y

Marathon Truck Stop (Closest to me at 6.8 miles)


377 S Schaefer Highway Detroit, MI 48217 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=377+S+Schaefer+Highway+Detroit%2C+MI+48217)
313-554-1899
Sells it still = Yes
Price $1.94 as of 12/7/2010
Takes Credit Debit = Y


There are 3 locations from Michigan Consolidate Gas. There was one (I didn't list it) that said they don't sell it now. Waiting for a call back. I am updating the 3 locator sites accordingly

Edited Dec 8th
I heard back from the contact at Michigan Consolidated Gas, Mich Con.

The not only operate the above three retail locations, but their own stations remain open as well:

MichCon Gas Company
(http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=14270+Schaefer+Street+Detroit%2C+MI+48227)
14270 Schaefer Street Detroit, MI 48227 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=14270+Schaefer+Street+Detroit%2C+MI+48227)
888-383-5648
Sells it still = Yes
Price $1.94 as of 12/7/2010
Takes Credit Debit = Y

MichCon Gas Company

3200 Hobson Street Detroit, MI 48201 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=3200+Hobson+Street+Detroit%2C+MI+48201)
Sells it still = Yes
Price $1.94 as of 12/7/2010
Takes Credit Debit = Y

Natural gas is soundly the lesser of two evils, but I wouldn't consider anything short of a CNG/electric plug-in hybrid with EV mode. I went "I won't consider a CNG car for other reasons".

Nearest public CNG station is now 180 miles away.

Sorry to hear that.

I love Portland, visited there a number of times between 2002 and 2006.

I spoke to Michcon's Alternative Fuels Manager today. He had a lot of useful information
Michcon is in the retail space in Detroit for CNG to stay
CNG is currently $1.94 a gallon locally where it has been for a few years
CNG may rise a little next year depending on how the EPA actually handles new price supports
Tax credits on cars like the Honda Civic GX may expire 12/31 (again, what will actually happen?)
When I told him I was investigating a CNG conversion he gave this site to review, and said wait until February to see how the pricing really ends up
Michcon will be offering a local storage unit that can go in a garage that they will refill and you fill your car from.http://www.cleanvehicle.org/