FORD 7700 Propane Truck
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Doing their part (on our dime) the state of California buys the latest technology The Ford 7700 Propane powered truck. Bet we can't buy it. |
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In RI it's very common for government vehicles to run on CNG, and has been that way for as long as I can remember.
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I remember when I worked on a military base. Almost every truck on base had those propane stickers on them, but strangely enough, I never saw one fueling at the propane pumps. I frequently saw them at the gasoline pumps though.
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Caltrans, FedEx, USPS, UPS, transit buses and other organizations have fleets of CNG vehicles within their fleet.
What caught my eye was the rare Propane sticker. And the F-150 7700. |
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What is the benefit of running on propane? Is there a significant cost difference vs. gasoline or is there less of an environmental impact?
Josh |
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CNG cost around a buck fifty.
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It's also cleaner.
Specially when compared to diesel. |
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massive write-off for a clean/alternative fuel vehicle.
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It's really not a hard DIY conversion, if you can track down proper sized injectors... or modify them. Alternatively you could run liquid propane/NG to your fuel rail and just have to do some minor re-mapping. This would requite a unusual tank valve (easy to find online, not so much in the home depot bbq department).
CNG is a little harder, as you need a home compressor/fill up station, but after that, it's basically the same, though it has less energy per gal, so mapping would be more necessary than with propane. |
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The problem, in California, is the DMV.
Costs a bunch to pass the tests and make it legal. |
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