I am looking to purchase a natural gas vehicle to use in the dominican republic. i know there are conversion that can be done but i would much rather buy a factory vehicle with this system. first off i would like to know if the cars in dominican republic fill up on liquid propane or compressed natural gas or is this all the same thing? secondly i would also like to know if anyone has any websites where i could buy a car like this or if anyone knows of any dealerships within the dominican republic or elsewhere that specializes in these types of vehicles? thank you in advance.
Most cars using nat gas are conversions. They utilize propane which is readily available all over the country. To the best of my knowledge, there are no companies actually building vehicles to run on propane. There are however, lots of conversions.
There is an ever increasing number of stations to serve a small but growing fleet of conversions to CNG (compressed natural gas). The only
automobile manufacturer that I am aware of that actually makes a production automobile to run on CNG is Honda. Large trucks and buses are currently being produced by Ford, Volvo, etc. with motors designed to run on nat gas.
Not sure where you would find a used vehicle in the DR that runs on CNG, but check with a Honda dealer. Be aware that CNG is harder to find outside the major metrpolitan areas of Santo Domingo and Santiago.
In the US they are popular in states like California and Utah....check EBAY motors or just google Homda NGV for sale if you are seriously interested.
Respectfully,
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