Starting later this year, Ford will allow fleet buyers of F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis-cab vehicles to specify a compressed-natural-gas (CNG) or liquefied-petroleum-gas (LPG; you probably know it as propane) package for the vehicles’ 6.8-liter V-10 engine. You can get yourself one of these awesome trucks at any NH used cars or any Jersey city used cars.
Last fall, Ford debuted LPG and CNG capabilities for the E-series van equipped with 5.4-liter V-8 and 6.8-liter V-10 engines, and has to date sold 3000 vehicles so equipped. The alternative-fuel prep will also be offered on the Transit Connect’s 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine by the end of this year.
CNG and LPG are increasingly popular choices for fleet operators looking to cut fuel cost and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to the EPA, CNG is less expensive and burns cleaner than gasoline, resulting in reduced CO2 emissions. Propane also burns cleaner than gasoline.
“Compressed natural gas and propane offer more than sufficient power for vehicles because they are high-energy fuels,” said Rob Stevens, commercial vehicle chief engineer. “Other natural benefits for these fuels are overall lower emissions of greenhouse gases compared to gasoline and lower fuel/operating costs for their fleet.”
Nearly 87 percent of natural gas used in the United States is domestically produced. There also are government tax credit incentives for fleets to convert to alternative fuels.
Ford provides calibration guidance to numerous highly competitive CNG and LPG upfitters for E-Series, F-Series and Transit Connect. By following Ford recommendations published in the Body Builders Advisory Service QVM Bulletin Q-185, the converted vehicle maintains its factory engine warranty.
Ford only prepares the engines for the new fuels, typically with hardened exhaust valves and valve seats plus platinum-tipped spark plugs, while the actual conversion to LPG or CNG takes place at a separate outfitter selected by the fleet buyer. Ford charges $315 to have an E-series or Transit Connect prepared for the fuel switch, and about $325 for an F-series Super Duty.
The full conversion cost varies depending on which outfitter you choose. The conversion process alone could cost somewhere in the ballpark of $11,000. So save some “green” and go “green”. In the end you’ll save some money on fuel and mother earth.
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