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liquid natural gas(LNG) AND REAL ESTATE

MOST AMERICANS HAVE NO IDEA THAT L.N.G IS WIDELY USED IN EUROPE TO POWER CARS.THIS IS VERY POPULAR IN THE NETHERLANDS FOR OLDER, BIG ( AMERICAN CARS ).IF THE CAR IS 20 YEARS OLD YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY TAX ( APPROX $ 1000/YEAR ) FOR THE CAR AND SINCE L.N.G IS VERY CHEAP YOU CAN DRIVE VERY ECONOMICALLY.NEARLY EVERY GAS STATION SELLS LNG.

A NEW CAR WITH A LNG SYSTEM WILL HAVE TO PAY THE HIGH TAX AND IT WILL ONLY PAY OUT IF YOU DRIVE A LOT ,LIKE TAXIS.

I BELIEV THIS WILL BECOME POPULAR IN THE USA , AND CAN SEE THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE THEIR OWN LNG TANK AT HOME AND OFF COURSE AT THE GAS STATIONS.

THIS WILL BE A GREAT SOLUTION FOR PLACES LIKE CALIFORNIA SINCE THE EMISSION IS A LOT LESS THAN WITH GASOLINE.

THE IMPACT FOR REAL ESTATE MIGHT BE THAT THE IMPACT ON LONG COMMUTES AND HIGH GAS PRICES MIGHT BECOME LESS OF A FACTOR AND THAT OWNING A LNG TANK FOR HEATING / COOLING / STANDBY GENERATOR MIGHT HAVE A SECOND POSSIVE AFFECT.

Posted Monday Sep 15