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Permalink Reply by The_Baron on June 24, 2009 at 5:01

They will be high mileage gasoline cars.

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Permalink Reply by Catfish on June 24, 2009 at 5:05

Thanks ,I was hoping for a different answer.

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Permalink Reply by BirdDawg, plain ole' idiot on June 24, 2009 at 5:07

Check my post and newspaper article in"Natural Gas Cars" group on June 19.

It appears that down the road they may manufacture CNG vehicles here.

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090619/NEWS01/906190329/1002/V...

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Permalink Reply by sesport on June 25, 2009 at 8:58

Guys - from BirdDawg's article ...

"Mintz said. "If natural gas becomes the fuel of the future, the company will certainly have the ability to switch once a mass delivery system is in place."

Sounds to me like they will be prepared if/when Boone gets the pumps in place. And there's plenty of Stimulus money in the form of grants to get that started. Until then, VVC has to have a way to make money, but it sounds like they will be ready for the switch.

best - :0)

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Permalink Reply by BirdDawg, plain ole' idiot on June 25, 2009 at 13:19

It came out in the Monroe newspaper today that the plant will get about $67 million in state help. I haven't read the whole article yet. By the way, T. Boones main partner, James Davison from Ruston, is no lightweight himself. And he owns the property where the plant is going to be. Pretty serious group of investors.

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Permalink Reply by Catfish on June 25, 2009 at 14:10

First no one is going to show their hand untill it is necessary unless they are stupid and these guys aren't. I got the same gut feeling that Buck does. If you build it they will come.

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Permalink Reply by BirdDawg, plain ole' idiot on June 25, 2009 at 14:15

Catfish and Buck,
I agree, these guys don't get into something to lose money. I know Boone has had his ups and downs, and can afford it. I just haven't known Davison to in invest in much of a losing proposition.
He is also a master of the "big deal".

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Permalink Reply by Catfish on June 25, 2009 at 14:18

Would cng be much more profitable at the pump than gasoline since there is no refinary and transfer cost for the most part is already built in?

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Permalink Reply by BirdDawg, plain ole' idiot on June 25, 2009 at 14:21

Catfish,
I would think they would have to have a pipeline system in place to distribute the gas, or would they perhaps deliver it in trucks like they do propane?

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Permalink Reply by Catfish on June 25, 2009 at 14:34

There is ng already deliverd to a lot of fueling sites. I have no idea if the current supply lines could handle the demand, I would think they could on the start up and upgrade as demand increases. There would still be places where trucks would have to go.

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