B12 - Wednesday, April 18, 1984 - North Shore News

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SE to 5,
Natural gas saves motorists money

By BOB DELANEY

MOTORISTS USING
natura! gas rather than
gasoline to run their cars may
save up to 60 per cent on fuel
bills, the chairman of CNG
Fuel Systems told the Van-
couver Board of Trade.

Judd Buchanan said as
Natural gas becomes more
available to motorists at their
neighborhood gas station,
the conversion will
accelerate.

“The big driving force
behind the use of natural gas
is the economy of the fuel.

Not surprisingly, Michelin tech-
nology has solved the enduring
dilemma of the all-season

radial tire.

From the beginning, the
all-season concept suffered
from rapid apd uneven tread
wear. From one tire to the next
and to the next, they all sacn-
ficed wearability for the sake
of traction. This, of Course, was
a compromise Michelin could
not and would not accept

So we set Out to perfect
the all season tire CONCepl
After years of relentless

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Motorists who switch from
gasoline will save between 20
and 25 cents per litre,’’
Buchanan said.

Aside from its lower cost,
natural gas burns. cleaner
than gasoline, reducing the
levels of air pollution and
preventing carbon build-up,

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reducing the necessity of
tune-ups. Cold engines start
faster and idle smoother with
natural gas, Buchanan said.

Buchanan, a former
federal cabinet minister, said
conversion costs are about
$2,000 per vehicle. However,
the federal government and

THANKS TO
THE MICHELIN XA4,
THE PROBLEM

WITH ALL-SEASON TIRES IS
NO LONGER A PROBLEM.

Quite simply, it is what you
would expect from Michelin.

The XA4 offers extraordi-
nary traction through all
seasons, nO Matter what the

THE PROBLEM: RAPID WEAR.

f

: XA4.

Consumer's Gas both rebate
$500 of the cost of conver-
ting, while the government of
B.C. offers a $200 conversion
grant over and above the
federal allowance.

‘“*Even without subsidies,
motorists are looking at a
two-year payback because of
lower fuel and maintenance

weather.

as well.

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SOMUITION

IC is unrivalled in terms of
overall performance including
durability and wearability.
Why, it even surpasses Our own
Standard passenger car ures

What’ more, the XA4 pro
vides improved fuel efficiency
due to lower rolling resistance.
The XA4 also improves safety
in that Ssupenor tracuon and
lower tread wedi Mean greater
road holding ability over
longer penods of ume.

The Michelin XA4

tis more than a tre

tis the ultimate all season

costs,’’ Buchanan said.
More than 300,000 vehicles

are running on natural gas

worldwide. Buchanan said

that Canadian conversion to
natural gas would not only
save money and reduce pollu-
tion, but lessen the country’s
reliance on foreign supplies
of oil.

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Michetin standands
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