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.

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: 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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