{"id":17796,"date":"2013-12-30T12:12:59","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T18:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/?p=17796"},"modified":"2013-12-30T12:12:59","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T18:12:59","slug":"why-oklahoma-drivers-will-pay-50-cents-more-for-cng-on-jan-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2013\/12\/30\/why-oklahoma-drivers-will-pay-50-cents-more-for-cng-on-jan-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Oklahoma Drivers Will Pay 50 Cents More for CNG on Jan. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People who drive natural gas powered vehicles aren’t used to pain at the pump, but a federal tax credit<\/a> that expires at the end of 2013 will add at least 50 cents to the price of a gallon of compressed natural gas.<\/p>

That’s a big deal for Oklahoma, which has more CNG fueling stations per capita than any other state, and a governor who vigorously promotes<\/a> the use of Oklahoma natural gas in vehicles.<\/p>

The Oklahoman<\/em>‘s Jay F. Marks reports<\/a> the tax credit was put in place as part of the 2012 ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations, and Oklahoma fueling stations dropped the price of CNG as a result.<\/p>

Now, those same retailers will reluctantly adjust the price upward:<\/p>\n

“I wish it’d stay on,” said OnCue Express CEO Jim Griffith, who added he has not heard anything about a potential extension of the tax credit. \u2026 CNG prices in the metro area ranged from \u00a088 cents to $1.69 a gallon on Friday, according to CNGnow.com, while AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report showed the average price of gasoline in Oklahoma City was $3.037 a gallon.<\/p>

“As long as it maintains the spread, it’ll do OK,” Griffith said. “When you get to two bucks, it’s a whole different game.”<\/p><\/blockquote>

Griffith told the paper he still plans to add more CNG filling stations in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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