Hi There
I am starting my own business of converting vehicles to CNG. I know that I will have some small business questions as time goes on, but in the mean time I have a technical question.
This is my first question for this forum, so lets see how well it works. This is both a networking and technical question. Has anyone on here installed a CNG natural gas conversion onto a vehicle before?
I have a 1993 Jeep Cherokee that I am going to convert, I would like to know what the most difficult part is, how the programming works so I don't ruin my catalytic converter, and which company and parts should I use?!
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Stephen, You have a very interesting business idea and it could certainly be viable. There is a TON of federal and state funding and financial opportunities out there for 'clean energy' enterprises. I'm in Massachusetts for example and I know the state offers funding for this sort of thing. But you have to apply for it. That being said, there are a number of legal concerns you should also address once you have a business plan - liability, insurance, warranty, incorporating the business, sales / customer contracts, etc Best of luck.
Hello Stephen and thanks for your service. It looks like not many people have done the conversion (including me). Of course you can dig around on the internet for technical information. Doing conversions as a business will require you to be responsible for some sort of warranty for the conversion work that you do. I think it would be a great field for an ambitious person to get into.
I would suggest you do a few conversions first, though, starting with your vehicle. You would learn a lot doing it. Depending on your level of experience in doing custom car work, you might want to get some experience working for a shop that does conversions. That way you would learn a LOT about the technical and business side. Once you have some experience under your belt, then consider doing it as your own business.
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