09-11-2011, 07:16 PM
It's not a question about whether swapping out batteries is technically feasible, it's about the chicken and the egg.
It's far easier to implement natural gas distribution at fuel stations, but it hasn't caught on enough to the point where the average consumer would consider natural gas as a fuel. There just aren't enough natural gas fueling stations. If you're taking a long trip with a natural gas vehicle, you would have to plan ahead to find out where you can get fuel, and probably go out of your way to get that fuel.
It's far easier to implement natural gas distribution at fuel stations, but it hasn't caught on enough to the point where the average consumer would consider natural gas as a fuel. There just aren't enough natural gas fueling stations. If you're taking a long trip with a natural gas vehicle, you would have to plan ahead to find out where you can get fuel, and probably go out of your way to get that fuel.