Pickens’ natural gas idea picking up steam

Will cars be fueled by CNG? Yes, if ex-oil tycoon has any say in the matter

What will power your car a decade from now? Billionaire T. Boone Pickens is betting big that it will be compressed natural gas.

The former oil tycoon has put $58 million into touting his “Pickens Plan” in TV ads, YouTube videos, town hall meetings and media interviews to get people talking about boosting wind power for electricity and using the nation’s natural gas supply for the next auto fuel.


The publicity is working. After years of a relatively low profile in the alternative fuel discussion, compressed natural gas or “CNG” vehicles are now at the forefront of a national debate.

“No one would be talking about CNG in vehicles but for T. Boone Pickens