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When Sellers, 31, bought an $800 conversion kit two years ago, “it had nothing to do with fuel prices; it was just a decision on having some sort of independence and challenging the use of fossil fuels,” said the adjunct professor of art at Frederick Community College.
With gas prices skyrocketing, he’s saving $80 to $100 a month. Sellers is already on his second grease car, a 2002 VW Golf hatchback. He installed the conversion kit himself, but those who lack the mechanical chops pay an average of $900 to have it done. Installation in trucks can cost as much as $2,500.
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