Yes, but here’s the kicker—where methane could really flip the script for America isn’t just in power plants or pipelines, it’s in mobility. That’s right, actual moving things. The internal combustion engine, bless its oily heart, has had over a century of evolution and still isn’t done surprising us. But diesel? Diesel is the crusty old warhorse belching soot and particulates like it’s auditioning for a Victorian coal mine. Even the so-called “clean” versions are still chemical nightmares, relying on exhaust treatment systems so bloated and complex they now outweigh the damn engine itself—and still growing like a bureaucrat’s pension plan. What we need is a phase change, not another patch. Methane is that change. It burns clean, leaves almost zero soot, and doesn’t gunk up the engine like it’s been snacking on asphalt. That’s why the space industry’s switching over—it turns out reusable rockets don’t stay reusable when they’re caked in carbon crap. Methane doesn’t just work, it cleans up after itself. From scooters to 18-wheelers, this stuff can run the whole show—without leaving a mechanical crime scene in its wake.
