Economic, efficiency, and environmental comparison of alternative vehicular fuels: 1982 update

Journal Article · Wed May 05 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · A.G.A. energy analysis; (United States)

OSTI ID:5036177

At an operating cost of only 4 cents/mile, methane vehicles are cheaper than gasoline, propane, or electric ones, claims the American Gas Association. The payback period for the natural gas - CNG (compressed natural gas) or LNG - vehicle would be 1-3.4 years depending on the location, conversion and station costs, fleet size, fuel cost, and mileage. The typical cost of converting a 100-vehicle fleet could be $1550/vehicle; a slow-fill station is a $100,000-200,000 investment. Widespread use of gas-powered cars would lower traffic emissions while increasing the use of pipeline capacity. It would not place a strain on gas supplies because vehicle demand is projected at 0.4-1.9 trillion CF by the year 2000, only 2-6% of expected supplies.

• Research Organization: Policy Evaluation and Analysis Group, Arlington, VA
• OSTI ID: 5036177
• Journal Information: A.G.A. energy analysis; (United States), Journal Name: A.G.A. energy analysis; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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10 SYNTHETIC FUELS
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COMPRESSED GASES
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