Favorable life cycle costs computed for methanol vehicles

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6879217

An alternative fuel cost model developed in Canada is described which incorporates an alternative fuel cost analysis into a system which considers the cost of transport, storage, and distribution of fuel; fuel taxes; tax concessions on vehicles; grants for conversion; and the variable and fixed costs of owning and operating the vehicle over the expected lifetime. A table compares the cost per passenger or per ton-mile for seven vehicles: commuter auto, heavy use auto, taxi, urban bus, inter-urban bus, urban truck, and inter-urban truck. The fuels considered are: gasoline, compressed natural gas, propane, diesel, liquefied natural gas, methanol blend, ethanol blend, and methanol. 1 table.

• OSTI ID: 6879217
• Journal Information: Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States), Journal Name: Pace Synth. Fuels Rep.; (United States) Vol. 24:1; ISSN PSFRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290200 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
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33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330800* -- Emission Control-- Alternative Fuels
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
COST
DIESEL FUELS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCES
ETHANOL
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASOLINE
GRANTS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LIFE-CYCLE COST
LIQUEFIED GASES
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
LIQUID FUELS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METHANOL
NATURAL GAS
OPERATING COST
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PROPANE
RETROFITTING
STORAGE
TAXES
TRANSPORT
VEHICLES