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Natural gas does not auto-ignite at pressures and temperatures relevant to traditional gasoline and diesel engine design, thus providing more flexibility in the design of a natural gas engine. Methane, the main component of natural gas, has an autoignition temperature of 580 °C, [ 48 ] whereas gasoline and diesel autoignite at approximately ...
The Honda Civic GX first appeared in 1998 as a factory-modified Civic LX that had been designed to run exclusively on CNG (compressed natural gas). In 1998 the Civic GX cost $4500 more than a comparable Civic LX. [10] The car looked and drove just like a contemporary Honda Civic LX, but did not run on gasoline.
Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas mainly composed of methane (CH 4), compressed to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure.It is stored and distributed in hard containers at a pressure of 20–25 megapascals (2,900–3,600 psi; 200–250 bar), usually in cylindrical or spherical shapes.
Volkswagen Golf TGI 1.4 BlueMotion, Natural Gas, 81 kW (110 PS), Cubic Capacity:1395 cm, Fuel capacity (CNG): 15 kg, Fuel capacity (petrol): 50 L, Range (CNG): 420 km, Range (combined): 1360 km; Volkswagen Caddy/Caddy Maxi Life EcoFuel CNG man. Volkswagen Touran EcoFuel CNG man.
Many components, such as spark plugs or a gas-powered engine, can make maintenance costs expensive. “Without spark plugs to replace or oil to change, electric vehicles have a clear leg up on ...
One GGE of natural gas is 126.67 cubic feet (3.587 m 3) at standard conditions. This volume of natural gas has the same energy content as one US gallon of gasoline (based on lower heating values: 900 BTU/cu ft (9.3 kWh/m 3) of natural gas and 114,000 BTU/US gal (8.8 kWh/L) for gasoline). [22]
In 1994 the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) introduced gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) as a metric for fuel economy for natural gas vehicles. NIST defined a gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) as 5.660 pounds of natural gas, and gasoline liter equivalent (GLE) as 0.678 kilograms of natural gas. [18]
The average purchase price for an electric vehicle is higher than the average cost for a gas-powered car, but you have to also factor in the tax credit you'll be eligible for, which brings the ...