Mechanics
39. Natural gas for vehicles has higher octane number than gasoline (125 vs. 90), what provides combustion without self-ignition, even in engines of higher compression and efficiency. 40. Furthermore, combustion[…]
Category: 50 Reasons for using NGV/CNG
Safety
33. NGV/CNG is not a new technology. It has 70 years of history. It is widely proven and its technological advances are constant. 34. Being lighter than air, in case[…]
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Ecology and health
23. NGV/CNG engines produce 25% less carbon dioxide than gasoline and 35% less than diesel. The CO2 contributes to global climate change due to greenhouse effect. 24. They reduce carbon[…]
Politics and saving
17. Oil price is extremely unstable and its trend –especially after the last big international crisis- is definitely upwards again. 18. More and more governments promote natural gas as the[…]
Applications
14. Natural gas for vehicles may replace all liquid fuels in all their applications and more, whereas the opposite is not possible 15. Regarding land transport, there are cars, vans,[…]
Infrastructure
1. Almost 80 countries from all five continents use NGV/CNG. 2. More than 10 million vehicles run on this noble fuel today. 3. Cars refuel at over 16 thousand filling[…]
