Why CNG?
It’s Clean: With the exception of hydrogen itself, natural gas (NG) has the highest hydrogen content of any fuel. NGVs produce approx. 93 – 95% less emissions than similar petroleum fueled vehicles.
It’s Safe: Lighter-than-air compressed natural gas is nontoxic and disperses quickly. It has a higher ignition temperature than diesel fuel or gasoline, reducing the chances of accidental ignition. Chances are you’re using natural gas in your home today – to power your cooktop, operate your clothes dryer, or to fuel your hot water heater.
It’s Domestic: Every natural gas vehicle (NGV) on the road today results in the avoidance of 100% of the petroleum that vehicle would otherwise use, reducing our dependence on imported petroleum.
It’s Cheaper: With lowered maintenance costs compare to diesel and a lower price on a gasoline gallon equivalent basis, natural gas vehicle (NGV) operators have reduced fuel costs.
Natural Gas is Here Now: With the hydrogen highway at least 15 – 20 years away for the general public, natural gas is the cleanest fuel available today.
It’s an on-ramp to the hydrogen highway: The best possible springboard for Hydrogen technology is a flourishing CNG transport industry. Almost every technology related to CNG has a direct application to a future Hydrogen fueled world. Hydrogen-rich CNG and hydrogen are both gaseous fuels, requiring many of the same infrastructure changes. The expansion of today’s CNG fueling infrastructure makes economic sense for the long run since CNG stations can easily be converted to hydrogen fueling stations.
It’s increasingly convenient: California and Arizona are rapidly developing a CNG fueling infrastructure. Other states are getting on board as well.
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