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Natural gas-powered cars and trucks : options and issues /
The increase in domestic supplies of natural gas has raised new interest in expanding its use in the transportation sector. This book considers issues related to wider use of natural gas as a fuel in passenger cars and commercial vehicles. This book is designed to help fleets understand the cost fac...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Transportation issues, policies and R & D series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- NATURAL GAS-POWERED CARS AND TRUCKS: OPTIONS AND ISSUES; NATURAL GAS-POWERED CARS AND TRUCKS: OPTIONS AND ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: NATURAL GAS FOR CARS AND TRUCKS: OPTIONS AND CHALLENGES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; CHANGE IN U.S. NATURAL GAS SUPPLY; VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES USING NATURAL GAS; PROSPECTS FOR GROWTH; EMISSIONS AND FUEL ECONOMY; EXISTING FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS; CONGRESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT; Chapter 2: COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLE FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE; INTRODUCTION; CNG STATION OVERVIEW.
- FACTORS AFFECTING CNG STATION COSTSUSER NEEDS AND ACCESS; INSTALLATION AND SITE PARAMETERS; STATION DESIGN; OTHER FACTORS TO CONSIDER; ESTIMATED CNG STATION COSTS; EQUIPMENT COSTS; ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; Chapter 3: BUSINESS CASE FOR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS IN MUNICIPAL FLEETS; INTRODUCTION; VICE MODEL BASELINE PARAMETERS; CNG PROJECT Q & A; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS; INDEX.