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Use of Natural Gas as a Primary Vehicular Fuel for a Public Utility Fleet
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One public utility has converted over one-half their fleet to a dual fuel operation using natural gas as the primary fuel and gasoline as an alternate. They report that conversion to natural gas can be accomplished with minimum change in administrative maintenance practices.
Fuel costs are reduced significantly. Vehicle maintenance costs are essentially the same as with straight gasoline operation. There is some indication of prolonged engine life which may permit extension of the useful life of the vehicles. The ability to operate vehicles on either of two different fuels provides added flexibility in maintaining service to public utility customers during periods when one or the other type fuel is in short supply.
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Goninan, W., "Use of Natural Gas as a Primary Vehicular Fuel for a Public Utility Fleet," SAE Technical Paper 750074, 1975, https://doi.org/10.4271/750074.Also In
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- McJones R. W. Corbeil R. J. “Natural Gas Fueled Vehicles, Exhaust Emissions and Operational Characteristics.” Paper 700078 SAE Automotive Engineering Congress Detroit January 1970
- California Institute of Technology, Environmental Quality Laboratory “Gaseous Fuels Manual.” March 1 1972
- “Report on General Services Administration Dual Fuel Vehicle Experiment-Pollution Reduction with Fuel Savings.” U.S. Government Publication GSA
- California Institute of Technology, Environmental Quality Laboratory “Smog-A Report to the People of the South Coast Air Basin