This report profiles the industrial truck market, commonly known as the lift truck market, and key operating characteristics. The purpose is to identify present fuel consumption patterns and project natural gas vehicle populations through the end of the decade. There are approximately 868,000 industrial trucks in active service. Of the total, 377,000 are electric-powered class 1-2 trucks. There are 491,000 class 4-6 trucks in active service, primarily vehicles with internal combustion engines. About 80 percent of the internal combustion engine trucks use LNG or propane. The research identified 11 factors that might impact positively or negatively on an industrial truck user's decision to convert to natural gas. These considerations range from Performance requirement to Air Quality and Conversion Costs. Taken in total, these factors generate an opportunity to sell or convert 24,000 to 25,000 CNG industrial trucks between 1996 and 2000.


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    Title :

    Industrial Truck Market Analysis. Final Report, May-October 1995


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    186 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English