Up to now, Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEMs) light-duty Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) development has focused on trucks, vans, and recently full-sized automobiles for taxi and police use. The operation of these vehicles has demonstrated the benefits offered by natural gas fuel in terms of low fuel cost, reduced engine maintenance, and significant across-the-board reduction in exhaust emissions. Despite the advantages these NGVs offer, their primary market has been limited to specialized fleets. This is because of modest driving ranges (125 to 175 miles), lost truck-bed (with optional extended-range tankage) or trunk space due to the compressed natural gas (CNG) tanks, and the restricted marketplace niche satisfied these full-size vehicles. A large segment of the overall vehicle marketplace ignored by current NGVs is the compact-sized automobile used extensively in local/federal government needs, in corporate autopools, and by the general public. This vehicle class represents a large fraction of the automobiles on the road today. In addition to offering a new NGV marketplace, the modern compact-sized, ront-wheel-drive sedan is well studied to run on natural gas. These vehicles are highly fuel efficient. Providing overall fuel mileage of 30 mpg, which can translate into increased NGV driving range. Furthermore, the front-wheel-drive layout and efficient packaging offer the potential to store sufficient CNG for ranges comparable to gasoline-fueled automobiles without substantially affecting trunk storage capacity. To demonstrate the advantages of a small-platform NGV, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) is leading a team with industrial partners in a prototype development project called the Advanced Natural Gas Vehicle (ANGV).


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    Title :

    Advanced natural gas vehicle development


    Additional title:

    Entwicklung von modernen Fahrzeugen mit Erdgasantrieb


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 4 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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