Vehicles
Natural Gas Vehicles
Emission tests have now demonstrated that natural gas powered vehicles provide an economically viable and socially acceptable way of reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and significantly improving air quality. Even taking into account unburned methane from non-optimised engines and catalyst systems, an independant test has demonstrated an overall percentage reduction in equivalent CO2 emissions of some 20% compared with petrol.
The range of toxic emissions associated with diesel and petrol engines are either eliminated or dramatically reduced. Similarly, the Natural Gas related emissions provide a substantial reduction in ozone forming potential whilst significantly reducing other pollutants such as Nitrogen Oxides. Natural Gas fuelled vehicles are even capable of environmentally out-performing those powered by LPG engines. Taking all factors into account there are substantial environmental benefits in the use of Natural Gas.
