2020 Ford 7.3L Ike Gauntlet
It did way better than I expected going up. LINK
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Shiner Brock wrote:
This is false. Studies from Cummins and others in the industry show that there is only a 5-10% drop in fuel economy from a diesel powered truck to CNG diesel powered truck. Since the CNG cost much less here thanks to our over abundance of it in the US, the cost per mile is much lower for a CNG powered diesel. Not only that, but since it burns much leaner, there is no need for a DPF or SCR system. The 160 & 175 DGE tanks that my company currently builds allows the truck to go between 800-1,000 miles between fillups.
What they do outside of NA regarding CNG is really not my concern, but most of the world does not have the amount of natural gas the US does so this may be a big reason why it has not taken off in other places. You also might be thinking of gas engine CNG conversion which is not the same as a diesel engine CNG conversion.
Got nothing to do with it. Compressed Natural Gas is pretty easy to obtain in places like Europe, LPG is another easily sourced fuel that can be used as a long distance substiute. CNG is more restricted as redult of its storage problems to shorter distances.
Historically, CNG has been used onshore for gas supply over short distances and in relatively small volumes. While the cost of delivered CNG depends on project specific conditions such as gas volume, in general CNG can be economically viable for volumes up to around 5 MMscf/d and distances up to 800 km.
CNG - compressed natural gas storage has a lower energy density than LPG. ... Another difference between CNG and LPG cars is the tank pressure. LPG pressure is less than 2 MPa whilst CNG - compressed natural gasstorage is 20 to 25 MPa. This means high pressure CNG tanks are heavier and more expensive than LPG tanks
