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Natural gas – Vehicle fuel

Authors: Richard TILAGONE, Bertrand LECOINTE

Publication date: January 10, 2015, Review date: October 1, 2020 | Lire en français

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1. Overview of the natural gas vehicle market

The situation of the market for natural gas vehicles is highly disparate, geographically speaking. The low constraints on the use of natural gas have enabled some manufacturers to continue to meet the expectations of a marginal national market supported by tax incentives, while maintaining moderate investments. In addition, these technologies were perfectly suited to the needs and regulatory requirements of other geographical areas, and made it possible to satisfy a drastic need to reduce urban pollutants, particularly particulates. In South America (Argentina, Brazil), Asia (Pakistan, India, China) and the Middle East (Iran), ...

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Standards and norms

Natural gas – Natural gas for use as compressed fuel for vehicles – Part 1: Quality designation - NF EN ISO 15403-1 - 03-08
Natural gas – Compression factor calculation – Part 1: Introduction and guidelines - NF EN ISO 12213-1 - 12-09
Natural gas – Compression factor calculation – Part 2: calculation based on molar composition analysis - NF EN ISO 12213-2 - 12-09
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