Due to the growing popularity of CNG and its undeniable advantages, it was decided to analyze the possibilities and profitability of powering vehicles with this fuel in the Lublin region, as, as will be shown, infrastructure can be of decisive importance here. The article presents the method of installing factory CNG systems as well as the conversion of used vehicles. The characteristics of vehicle traffic in urban and extra-urban conditions are presented, along with the corresponding fuel consumption and range. The method of calculating the depreciation of additional costs associated with adapting vehicles to run on CNG is also described.Natural gas for vehicle propulsion was used in Poland as early as the 19th century. The first tram powered by gas fuel took to the streets of Jelenia Góra in 1899. Fifty years later, there were over 2,000 vehicles powered by
CNG. The south of the country had the best-developed natural gas refueling infrastructure, and this trend has persisted to this day. In the 1970s, the price of natural gas was no longer as attractive, which caused the CNG market to decline.
The last decade has been a period of significant development for CNG, mainly for ecological and economic reasons.
Some countries have created interesting support mechanisms for CNG, e.g., Italy for a time subsidized the purchase of the Fiat
Panda Natural Power with an amount of 3,500 euros, which caused a significant increase in the popularity of this car on the local market [10].
Currently, there are over 4 million vehicles powered by natural gas (CNG) in the world, and a dynamic growth of this segment of the automotive market can be observed.
In Poland, we can refuel CNG at 28 stations (Figure 1), similar to the United Kingdom (31) and Spain (30). (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine