U.S. POSTAL SERVICE OPERATING EXPERIENCE WITH A CNG FUELED DELIVERY FLEET

Significant fuel cost reductions are being achieved using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in lieu of gasoline as a vehicular fuel in Postal delivery vehicles. A total of 98 operational vehicles have been converted for dual fuel operation. In a twelve month period the vehicles traveled 446,815 miles on CNG vs. 109,649 miles on gasoline. CNG usage has increased from 29% in the first month of operation to 89% in the twelfth. Fuel costs were 9.9 cents per mile for CNG as compared to 14.9 cents per mile for gasoline.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference Proceedings P-129, Compressed Natural Gas as a Motor Vehicle Fuel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 22-23, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Messera, J R
• Conference:
  • Conference Proceedings P-129, Compressed Natural Gas as a Motor Vehicle Fuel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 22-23, 1983.
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 93-97

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compressed natural gas; Cost effectiveness; Fleet management; Motor vehicles; Operating costs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fleets
• Old TRIS Terms: Dual fueling
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381762
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM