ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES : THE CASE OF COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES IN CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLDS

This study examines the potential market for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles at the consumer level in California. It reveals the nature of the CNG vehicle ownership experience, determines the effects of government incentives on the decision to own a CNG vehicle, and considers the California CNG refueling network in the context of future alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) such as fuel cell vehicles. The study concludes that government financial incentives have not necessarily been influential in the decision to purchase a CNG vehicle. Instead, CNG vehicles have been purchased primarily because they can be driven in the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, thus reducing drivers' commute time, improving commute time reliability and relieving stress. Significant dissatisfaction, however, still remains with the CNG refueling network and the driving range of CNG vehicles.

• Record URL:
  https://itspubs.ucdavis.edu/download_pdf.php?id=368
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 2001. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis CA. Remarks: Thesis (M.S.)--University of California, Davis, 2001. Also available online via the ITS UC-Davis web site <http://its.ucdavis.edu/publications>. Format: website
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Davis

  Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Research Center, Institute of Transportation Studies
  Davis, CA  United States  95616
• Authors:
  • Abbanat, Brian Anthony
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 103 p.
• Serial:
  • Research report (University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies) ; UCD-ITS-RR-01-12
  • Publisher: University of California, Davis

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Automobiles; Compressed natural gas; Consumer preferences; Motor vehicles
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Energy; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00963515
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCD-ITS-RR-01-12
• Files: CALTRANS
• Created Date: Oct 2 2003 12:00AM