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Title	NATURAL GAS VEHICLES STALL ON WAY TO MARKET
Accession No	00682718
Authors	Gushee, D E
Journal Title	Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy Vol. 10 No. 2
Period Covered	Summer
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Tennessee Valley Authority ; University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Publication Date	19950000
Description	p. 81-85
Languages	English
Abstract	According to the Department of Energy (DOE), by 2010 alternative fuels will displace about 400,000 barrels of gasoline and diesel fuel per day, or about 6 billion gallons per year--still less than 5 percent of current transportation-based petroleum use. DOE estimates that natural gas will account for about 25 percent of that displacement, while propane, which is derived primarily from natural-gas liquids, will account for another 20 percent. Methanol, which also is produced from natural gas, will contribute 14 percent. If these figures prove correct, natural-gas consumption for motor vehicles would approach 1 trillion cubic feet per year by about 2015. How likely is it that this DOE scenario will come to pass? Several factors affect the economic allure of alternative-fuel vehicles in general and natural-gas vehicles in particular. The two primary economic factors are comparative fuel prices and comparative vehicle prices.
TRT Terms	Alcohol fuels ; Alternate fuels ; Methanol ; Motor vehicles ; Natural gas ; Petroleum products ; Propane
Other Terms	Alternative fuels; Methanol as fuel; Propane fuel
Subject Areas	H17 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; H53 VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS; I96 Vehicle Operating Costs
Availability	Tennessee Valley Authority
TRIS Files	HRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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