Does it take more space/tank size?
Safety of tank from compression/explosions?
It won’t gel like diesel will in say, Wyoming, SD, ND, Alaska, so that’s positive.
EPA will be against it as it would help the economy (EPA are 0bummer’s commie foot soldiers)
I’m all for it.
Caveat, if refineries could focus on gasoline and not diesel, wouldn’t that make gasoline cheaper as they would reduce blends as diesel is surely one cracking blend?
GTL!
I don’t know about big trucks, but for pick up trucks the size of the tank is similar. For gas vehicles, you can run gas as well.
The explosion risks are different, as the Cong would disperse differently than liquid fuel. But the tanks are designed to withstand all conceivable impacts. Of course, nothing is 100% safe.
The performance is similar to normal fuel.
For cars, you CAN get a compressor installed in your home, but fill ups would take longer because your home natural gas would need to be compressed.
Conversions of normal vehicles are still cost prohibitive. I was close to being able to make it work, but you need to dive about 40,000 miles per year to make it work.
Yes.
Safety of tank from compression/explosions?
The tanks have a lot of strength due to needing to contain thousands of pounds per square inch of pressure. They are subject to more rigerous requirements for crash testing as well. Most these days are carbon fiber but metal ones have been in use on our roads for several decades.
Caveat, if refineries could focus on gasoline and not diesel, wouldn’t that make gasoline cheaper as they would reduce blends as diesel is surely one cracking blend?
I don't see this reducing any blends. Refineries are not going to be economically able to eliminate diesel production. All refining produces both. Companies spend significant money to change the ratio but it is tough to eliminate. I do know of 4 refineries that will produce all diesel but they essentially first produce some gasoline then continue to break it down into gas for heating fuel at the refinery.
I’d rather see a trimming down of all gas blends than losing diesel. I can’t remember the numbers or exactly how it goes, but it was something where if you combine all the different blends of gas from all 50 states, you’d get like 30+ blends and supposedly 20+ of them are from California. Drop that 30+ to 3-5 and you’d surely see a drop in fuel prices.
Frickin’ EPA