CNG for cars
A Datsun 1808 powered partly by compressed natural gas (CNG) competed in a national Gold Star car trial in Auckland recently. The car was converted to run on natural gas fuel by an Auckland firm specialising in an alternative fuel system for cars. Dual Fuel Systems, Ltd, of Penrose. The driver switches from CNG to petrol b> using a control mechanism fitted to the compressor natural gas system. The natural gas, carried in a cylinder in the boot,
was pumped from the or- ! ( binary mains supply of ': the Auckland Gas Company. The CNG is piped into the engine through the ■ dual-fuel equipment, , which includes a special gas air mixer. It can be fitted to any car, van, ' fork hoist or truck, with- ; out any modification to '■ the motor, the makers ; laim. It costs about 60 cents o buy 120 cubic feet of CNG, the equivalent of ( one gallon of petrol. The , price of the CNG includes : road tax charges. i
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Press, 2 September 1977, Page 8
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