NGVs and the environment
NGV grants
As an added incentive to switch to natural gas vehicles, Terasen Gas offers grants worth up to $10,000. (Total grant funds available per year are limited.)
Vehicles powered by natural gas leave a smaller environmental footprint on our planet.
That’s because natural gas burns cleaner than gasoline, significantly reducing harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gases. This helps improve air quality and slows climate change.
- NGVs reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 15 to 25 per cent, the principal and most harmful greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
- NGVs emit virtually no particulate matter, the harmful microscopic component of air pollution that penetrates deeply into the lungs.
- NGVs reduce nitrous oxide emissions (NOx), a key contributor to smog, by 40 to 60 per cent on a lifecycle basis or 80 to 90 per cent at the tailpipe.
- NGVs don’t contain benzene, a common component of gasoline engine exhaust and a well-known carcinogen.
The time is right for alternate fuels
Vehicle pollution is a major urban air quality issue.
- 40 per cent of urban pollution comes from transportation with commercial vehicles being the biggest polluters.
- 99.8 per cent of vehicles on the road today use conventional liquid fuels such as gasoline.
- Diesel exhaust is a known carcinogen.
Greener buses
Compared to diesel buses, buses running on natural gas reduce
- harmful nitrous oxide emissions by 80 per cent
- greenhouse gas emissions by 13 per cent
A bridge to hydrogen
Natural gas vehicles also play a part in the transition towards a hydrogen-driven economy.
Current technology can accommodate hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG). This blend of hydrogen and natural gas improves combustion, allows the engine to operate with a higher air-to-fuel ratio, encourages better performance and further reduces emissions.
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