CNG vs. LNG: how to choose your natural gas fuel type

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CNG vs. LNG: how to choose your fuel type 

Which fuel works best for you—compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG)? It depends on a few things, like fuel availability in your area, the type and size of your vehicles and your required driving range.

CNG

LNG

What it is:

natural gas that’s been piped to a compression facility

natural gas that’s been cooled to -162 °C to become a liquid

Best for:

medium-duty vehicles travelling a moderate distance between refuelling

the best choice when extended driving range is required because an LNG tank holds 2.5 times more fuel than a similar-sized CNG tank

Vehicle types:

• Class 6, 7, 8 long-haul tractors
• waste haulers and dump trucks
• courier and delivery trucks
• transit and school buses
• passenger cars (e.g. Honda Civic)
• pickup trucks (e.g. Ford F-150)
• cargo vans and minivans (e.g. Chevrolet Express Van)

• Class 6, 7, 8 long-haul tractors
• marine vessels such as coastal ferries
• heavy-duty mine haul trucks
• locomotives

How it’s delivered:

through our natural gas system to various dispensing stations across B.C.

From our LNG storage facilities by tank truck to:

• permanent LNG dispensing station
• mobile fuelling station on a customers’ property1
• commercial fuelling station along a regional corridor

Fuelling process 

Both CNG and LNG come from our distribution system—which we continue to further decarbonize with the addition of low-carbon2 Renewable Natural Gas3 (RNG)—but there are differences on how each fuel type is delivered and dispensed.

CNG fuelling 

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LNG fuelling 

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