COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLE FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE - Natural Gas-powered Cars and Trucks: Options and Issues - page 48

 light/medium-duty

vehicles fueling 10
gge/day or

compressor

 30 psi inlet gas pressure

 34,000 scf storage (270 gge)

 Private fleet station serving

45-65 taxis fueling 12
gge/day

 One dual-hose metered

dispenser

 Included installation costs are

estimated at

 65% of equipment costs

Time-
Fill

$550,000-
$850,000

Private fleet station serving:


 One 100-175 scfm (48-83
gge/hr)
 compressor
 30 psi inlet gas pressure
 10-40 dual-hose posts
 One time-fill panel; 10-hour
fueling window
 Included installation costs are
estimated at
 65% of equipment costs
*1 gge (gasoline gallon equivalent) = 126 scf (standard cubic feet).
**A time-fill station can accommodate more vehicles than hoses if the vehicles do not
fuel every day.

50-80 school buses fueling
10 gge/night,

 25-40 refuse trucks fueling

20 gge/night, or

 75-80 sedans/pick-ups

fueling 7 gge/night**

Large Station (1,500-2,000 gge*/day)

Cost
Range

Type Example Applications Assumptions

Fast-Fill $1.2-$1.8
million

 Large retail station serving

light- to

 Two 300-400 scfm (143-190

gge/hr)

 heavy-duty vehicles such

as delivery
vans, work trucks, refuse
trucks, class

 compressors

 30 psi inlet gas pressure

 55,000 scf storage (437 gge)

 Two dual-hose metered

dispensers

 8 tractors, and local fleets,

or

 Included installation costs are

estimated at 50% of
equipment costs

 Airport station serving

light- and medium-duty
vehicles such as taxis,
shuttle buses, and local
fleets**

*1 gge (gasoline gallon equivalent) = 126 scf (standard cubic feet).
**A time-fill station can accommodate more vehicles than hoses if the vehicles do not
fuel every day.