A NEW WAV TO PLAY THE NATURAL GAS GAME?

摘要

In a CO exclusive, a road test and firsthand experience with natural gas retrofit fuel systems and glider kits reveal interesting possibilities for cost-minded truck fleets. The first part of my test drive began westbound on Interstate 80 out of Salt Lake City, on the level desert run that leads to the Bonneville Salt Flats. The goal then had been to find flat ground and a little traffic to give me a feel for the truck. But now, we'd doubled back and were climbing the Wasatch Mountains east of the city on I-215 leading to I-80 East toward Park City. Here, I'd get a chance to pull some serious mountain grades and see for myself if a dual-fuel diesel-ignited natural gas truck engine was up to hauling 44,000 pounds in demanding terrain.