RNG as On-Road Fuel Up 17% in 2022
Renewable natural gas (RNG) use to fuel on-road natural gas vehicles rose 17% in 2022 and accounted for 69% of all on-road fuel use in the US last year, Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) said April 13.
Last year, 663 million gasoline-equivalent gallons (GGE) of natural gas were used as motor fuel; 457 million GGE of that total came from renewable sources, up 17% from 2021 and 218% higher than volumes used in 2018, NGVAmerica and the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) said.
“RNG-fueled heavy-duty vehicles are a scalable, affordable, and carbon-free-today solution for freight and transit fleets of all sizes,” NGVAmerica President Dan Gage said. “And with the upcoming availability of a 15-liter engine option, commercial fleet applications with the biggest torque and horsepower needs will also be able to transition to ultra-clean renewable natural gas motor fuel and displace diesel, saving on fueling costs and slashing their greenhouse gas emissions.”