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49 CFR 538.8: Gallon Equivalents for Gaseous Fuels.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER V—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- PART 538—MANUFACTURING INCENTIVES FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES
The gallon equivalent of gaseous fuels, for purposes of calculations made under 49 U.S.C. 32905, are listed in Table I:
Table I—Gallon Equivalent Measurements for Gaseous Fuels per 100 Standard Cubic Feet
Fuel Gallon equivalent measurement
Compressed Natural Gas 0.823
Liquefied Natural Gas 0.823
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Grade HD-5)* 0.726
Hydrogen 0.259
Hythane (Hy5) 0.741
* Per gallon unit of measure.
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