Natural Gas

Natural gas, which is primarily methane, fuels a vehicle in a process which is very similar to that of gasoline powered vehicles; the concepts of internal combustion between the two are virtually identical. In cars, the natural gas is burnt and the combustion of the gas acts as the energy process. In a combustion engine, the fuel is mixed with air, which is pumped into a small space, referred to as the combustion chamber. The sparkplug initiates an electric jolt which causes the mixture to burn in an explosive reaction, referred to as oxidation. Then, the pressure created from the combustion of the fuel/air mix in the chamber drives a piston; which is correlated through a series of gears and shafts to the wheels and axels.

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