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CH4 Facts

CH4 Facts: Vehicle Efficiency Numbers

July 28, 2022

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Our last post on vehicle emissions might have raised some eyebrows, but let’s look at the efficiency numbers of an internal combustion vehicle versus an electric vehicle. An internal combustion vehicle converts between 20-35% percent of the fuel energy potential to force at the wheels of your vehicle. While that might not sound like a stellar number, the lower end of that scale reflects heavy duty trucks and vans. Now, let’s compare it to an EV. Thermal efficiency at a power plant ranges from 45-50%. Losses on the transmission grid are 5%. Losses at your transformer (assuming you only go through 1 to get to your home) is 3%. Losses at the charger are 11-16%. Losses at the battery 18%, and finally losses at the drive motors are 10%. If you do the math, an EV is only able to use 24.1-28.7% of the fuel energy potential. So, is the EV much more efficient than an internal combustion engine? Every car on the road is powered by oil and gas. If you have a specific question, send us a message or plan to join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 2-4, 2023 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

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CH4 Facts: Vehicle Emissions

July 7, 2022

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Can we talk about vehicle emissions? We often hear about zero emissions vehicles, but is that a true statement? Actually, no. Much of the pollution from vehicle travel is particulate emissions from tires. But let’s say we are specifically comparing an internal combustion engine vs. the motor of an electric car (EV). The answer is still no… Electric cars are not emissions free; they just transfer where the emissions are being made. Instead of tailpipe emissions, the EV emissions are made at the power generation site. Every car on the road is powered by oil and gas (and for EV, sometimes coal, fuel oil, nuclear, etc.). If you have a specific question, send us a message or plan to join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 2-4, 2023 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

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CH4 Facts: Auto Glass

June 30, 2022

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We have discussed glass several times, but car window glass is on a completely different level. Car glass must be extremely strong, tough, clear without visible distortions, extremely climate resistant, and designed to break in a controlled manner to prevent injury to occupants. To manufacturer a product that can successfully meet all those challenges requires heat — and lots of it. Those process are powered by natural gas. Every vehicle on the road today is powered by the oil and gas industry. If you have a specific question, send us a message or plan to join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 2-4, 2023 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

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CH4 Facts: Paint Schemes

June 23, 2022

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We recently talked about paint when we were discussing homes, but the oil and gas industry plays a part in automotive paint as well. From cars that are “murdered out” in flat black, to intricate beautiful works of art that have weeks invested in them. There is so much room for personal expression via paint schemes and they are all powered by the oil and gas industry. If you have a specific question, send us a message or plan to join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 2-4, 2023 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

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CH4 Facts: Engines & Motors

June 16, 2022

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How about those engines and motors? Both are made with components that are mined, transported, and manufactured with energy produced by the oil and gas industry. From the copper and rotor bars used in the motors of the most advanced electric cars to the pistons and crankshafts of the internal combustion engines, every vehicle on the road is powered by oil and gas. If you have a specific question, send us a message, or plan to join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 2-4, 2023 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA.

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CH4 Facts: Car Suspension

June 9, 2022

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Car Suspension: No matter what suspension you are running… twin I-beam, wishbone, 3 link, 4 link, coil over, leaf springs, independent, etc. The components that comprise those systems are made with oil and gas products. Every vehicle on the road today is powered by the oil and gas industry. If you have a specific question, send us a message or plan to join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 2-4, 2023 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA.

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CH4 Facts: Automotive Assembly

May 26, 2022

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This CH4 post focuses on assembly in automotive manufacturing. Production lines are a continuous flurry of activity: bolting, welding, painting, gluing, attaching, etc. They all have one thing in common — they consume energy. From the robotic welders to the air compressors for tool air supply, they depend on electricity often made with natural gas. Every vehicle on the road is powered by oil and gas. If you have a specific question, send a message or plan to join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 2-4, 2023 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

CH4-46 Automotive Assembly Plant

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CH4 Facts: Forming & Shaping Metal

May 19, 2022

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As we continue our look at automotive manufacturing, today we are reviewing forming and shaping metal. With improvements in manufacturing processes, almost all metal components on a car are now made by pressing the metal to a mold. Some are done with hot metal while others are cold formed, but both methods use energy that is often produced from natural gas. Every vehicle on the road is powered by oil and gas in one manner or another. If you have a specific question, send us a message, or plan to join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 2-4, 2023 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

Bending metal

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CH4 Facts: Foundry

May 12, 2022

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In this post, we delve further in to automotive manufacturing: Let’s discuss the foundry where usable forms of aluminums, metals, and steels are made using intense heat. The energy source for generating that heat is typically an oil and gas product. Every vehicle on the road is powered by oil and gas. If you have a specific question, send us a message, or plan to join us at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 2-4, 2023 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

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CH4 Facts: Vehicle Production

April 28, 2022

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Since the very beginning of car production, manufacturers relied heavily on the oil and gas industry during the production of the vehicles. Let’s start with the interior — long gone are the days of the metal dashboards. Manufacturers are now using safer plastic versions and those plastics are made using products from the oil and gas industry. The carpets, seat covers, and seatbelts are made using nylons and polyesters created from oil and gas products. And glass is manufactured with oil and gas products. The list goes on… If you have a specific question, send us a message or plan to join us in 5 days at the Eastern Gas Compression Roundtable, May 3-5, 2022 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA.

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