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OVERVIEW TO ALTERNATIVE FUELS As an introduction to for usage of gaseous fuels in vehicles , i would like to mention some alternative fuels under some headlines listed below ; and if we want to compare liquid and gaseous fuels , we do have to have some stable parameters.These parameters are ; • Storage • Design (The Design of the vehicle according to the fuel that is used) • Price • Environment • Safety When we especially focus on the design of the vehicle , Fuel Tank is seem to be the one of the most important part of the vehicle.Fuel Tank has an importance with ; • The size and the weight of it • The material that it’s made of • The temperature limits of the tank • The pressure necessary for the storage of the fuel in the tank Additionally , if we want to compare fuels for vehicles , vehicles must have ; • Same Power • Same Autonomy • Same Utilizable Volume I would like to also mention some calculation to find out that How many liters LPG and natural gas do we need for the same efficient energy that is provided by 30 lt. of gasoline? For 30 lt. Gasoline Tank The lower calorific volume 10.000 kcal/kg x 30 x 0.85 = 255.000 kcal Efficiency of gasoline = 35% Thus E