Gas generating car: its pros and cons

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

During the Second World War, there was a noticeable shortage of fuel in Europe. For this reason, most cars began to be equipped with special gas generating systems. Thanks to them, the car could move on the energy of burned wood. Over the years, the production of petroleum products began to recover its pace, and such transport has lost its relevance. However, in our time, when fuel prices are rising every day, some motorists make their own gas-generating cars with their own hands. But how useful and effective is it?

If you look at it from an environmental point of view, it is clear that the use of such structures does not pollute the environment in the same way that conventional gasoline-powered internal combustion engines do. However, our motorists are little concerned about the current environmental situation in Russia. The focus here is on saving money. We note right away thata natural gas car will consume at least 50 percent more fuel than a conventional car. But the cost of such "biofuel" is much less, so the difference is not felt. Basically, your NGV runs on air – you pay nothing and it drives anyway.

Remarkably, it takes much less time to produce the right fuel than gasoline. Firewood can be used without any pretreatment. The only thing required of you is the presence of chopped wood in the luggage compartment.

However, despite the advantages, such a system also has disadvantages. The main factor why many motorists still use gasoline instead of firewood is the size and weight of the structure.

Judge for yourself: the presence of a gas generator system does not have the best effect on the design of the car. In addition, you will have to sacrifice space in the trunk and pull huge pipes around the entire perimeter of the car. So it turns out that only the 53rd GAZons and the 130th ZILs will be converted by our craftsmen. You can put a similar design in the cargo compartment without any problems - you covered it with an awning, and no one will even guess that the car is running on firewood. The appearance of the car remains the same, but the profitability from trips is the most optimal. The only thing you have to sacrifice is the power of the machine. A car with such a system accelerates and drives 50 percent more slowly. But in the forest to use such a vehicle is the most it. Gasoline ran out - he went, chopped firewood, threw it into the stove andwent further. No gas stations for you.

As you can see, a gas-powered car is not always good to operate. If you live in an urban area where there are more gas stations than firewood, operating such a machine is simply not practical. But in deep Siberia, where refueling is a very rare phenomenon, a gas-generating car is a real salvation for residents. Therefore, such a design can be used only when the terrain and territory contribute to this.