Overview of the Safety Issues Associated with the Compressed Natural Gas Fuel System and Electric Drive System in a Heavy Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Adoption barriers and resistance to sustainable solutions in the automotive sector

“…The physical risk aspect reflects consumer concerns that by using the product, a risk of impairment of the driver's health or of endangering others emerges, for example, the risk of being hurt physically in the case of discharging gas (Nelson, 2002). H 3 : The higher the physical risk perceived by a consumer, the higher is the resistance to purchase an NGV.…”

“…Because most consumers have insufficient or even inaccurate information about the complex NGV technology, although in practice the risk of explosion or fire is lower than with conventional fuel (Nelson, 2002), uncertainty might affect the adoption process. H 6 : The higher the psychological risk perceived by a consumer, the higher is the resistance to purchase an NGV.…”

Safety issues associated with the use and operation of natural gas vehicles: learning from accidents in Pakistan

“…A CNG cylinder typically has a cylindrical shape with hemispherical domes on the ends. CNG cylinders are normally designed with a factor of safety that is typically greater than two [18]. There are four types of cylinder designs.…”