Gas Consumption Index for LPG Taxi and Influencing Factors

The statistic calculation of gas consumption index for FUKANG two-fuel(gasoline and LPG) taxi and SONATA LPG taxi in Beijing City is carried out.The average interval time of gas fueling,the influence of turning on or off air conditioner on gas consumption index,the relation of fault causes to fault frequency and the relation of run mileage to gas consumption for the two types of taxis are analyzed.The fuel expense per unit mileage of LPG taxi is compared with that of oil-fired taxi.The LPG consumption index for FUKANG and SONATA taxis is 8.86 L and 12.06 L per 100 km respectively.The fuel expense of oil-fired taxi per 100 km is 1.35 times higher than that of LPG taxi.