Show COAL GAS FOR automobiles fuel costs only twelve cents for charge equal in power to ane gallon of gasoline arthur 11 II jackson an english mechanical ch anical engineer who arrived in new york from loudon london on his way to uong hong kong said that the high price of gasoline in england where inhere it sells at a gallon lias hns caused motor power exports experts to experiment with compressed coal gas for motor trucks and automobiles the point in its favor is that tile the gas fuel costs only 12 cents tor for a charge equal in power to a gallon of gasoline the ministry of munitions mr jackson said favors the coal gas fuel as its manufacture in increases creases tile the output of products byproducts by needed for explosives plo the glasgow corporation has ben advised by a special commission that cord coal gas is practicable for commercial motor vehicles any engine can be fitted for its use in a few hours without interfering with the use of gasoline should any change be desired in closed cars and motor trucks the gas Is carried in containers on the roofs and in open cars it may be carried on canopies cano pies running the length of the body containers now in use hold only feet of gas which is about equal to a gallon of gasoline and that la is one of the objections to its use |