I-CNG ne-LNG zizinye zomdo othile: i-CNG isebenzisa izimbotshane ezihamba ngokuphelele ukuthutha, enenhlakanipho encane kakhulu nokunyakelwa okusheshayo. Isebenza njengendawo yephayiphu, ekunikezela imithombo yesilika engcono emasotsheni amudingi, emaphuzu angahleli kakhulu, nezivikeli (ikhaphuni, ibhasi), futhi iyafaniwe nokuthutha okufanayo. I-LNG, ngokulahlwa kwayo kwezimali, ikhuphuka kakhulu ivolumu futhi ifakazela inzuzo ephezulu kakhulu. Lokhu kuyakha kakhulu ukuthutha okude (500 km), ukuthutha kwamanzi, nokuthengiselana phakathi kwezwe. Ngokuvamile, i-LNG ikhuthaza ukugcina kakhulu, futhi kungcono ukukhokhela kweziganeko kanye nesilika sase dwebhu lokuphakama. Nakhu-ke ikhuphukela impilo yezinhloso eziphezulu, izimbokodo, izihlalo, nezindawo ezingalwandle. Ukuxazulula izidingo ezahlukene zokusebenzisa, inkampani yavela izixhobo ezihlanganisiweyo ezigcinwe kumoto noma egcinwe kumoto ukuze ihlangane nabalinganiso abahlukene (ukubuyisela kwegazi elihlahlayo, ukuphakama kwebhola, ukuzimisa, njalo-njalo).