The zooming mercury has contributed to a new gush in demand for CNG changeover kits in the city of Surat, India. The number of car owners switching over to CNG has more or less doubled in the last two months. The climb in the demand is comprehensible. With CNG evidencing a cheap alternative against petrol, Surtis are vanquishing the heat in the console of their cars.
The official data from Regional Transport Office also confirms that the registration of CNG kits in private cars has nearly doubled in March and April when compared to previous months. In April alone, there was a registration of around 1,000 cars against the average 500 per month. It is expected that the CNG kit registration will increase further by the end of May.
There are approximately 100 retrofitters marketing CNG kits fabricated by around 29 companies in the country and also in countries like Japan and Italy. The prices of CNG kit, which was between Rs.45,000 and Rs. 50,000, is now only between Rs. 30,000 and Rs. 40,000
Source: Times of India
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Tagged with CNG, India, India CNG, Surtis.
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– July 9, 2009
The Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) manufacturers are promoting a range of standards for natural gas fuel technology and infrastructure growth to stimulate the economy. These proposals have been put forward in a landmark meeting with Italian government representatives which was arranged by NGV System Italia.
The NGV System Italia Director and EU Affairs Manager for the Fiat Group, Michele Ziosi – came that the meeting was a success. He stated that “The meeting achieved a synthesis of the industrial, environmental and institutional expectations and that is going to open the door for further concrete political actions, now clearly identified, for a real development of the NGVs market and the Italian industrial chain.” The participants were representatives from Fiat Group Automobiles, ENI, Fiat Powertrain Technologies, IVECO, Landi Renzo, Gas Natural Vendita Italia S.p.A.
Fiat which is a dedicated user of methane as its fuel, anticipates that its natural gas power vehicle sales will surpass 2008 sales by 20%, increasing to 120-140 thousand units.
Posted in CNG - Compressed Natural Gas, Car Brands, Fiat, Italy.
Tagged with Fiat, Italy, IVECO, Landi Renzo, Michele Ziosi, NGV.
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– July 8, 2009
CNG-NGV Solutions have entered into a green partnership with the 63 year old Houston company for offering compressed natural gas fuelling systems and compressed natural gas vehicle transitions to the Houston- Galveston region government and business fleet operators.
CNG-NGV Solutions is the primary company in Houston to put into operation the environment friendly utilization of natural gas as an alternative to gasoline or diesel as its transportation fuel. It is believed that natural gas will bring down particulate discharges that is smog by 90% and greenhouse gas discharges by 30%.
This solution of the CNG-NGV Solutions will give it an unique chance to help clean the atmosphere and at the same time provide green jobs for the citizens. It will also reduce the dependency foreign oil.
CNG-NGV Solutions expects to have 10 new fuelling locations to be opened up in the Houston-Galveston region within a year.
Posted in CNG - Compressed Natural Gas, NGV.
Tagged with CNG, cng houston, houston, ngc.
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– July 7, 2009
Mack Trucks, Inc. has brought out the MACK TerraPro Low Entry model truck with weighty-duty natural gas engines provided by Cummins Westport, Inc. (CWI). The truck was set in motion by Mack at the WasteExpo 2009, in reaction to the rising need for less discharge alternative fuel vehicles. The TerraPro Cabover model will be obtainable later.
320 hp is the rating of the 9-liter Cummins Westport ISL G. Either compressed (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) can be used in this truck. It is also equipped with a 3 way catalytic converter to adhere to the EPA’10 expelling standards.
Groot Industries, Inc. which is a major rot hauler in the Midwest has already ordered for the TerraPro with ISL G engines. It is stated that the 20 units will run on CNG and are planned to enter into service in the Chicago region by the end of the year.
Posted in Car Brands, Mack.
Tagged with Alternative truck, Mack Alternative truck, MACK TerraPro Low Entry, Mack trucks.
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– July 6, 2009
Maruti Suzuki, which is India’s top car manufacturer, has declared that it will break off working on its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) versions and would launch the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) versions of its total collection by early 2010.
Maruti Alto, which is otherwise known as the bread and butter car for Maruti is going to be the I model to be wheeled with a CNG kit accompanied by other cars in the Maruti Stable.
The company is expecting for a more bettered dispersion network of CNG throughout the country, ab initio in the main cities. The company had also before this offered CNG models and has again now planned to reintroduce the CNG versions again in every segment.
BS-IV discharge standard will be enforced in 11 cities in the country from the following year, and Maruti is pitching itself to bring out CNG versions of its vehicles.
Source: Carazoo
Posted in Car Brands, Maruti, Suziki.
Tagged with Maruti, suzuki.
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– July 5, 2009
Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), the only provider of CNG in the national capital of India, increased the price of CNG by Rs. 2.10 to Rs. 21 per kg.
One of the company official stated that “The revision in prices would result in an increase of Rs. 2.10 per kg in the consumer price of CNG, increasing from the current price of Rs. 18.90 per kg.”
The rise in CNG retail prices will slightly affect the per kilometre (km) running cost for the vehicles. For autos, the increment would be 6 paisa per km, for taxi it would be 10 paisa per km and for buses it would be 60 paisa per km. But still the increased cost of CNG in Delhi at Rs. 21 per kg remains the cheapest in the country. When equated with diesel-driven vehicles the increased cost would be in favour of CNG at 31%.
Source: News Outlook India
Posted in Gas Price, Indraprastha Gas Ltd.
Tagged with IGL, Indraprastha Gas Ltd, Price CNG India.
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– July 4, 2009
Toyota Motors which is world’s top auto maker has plans for manufacture of fuel-cell car by 2015. This venture is taken by the company as an attempt to be in the lead in the race for green autos.
Fuel-cell engineering is believed to be a up-to-date answer to cut down carbon dioxide discharges. It brings forth electricity by blending fuel which is normally hydrogen with oxygen, and thus giving out only water. Toyota started selling limited versions of fuel-cell hybrid fomite in 2002 in the US and Japan. The technology from its Prius hybrids are used as an inspiration.
The present financial year could turn out to be more worse with the net loss anticipated to be 550 billion yen. The vehicle sales are anticipated to drop to 6.5 million. The company is projecting to spread out its line of hybrids and decrease costs to return to the green zone.
Posted in Car Brands, Toyota.
Tagged with Fuel-cell car, India, Toyota.
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– July 3, 2009
Calgary, Canada-based Alternative Fuel Systems (AFS) disclosed today the information with regard to its supplying of engine components for the past year to Mahindra & Mahindra which is the largest manufacturer of SUVs in India.
AFS are makers of natural gas engine controllers which can be used in compressed natural gas vehicles and includes Mahindra’s Maxx Maxi Truck. The proclamation comes after the company’s supply deal was signed with Mumbai’s Tata Motors around 2 years ago.
Jim Perry the AFS CEO did not reveal the measure of the Mahindra deal but informed the Cleantech Group that the 2 deals are sure to aid the company step-up its share of the little-but-developing market for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles in India.
The roadblock to the adoption of CNG operated vehicle all over the world is insufficient distribution systems. India possesses the infrastructure for CNG refueling with 180 such natural gas fueling stations in Delhi alone.
Source: Cleantech
Posted in Car Brands, Mahindra.
Tagged with CNG, CNG India, mahindra CNG pickup truck, Tata motors.
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– July 2, 2009
Cars on the CNG platform is being tried out before launching them commercially by the car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited. It is likely that the CNG platform car will be sold commercially in the next 2-3 years. At present only 11 cities in India had CNG facilitated cars. This was the reason for Maruti for not going in for such switch over previously.
Actually compressed natural gas (CNG) is a more environs-friendly choice to other fossil fuels like petrol or diesel. At present, no car runs on CNG version in the Indian market, even though Maruti 800 and Wagon R are obtainable on the LPG platform.
Even though external CNG kits can be fitted in new cars but with the launch of the Maruti CNG models the price would be much cheaper because of the economies of scale.
Posted in CNG - Compressed Natural Gas, Car Brands, Maruti, Suziki.
Tagged with Maruti, suzuki, suzuki trying CNG.
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– June 22, 2009
Volkswagen and Archer Daniels Midland, one of the world’s top agriculture processors and a principal in biofuels, have arranged to work toward fostering the growth and usage of biodiesel in the auto industry. This is a noteworthy step ahead for biofuels for the size of the companies involved. ADM’s key interest in this developing market, and VW’s respectable and developing use of advanced diesel engines in its product line.
In Europe, Volkswagen has combined with the Royal Dutch/Shell Group to exhibit the feasibility of cars motorized by synthetic fuel obtained from natural gas. For the past 5 month period, 25 VW Golf hatchbacks power-driven by 100 horsepower TDI diesel engines were fuelled by this spotless-fiery gas-to-liquids fuel. The object was to prove this fuel’s discharge savings features. This is also claimed to be comparable to that of compressed natural gas but at lesser cost.
Source: Yahoo!
Posted in Biodiesel, Car Brands, Golf, Royal Dutch Shell, Volkswagen.
Tagged with Golf, Royal Dutch Shell, Shell, Volkswagen, VW.
By admin
– May 28, 2009
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