Lpg jeepney

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http://services.inquirer.net/print/p...0080706-146715

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[SIZE="4"]Makati jeeps switch to LPG, lead way for other converts[/SIZE]
By Tessa Salazar
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Posted date: July 06, 2008

THEY SAW IT COMING.

Even before record-high oil prices prompted the government to aggressively promote the conversion of public utility jeepneys from diesel- to LPG-powered engines, some operators had already made the timely switch and are now leading the way for more converts.

One jeepney assembler in Quezon City began producing prototypes running on liquefied petroleum gas as far back as 2006, while another fleet owner based in Rizal made the same modification to one of his units last March.

And just two weeks ago, the Makati Jeepney Operators and Drivers Alliance Inc. (MJODA) formally announced its intention to convert at least 300 jeepneys to LPG.

LPG-run jeepneys have actually been around for some time, except that they never really made “loud” headlines when they hit the road back then, MJODA founder Orlando Marquez noted on June 28, when his group signed an agreement with various LPG fuel and engine suppliers and service centers.

One of MJODA’s partners, Ricardo David of David Motors, started studying LPG conversion as early as 2004. By 2006, even with diesel pump prices still relatively stable, he had already fitted three 18-seater jeepneys with engines that run on the cheaper, cleaner fuel. He was then assisted in his shop by Korean-trained mechanics.

“My target then was just to alleviate the air pollution caused by jeepneys,” David said in Filipino. “When I visited Japan in 1969, the taxis there were already running on LPG.”

“If the prices of gasoline and diesel didn’t go up this way, I doubt if LPG jeepneys would get this much attention,” he said.

Marquez said David’s pioneering effort deserves praise not only in view of today’s soaring oil prices but also for its environmental benefits. Jeepneys—currently numbering 253,000 nationwide—remain the biggest oil consumers and source of air pollution in the land transport sector, he noted.

“I told President (Macapagal-Arroyo) in a meeting in 2007 that while taxes paid by the numerous transport groups have been used by the government to buy medicines for people who had fallen ill because of air pollution, the government had not paid attention to the source of the problem—the jeepneys,” Marquez recalled.

“Now that we want cleaner air, surplus diesel engines no longer pass (emission standards set by) the Clean Air Act, and brand new diesel engines have become expensive,” said another transport sector leader Boy Vargas on why he, too, switched to LPG in March 2008.

Since they run on cleaner fuel, LPG jeepneys are unlikely to be targeted by “anti-smoke belching” operatives, added Vargas, national president of 1-UTAK, an umbrella group of jeepney organizations that include Marquez’s MJODA, among others.

He currently owns a three-month-old LPG jeepney plying the Cubao-Angono line. With it, his driver could earn up to P700 a day. He makes only P200 if he would stick to a conventional, diesel-run unit plying the same route.

David said his 2006 prototypes initially “didn’t click with operators.” He finally attracted patrons for those models early this year.

Some of his LPG jeepneys have been on a “trial run” for three months now in Tanay, Rizal; Sta. Cruz, Laguna; Baliwag, Bulacan; and Quezon City. Citing feedback from the drivers, David said their daily fuel expenses have been “36 percent” less than that incurred by drivers of diesel-run jeepneys.

David’s company produces an LPG-powered jeepney at P450,000 per unit. The engine alone costs at least P150,000 and is supplied by the Japan-based ECOs Environment Foundation.

Vargas procured his LPG engine from another supplier at about the same price.

To fund the conversion of 300 jeepneys under MJODA, Marquez said, his group plans to avail itself of the P1-billion loan package announced by the government last month. Vehicles with aging, smoke-belching diesel engines will be prioritized, he said.

For the conversion program, MJODA signed last June 28 a memorandum of agreement with David Motors, Better Alternative Auto LPG Co. Inc., Liquigas Philippines Corp., and PhilPan Subic Ventures Inc.

The Inquirer was able to “test-drive” an LPG jeepney at David’s shop in Balintawak, Quezon City. On the outside, the body looked no different from that of a regular jeepney.

Except for the engine label displayed on the hood and a switch near the steering wheel, there were no other visible distinguishing marks. The LPG tank was installed under the chassis.

Engine noise was lower compared to that of diesel-run units. And instead of black smoke, “water” would came out of the exhaust pipe, David pointed out.

A typical 2.0-liter LPG engine is deemed advisable for 16- to 20-seater jeepneys, a 2.7-liter engine for 18- to 26-seater models, while 3.0- and 3.5-liter engines are best for 26- to 30-seater, air-conditioned “jumbos,” he added.

Should I say it? It doesn't take a genius to link Auto-LPG with the jeepney.

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Excerpt from : Urban air quality management strategy in Asia

http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=...eepney&f=false

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Boo!

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=460427

[SIZE="4"]No budget for LPG-powered jeep project - DOTC Exec[/SIZE]

By Dennis Carcamo (philstar.com) Updated April 23, 2009 01:12 PM

MANILA, Philippines – There is still no budget allocated for the government's project to develop LPG-powered jeepneys, an official of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said today.

DOTC Undersecretary for Road Transport Anneli Lontoc said the Department of Budget Management (DBM) has yet to release the project fund.

The fund, amounting to P1 billion, is supposedly intended for the loan package to be spent on the conversion of jeepneys to be able to use LPG and other alternative fuels, including compressed natural gas.

"We have been requesting for the money from DBM since last year," Lontoc said.

She said they have even tried to haggle with the DBM to release an initial P300 million just to jumpstart the project.

"But how can we implement the project if there's no money?" Lontoc said.

Lontoc explained that all the paper work for the project has already been ironed out, and that there is no need for them to come up with an implementing rules and regulations.

The Makati Jeepney Drivers and Operators Association earlier threatened to burn an LPG-run jeepney prototype to pressure the DOTC to release the project fund.

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http://www.duckyparedes.com/blogs/20...-lpg-jeepneys/

[SIZE="4"]300 LPG Jeepneys[/SIZE]

Good things are happening in Makati. The Makati Jeepney Operators and Drivers Alliance Inc. (MJODA) will convert at least 300 jeepneys to LPG.

One of MJODA’s partners, Ricardo David of David Motors has already fitted three 18-seater jeepneys with engines that run on LPG that is cheaper and has a cleaner exhaust than diesel. and run

There are 253,000 jeepneys nationwide are probably the heaviest polluters of all transportation operating in the Philippines. Surplus diesel engines, the ones most used by jeepney operators cannot possibly pass muster if we want cleaner air.

To fund the conversion of 300 jeepneys, the MJODA will avail itself of the P1-billion loan package announced by the government.

For the conversion program, MJODA signed last June 28 a memorandum of agreement with David Motors, Better Alternative Auto LPG Co. Inc., Liquigas Philippines Corp., and PhilPan Subic Ventures Inc.

I am glad that there is a group that is looking at that government offer seriously and actually wants to help clean up the environment. Concern for the environment will not translate into action to clean it up unless those who pollute most – in this case, the jeepney operators are convinced that this is the way to go. Environmentalists can hem and haw all they want but the only ones who can get things to really move away from pollution are those who are now doing most of the polluting.

Actually, the best way to fund this may be to apply for carbon credits with the World Bank, which will pay you if you find a way of stopping pollution by doing things differently. This is a natural for that program.

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http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?...23&sec=5&aid=0

[SIZE="4"]P500-M pondo sa LPG jeepney ilalabas[/SIZE]
By: Jun Icban-Legaspi

August 23, 2009 05:14 PM Sunday


NAKATAKDANG pirmahan sa linggong darating ng Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) at pamunuan ng POSTAL Bank ang memorandum of agreement (MOA) sa pagpapalabas ng P500 milyon upang simulan na ang re-powering program ng 100% liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) para sa mga pampasaherong jeep.

Sinabi ni Chairman Alberto Suansing ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) na oras na mapirmahan nina DoTC Secretary Leandro Mendoza at pamunuan ng POSTAL Bank ang MOA ay maibibigay na ng banko ang perang gagamitin sa programa.

Ayon kay Suansing sa interview sa kanyang office sa Quezon City, ito na lamang ang hinihintay ng POSTAL Bank upang maibigay na ang perang kailangan ng transport group sa ilalim ng Makati Jeepney Operators Drivers Association (MJODA) bilang primary proponent ng 100% LPG para sa jeep sa ilalim ng programa ng (DoTC) Land Transportation Modernization Program at Office of the President.

Kaugnay nito, sinabihan na ni Suansing ang grupo ng MJODA sa pangunguna ng kanilang pangulong Jun Cerio na magpadala na ng kanilang mga application upang simulan na rin ng LTFRB ang proseso ng legitimacy ng kanilang mga franchises gayun din sa pag- double-check ng kanilang mga unit kung ito ay may road worthiness pa nang lagyan ng makinang 100% LPG converted.

Sa original na program, halos 1,000 ordinaryong driver na miyembro ng MJODA at affiliated transport groups nito ang makikinabang sa nasabing programa na ibinigay ng Pangulong Arroyo at Sec. Mendoza.

Ang naturang pautang ay babarayan ng mga driver sa POSTAL Bank sa loob ng limang taon.

[renzo_d10]

Good action. I hope all jeepneys in our country will be converted to lpg-powered ones. In that case, less black smoke emissions = a better environment.

Whats next? Buses? go! :2thumbsup:

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Good action. I hope all jeepneys in our country will be converted to lpg-powered ones. In that case, less black smoke emissions = a better environment.

Whats next? Buses? go! :2thumbsup:

In the case of busses, it's actually better to go CNG. But since we lack the CNG infrastructure, buses would be better to stay diesel but use cleaner diesel fuel to eliminate the smokey emissions. A big part why diesel vehicles locally have bad emissions is the dirty fuel we have.

[niky]

Score for Tessa! The girl really works hard to come up with these Eco articles...

Interesting... 150,000 for the engine? That's cheap for a brand-new Japanese unit... wonder what it is...