CNG Buses

[Jiggs]

Waah, more information, hehe.

Siya nga pala, according to newspapers, they are also plans to create pipelines from the Batangas CNG station to stations in Metro Manila.

Any news about it?

well partially true yan...kaso not for CNG use ang proposed Bats.- Manila Pipeline..mainly for conversion of a Fuel oil Power Plant to a Natural Gas Fed Power Plant to lessen again our oil dependant...But who knows...baka i-tapped din yan...meron ako nabasa nun na proposed project sa mga modern city like nung the FORT magkaroon ng centralized gas system just like in the states..


Click mo to for some good reading on CNG and CNG buses.

[nicko]

Hey guys, just came from cebu. Did you know that almost all the taxis in cebu are run on CNG or LPG gas. Almost all taxi company in cebu have there own refilling station. There is even a refilling station in Mactan. May be that why manila is not progressing everybody wants the government to do the work.

[mbt]

i dont think the P14.50 cost per unit of CNG will be sustainable for long. clearly, it's heavily subsidized... luging lugi ang government diyan sa seven years na yan. although it's a good idea, i guess, while CNG is in the phase-in stage.

[nitrox]

Eto sagot ng Malaysia sa high oil prices. They are offering lower vehicle registration and road tax to private car owners who use natural gas. The govt will either subsidize or lower the price of natural gas conversion kits (costs P15K incl installation). Then their national oil company Petronas will add more natural gas pumps in their nationwide stations. Sana sa Pinas ganito na din....

Natural gas a better option to combat rising fuel prices

MAKING natural gas the first choice fuel, not just an alternative to petroleum for vehicles in the region, is the best way to effectively address the energy crisis, said Asia-Pacific Natural Gas Vehicles Association (ANGVA) president Datuk Abdul Rahim Hashim.

Rahim said rising fuel and diesel prices had made natural gas an obvious choice for the automotive industry.

“With the rise in diesel and petrol prices, it is the best time for Malaysians to use natural gas as it is not only cheaper, but environmentally friendly,” he said in his keynote address at the first Asia-Pacific Natural Gas Vehicles Association Conference and Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Rahim said countries in the Asia-Pacific, including Malaysia, were blessed with large natural gas reserves.

Among the 50 countries in the region, 16 have natural gas vehicles (NGV) in operation, and are at different stages of implementing a NGV programme.

“With abundant supply, stable prices, clean burning and proven usage in over 4 million vehicles worldwide, there is no reason why natural gas cannot be the fuel of choice for the transportation sector in the region,” Rahim said.

He said in 2003, Malaysia’s transportation sector consumed about 42% of total final energy, making it the largest final energy consumer, basically in the form of petroleum products such as gasoline and diesel.

“The demand for petroleum products by the transportation sector in most countries in Asia-Pacific is set to grow, fuelling greater strain on the Government, especially in terms of subsidy,” he said.

Rahim said there were many challenges ahead to resolve if natural gas were to succeed in becoming the first choice fuel.

“There must be strong government support, a clear and consistent policy on NGV programmes and possibly collaboration between neighbouring countries to hasten the conversion,” he said, adding that ANGVA could play a crucial role in gathering, analysing and disseminating information and lessons to interested parties.

Rahim said studies of successful NGV programmes globally showed that pricing natural gas at least 30% cheaper than petrol and diesel would encourage customers to accept NGV.

Other challenges that needed to be addressed were gas supply, safety and technology advancement issues.

“The economics of purchasing, transportation, distribution and dispensing natural gas to vehicles must be viable before the NGV programmes can be successfully implemented,” he said.

He also said the technology challenge could be met either through homegrown research and development or joint ventures with overseas partners.

[theveed]

MMDA will also start the new bus scheme na diba... good 1-2 punch kung ganun

[mazdamazda]

MMDA will also start the new bus scheme na diba... good 1-2 punch kung ganun

yup...

maximization daw ng bus utilization... kasi nga naman... karamihan ng pumapasadang bus eh walang laman.

[yebo]

ot: this government of gma is sooooo greedy! it wants to sell all of the projected government revenues over the 20-25 year life of the malampaya gas field overnight so it can use (AND STEAL) the money during it's tenure!

gma swapang!

[RedHorse]

dagdag-dagdag sa OT ni yebo: take a look at 3-yr registration program ng new cars.... he he h

[zeagle]

Dapat CNG buses dito sa EDSA Metro Manila para mabawasan ang pollution at hindi sa Manila-Batangas route.

OT: Kawawa ang next admin wala nang makolekta. BIR now is calling big tax payers like banking institutions to advance payment of taxes at some discount.

[ranod55]

lets cross our finger to be soon in the market,to less our burden in none stopable oil price...