The rise in fuel price and pollution level in the urban areas has made some of us looking for alternative source of energy for cars. The introduction of Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) powered by the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG is widely known in Malaysia as NGV) has benefited the cost of business for taxi operators in Klang Valley.
It's widely used that there are long lines at the gas pumps at the stations. There is a call for oil and gas retailers to start introducing more NGV pumps at petrol stations besides KL and Prai so that cabby's elsewhere could profit from it:
" Currently, natural gas is selling for RM 0.58 per liter ($0.58/gallon) compared with gasoline at RM 1.42 per liter ($1.42/gallon) and diesel at RM 0.88 per liter ($0.87/gallon). " Source: Green Car Congress
NGV consumption for private cars is already here! The NGV Community is a very progressive (Read: Not just rave and rant, but doing something about it) movement at its grassroot level for cheaper and cleaner energy consumption. The community is growing and they are sharing best known methods in conversion of fuel tank to NGV tank for different kinds of car models.
Petronas is leading this effort in Malaysia and we would like to see other oil/gas retailers like Shell, Esso, BHP to offer this type of alternative; while the government research centers are busily researching on palm-oil based biodiesel.
I personally can't wait for the introduction of Toyota Prius in Malaysia for its is the "world's first commercially mass-produced and marketed hybrid automobile. - Wikipedia"
Readings:
- Philip Ng Malaysia CNG/NGV
- International Association of Natural Gas Vehicle
- Differences between Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
- Benefits of NGV
I got to know about the NGV Community from an ex-colleague, Amru. Here's my interview with him on NGV consumption.
How did you get to know the NGV Community?
I found out about the NGV Community right after I converted my car to NGV. There were some performance problems with my new converted NGV; so I leveraged on Google search to look for solutions and voila! It took me to the NGV Community.
Could you share your experience on converting your car to enable it to use the NGV?
Before I converted my car to NGV, I have done some research on alternative fuel to fill up my gas-guzzling Honda Civic SI 1987 car. I found the wonder of NGV on the net; and it only cost 1/4 of a liter petrol price!
I then decided to do some NGV projects with the mission to convert my car for high performance using economical fuel in market; which is the Natural Gas. The conversion was done by a company in Batu Cave called Nice Network Diversified Sdn Bhd.
It cost RM2800 for the NGV kit installation for carburetor engine. If you have injection system system engine it cost around RM4800 to RM6000 for the installation of NGV kit.
The conversion take up about one day working hour. For more information, go to http://amhana.dynu.com/ngv
Besides economic reason, what is another motivation for using NGV?
NGV is environment-friendly and it is the safest source of energy compared petrol or diesel.
Who head the NGV Community?
Dr. Xander Thong and Mr. Suhimi Hussain.
Is NGV Community sponsored by any of the oil and gas companies or NGO?
This NGV community is sponsored by Momoweb MoG Sdn Bhd (http://www.ngv.com.my).
How many NGV stations are there in Klang Valley? Malaysia?
There are 33 NGV pump stations in Klang Valley and there are 10 others elsewhere in Malaysia.
Any data on the numbers of NGV users besides taxi drivers?
I have no any idea.
I heard that NGV Community is going to the Parliament next year? Can you elaborate on that?
Actual the main purpose to promote and explain NGV to our Members of Parliament from a private NGV users point of view and to asked government to build more NGV stations.
What's the plan for the future?
We want to educate, promote, and assist Malaysian toward using NGV as their main source of energy for car and ultimately to keep our environment safe and a better place for next generation.
DEAR SIR OR MADAM
MY NAME IS BEHZAD JAFARI AND I AM IRANIAN.I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND HAVE 10 YEARS EXPERENCE AT NGV CONVERSION KIT.I HAVE A COMPANY IN IRAN ABOUT NGV FIELD AND WE HAVE DESIGNED MANY PARTS OF NGV KIT SUCH AS SHUT OFF VALVE,PETROL VALVE,MIXERS,REGULATOR AND ETC.
I AM GONIG TO COME TO MALAYSIA SOON FOR RESIDENCE WITH MY FAMILY.
I WOULD LIKE TO COOPERATE WITH YOUR COMPANY ABOUT NGV KITS.
BEST REGARDS,
B.JAFARI
EMAIL: [email protected]
TEL:+982144656680
MOBILE: +98219126993899
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Posted by: Aloya | Thursday, January 04, 2007 at 05:48 PM