CNG Cars Can Save The Environment

Increasing fuel price and pollution are the major concern in with today’s car industry. We can neither stop using car and other vehicles to solve this issue. What we can do is to think of other options that will not only lighten our pockets but also save the environment to a larger extent.

Government is starting to to protect our environment, in certain states they have introduced Lpg version of fuel intake and made it mandatory for all the public transport vehicles. Politicians should ensure that all the public transit should run on either on Liquefied natural gas or Compressed natural gas (Compressed Natural Gas) across the country.

Various Indian car manufacturers are also rolling out with both Lpg and Compressed natural gas version. Some of Cng version cars are Ford Ikon Flair a dual-fuel variant that can run both on petrol and Compressed natural gas, Mitsubishi Lancer, Chevrolet Optra and the cars with Liquefied natural gas versions are Maruti’s Omni and WagonR Duo, which is receiving incredible responses. Hyundai is also preparing come up with its Lpg version for Santro soon. Tata motors are also expected to join the race and will be launching it Liquefied natural gas variant shortly but presently they are offering authorized Cng kit fitment with their dealers for their ‘Indica’ and ‘Indigo’ model.

But there are some issues faced with the Lpg/Cng users that prevent others from opting for the Lpg/Cng kits. Some car owners are not well versed with the knowledge of converting a car into Liquefied natural gas and fall prey to officials of the Transport department by paying lots of money as fines. Some kits are authorization like lack of warranty, safety features leading to the poor performance of the vehicle as well as blow up your car.

One should be very careful while opting for a Liquefied natural gas/Compressed natural gas kits, make sure that you visit an authorized dealer with a legal certificate with numbers and other details as the same will be verified by the checking officer
The authorized dealers fit the equipment and issue a certificate giving the numbers on the kit and other details. The car owners have to take their vehicle to the Transport authorities and show them the certificate issued by the dealer. The officials verify the same and make an affirmation in the RC book.

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