CNG vs LPG Comparision

drifter · 13th March 2007, 17:14

This is good overview given by GTO.

For more information, do check the first issue of What Car? magazine, it has an investigative report on CNGvLPG by yours truly. Its a bi-monthly issue. Check October-November 2006.

Drifter

gigy · 13th March 2007, 20:24

please visit the installer before completing a month of installation and also keep visiting him once a few months to have a check on the fitting tightness. once the pipings have set in due to the varying temperature inside the engine bay the fittings have to be checked, i found two of my car install slightly loose after about 15 days and re torqued them properly. dont have a fit and forget policy with lpg, infact any fuel system mods.

wolfinstein · 13th March 2007, 23:45

CNG maybe intially lower on pickup, but nothing which is deterimental to daily driving..! I do a daily drive from Delhi-Noida 38 Kms with a Mix of Bumper 2 Bumper on Kalindi Kunj(Border Bridge of UP-Delhi) and I don't face poor pickup or so,But I agree its slower than petrol on lower gears but after that it shoots like a rocket, Considering the Heavy Weight Indica is..(Detailed Review- http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/new-in...tml#post271120)

Its cleaner, greener, cheaper,safer..!

Mileage varies between 16-19 Km per Kg..! roughly around 0.99 paisa per Km travelled.

Although Disadvantage are- Cylinder takes boot space, Only few Metro cities have complete CNG pipelines, other areas are being linked will take another 3 years or so..! Intial Investment is in likes of 40 K for a good imported Kit, recoverable in a year or sooner depending on your daily driving pattern.

compenn · 14th March 2007, 06:09

Can I get CNG fitted in 1.6 Ikon Zxi in Delhi?? I heard from a mechanic that CNG is not successful in Ikon 1.6 but is good in ikon 1.3

Anybody has CNG in Ikon 1.6. please advise.

GTO · 14th March 2007, 10:07

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roughly around 0.99 paisa per Km travelled.

That is CHEAP!. Even my fuel-efficient diesel Indigo is about 3 bucks a km for fuel. Out of curiousity, what is the price per kg of CNG, and how much was your average?

esteem_lover · 14th March 2007, 10:20

LPG price varies from Rs.24-27 per litre (not kgs). I wonder how much CNG costs. We do not have CNG here in chennai.

extreme_torque · 14th March 2007, 11:14

Its between 18-19 Rs a KG in Delhi.

GTO · 14th March 2007, 11:58

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LPG price varies from Rs.24-27 per litre (not kgs).

And what are the typical averages? Realistic for hatchbacks and sedans?

Here is an excellent topic on a similar discussion : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/modifi...onversion.html

esteem_lover · 14th March 2007, 12:12

Average is 85-90% of your petrol average. My esteem returns 10 Kmpl of petrol for my style of driving in city conditions. For gas, typically my average is about 8.5 to 9 kmpl. For a hatch that returns 15KMPL in city, it will return about 13KMPL in LPG. So that works out to roughly Rs.2/- per KM LPG(27 per litre) as against Rs.3.2 for petrol (48 per Litre).

JPL · 14th March 2007, 12:35

I have commuted to my office in a Maruti omni with LPG for two months. My experience was horrible. The taxi used to have problems with;
1. Starting, used to take a lot of time to start.
2. Power loss is very evident, pick up suffers big time.
3. Everytime the taxi used to stop, the driver used to take out the lpg cylinder ( domestic gas is used very commonly here by taxis) and put it in the sun and wait.

JPL · 14th March 2007, 12:45

I have a Santro and this car itself is starved of power and after the two month experience I cant even think of doing that to my car, yes I know that its a taxi and it may not be maintained to produce the normal performance which I may have not witnessed.

However I do not want to compromise on the existing power that I have on the car, may be increase but not a mod like this.

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Originally Posted by JPL

I have commuted to my office in a Maruti omni with LPG for two months. My experience was horrible. The taxi used to have problems with;
1. Starting, used to take a lot of time to start.
2. Power loss is very evident, pick up suffers big time.
3. Everytime the taxi used to stop, the driver used to take out the lpg cylinder ( domestic gas is used very commonly here by taxis) and put it in the sun and wait.

bharanidharang · 14th March 2007, 12:50

JPL ...

Every car needs to be maintened for it to serve you well. To my knowledge Drivers do not maintain cars, only owners do (there might be exceptions). Its natural that for a taxi they are not going to be bothered maintaining it and hence the problems u have faced. Its the same for petrol or diesel or LPG/CNG.

The taxi u used could have done a shoddy job on conversion for LPG to keep cost down. Domestic gas is banned actually.

esteem_lover · 14th March 2007, 12:59

Just the fact that this particular taxi was running on domestic, subsidised LPG shows the attitude of the owner. Please do not base your opinions on that. Why dont you talk to a private car owner who runs on LPG ?

JPL · 14th March 2007, 13:05

Yeah, I guess I should do that..or rather drive a LPG car for some days... to get the actual picture

double · 14th March 2007, 17:20

Hi,
I have a doubt. Where fuel fill opening will come for LPG if it is not factory fitted. Is it necessary to cut the car for that ? or every time shall i have to open by boot for filling it ?

13th March 2007, 17:14	#16
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	This is good overview given by GTO. For more information, do check the first issue of What Car? magazine, it has an investigative report on CNGvLPG by yours truly. Its a bi-monthly issue. Check October-November 2006. Drifter
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13th March 2007, 20:24	#17
gigy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,321 Thanked: 47 Times	please visit the installer before completing a month of installation and also keep visiting him once a few months to have a check on the fitting tightness. once the pipings have set in due to the varying temperature inside the engine bay the fittings have to be checked, i found two of my car install slightly loose after about 15 days and re torqued them properly. dont have a fit and forget policy with lpg, infact any fuel system mods.
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13th March 2007, 23:45	#18
wolfinstein BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 994 Thanked: 20 Times	CNG maybe intially lower on pickup, but nothing which is deterimental to daily driving..! I do a daily drive from Delhi-Noida 38 Kms with a Mix of Bumper 2 Bumper on Kalindi Kunj(Border Bridge of UP-Delhi) and I don't face poor pickup or so,But I agree its slower than petrol on lower gears but after that it shoots like a rocket, Considering the Heavy Weight Indica is..(Detailed Review- http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/new-in...tml#post271120) Its cleaner, greener, cheaper,safer..! Mileage varies between 16-19 Km per Kg..! roughly around 0.99 paisa per Km travelled. Although Disadvantage are- Cylinder takes boot space, Only few Metro cities have complete CNG pipelines, other areas are being linked will take another 3 years or so..! Intial Investment is in likes of 40 K for a good imported Kit, recoverable in a year or sooner depending on your daily driving pattern.
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14th March 2007, 06:09	#19
compenn BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 125 Thanked: 4 Times	Can I get CNG fitted in 1.6 Ikon Zxi in Delhi?? I heard from a mechanic that CNG is not successful in Ikon 1.6 but is good in ikon 1.3 Anybody has CNG in Ikon 1.6. please advise.
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14th March 2007, 10:20	#21
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 513 Times View My Garage	LPG price varies from Rs.24-27 per litre (not kgs). I wonder how much CNG costs. We do not have CNG here in chennai.
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14th March 2007, 11:14	#22
extreme_torque BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,461 Thanked: 5,534 Times	Its between 18-19 Rs a KG in Delhi.
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14th March 2007, 12:12	#24
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 513 Times View My Garage	Average is 85-90% of your petrol average. My esteem returns 10 Kmpl of petrol for my style of driving in city conditions. For gas, typically my average is about 8.5 to 9 kmpl. For a hatch that returns 15KMPL in city, it will return about 13KMPL in LPG. So that works out to roughly Rs.2/- per KM LPG(27 per litre) as against Rs.3.2 for petrol (48 per Litre).
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14th March 2007, 12:35	#25
JPL BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: XXXXX Posts: 239 Thanked: 0 Times	I have commuted to my office in a Maruti omni with LPG for two months. My experience was horrible. The taxi used to have problems with; 1. Starting, used to take a lot of time to start. 2. Power loss is very evident, pick up suffers big time. 3. Everytime the taxi used to stop, the driver used to take out the lpg cylinder ( domestic gas is used very commonly here by taxis) and put it in the sun and wait.
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14th March 2007, 12:50	#27
bharanidharang BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 410 Thanked: 262 Times	JPL ... Every car needs to be maintened for it to serve you well. To my knowledge Drivers do not maintain cars, only owners do (there might be exceptions). Its natural that for a taxi they are not going to be bothered maintaining it and hence the problems u have faced. Its the same for petrol or diesel or LPG/CNG. The taxi u used could have done a shoddy job on conversion for LPG to keep cost down. Domestic gas is banned actually.
	() Thanks

14th March 2007, 12:59	#28
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 513 Times View My Garage	Just the fact that this particular taxi was running on domestic, subsidised LPG shows the attitude of the owner. Please do not base your opinions on that. Why dont you talk to a private car owner who runs on LPG ?
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14th March 2007, 13:05	#29
JPL BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: XXXXX Posts: 239 Thanked: 0 Times	Yeah, I guess I should do that..or rather drive a LPG car for some days... to get the actual picture
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14th March 2007, 17:20	#30
double BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore( But Nomore gardens) Posts: 85 Thanked: 13 Times	Hi, I have a doubt. Where fuel fill opening will come for LPG if it is not factory fitted. Is it necessary to cut the car for that ? or every time shall i have to open by boot for filling it ?
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