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By Koh Hui Theng

CLEANER cars look set to get more popular, with the opening of the world's biggest compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling station here yesterday, with others slated to follow.

The S$60-million, 7,066 sq m C-nergy station in Toh Tuck has 46 pumps and can serve up to 20,000 vehicles daily.

Since it started running a month ago, it has been serving 1,500 vehicles daily.

At its official opening yesterday, C-nergy's operator, Union Energy Corporation, announced that it will open four more stations by 2012, possibly inWoodlands, Changi and Toa Payoh.

Another CNG retailer, Smart Energy, which runs two stations in Mandai and Serangoon North, is in talks to open its third station in the eastern part of Singapore by the end of this year. That station will have two pumps and serve up to 1,000 vehicles daily.

With these additions, the number of CNG stations here will double from five to 10 by 2012.

CNG is gas that has been compressed so it can be transported in pressure valves instead of pipelines. It is more environmentally friendly than petrol or diesel, as it releases less emissions.

Union Energy Corporation managing director Teo Kiang Ang, 60, said that the building of more refuelling stations is likely to spark greater demand for CNG vehicles here.

Smart Energy general manager William Chua, 51, agreed: "As more CNG stations open, people will find it more convenient to refuel. This will improve their perception of CNG and make them more open to the idea of driving CNG vehicles."

The number of CNG vehicles here has been burgeoning, from 119 in 2005, when there was just one CNG station on Jurong Island, to 4,200 now.

Taxis will push the growth further. Mr Teo, who is also managing director of Trans-Cab, said that he plans to expand his fleet of CNG taxis from 1,000 to more than 8,000 in the next five years. The company now owns more than 3,000 cabs, out of Singapore's total of 24,440.

Lawyer Raymond Fong, 47, switched from a sports utility vehicle to a CNG car last year, when petrol prices soared to more than S$2 a litre. He pays S$1.32 for 1kg of CNG.

The Choa Chu Kang resident said: "I've saved 40 per cent in fuel costs since switching to CNG. The Toh Tuck facility is more convenient for drivers as it is near two expressways."

kohht@sph.com.sg

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Wonder why our little red dot has the biggest CNG stations?



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Bos there's no much CNG station in the world, that y Sg have the biggest in the world.....smile

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All are ticking time bomb...

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Why timebomb? Can elaborate?

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Wat time bomb u mean bro stkee?
Need NSmen go do guard duty bo? (like jurong island mah....) biggrin.gif

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Wat time bomb u mean bro stkee?
Need NSmen go do guard duty bo? (like jurong island mah....) biggrin.gif


when you're short of gas for cooking at home...who do you call?

when he comes in his van/lorry to deliver the gas tank...what's stated/pasted behind his van/lorry?...as req'd by authorities?

so here we have taxis all over place with gas...you dun see the danger sign behind taxi right?

so it's time bomb lah...if worst accident & explode wonder can claim damages as no sign on taxi indicating danger gas on boardconfuse





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Good point.

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Now we know why Transcab paint it RED.

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Aiya, with or without the tank, the car itself is already a time bomb what.
Remember a BMW got roasted lately at ECP near Bayshore exit, is it CNG powered?

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fairfare wrote:

bluenuts wrote:

Wat time bomb u mean bro stkee?
Need NSmen go do guard duty bo? (like jurong island mah....) biggrin.gif


when you're short of gas for cooking at home...who do you call?

when he comes in his van/lorry to deliver the gas tank...what's stated/pasted behind his van/lorry?...as req'd by authorities?

so here we have taxis all over place with gas...you dun see the danger sign behind taxi right?

so it's time bomb lah...if worst accident & explode wonder can claim damages as no sign on taxi indicating danger gas on boardconfuse


Dun be crazy liao .... LTA approve stuff seldom ****-up , if ****-up , manybackside will kena buttered !!!

Not this alone la ..... CNG is not a new technology , only Singapore is new .

Malaysia taxis have been running cng for more than 10 years liao ...

it's safer than gasoline i guess .



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also good la .... if explode , if never die , imagine my insurance pay-out ? If die lagi good , my family safe la ....

My personal insurance , Taxi company insurance , CPF insurance etc .....



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Don't think it will explode easily either.

Like what FF suggest, thought maybe CNG powered vehicle should carry the "KEEP AWAY - HIGHLY FLAMMABLE" warning on the bumper.biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

Just kidding hor....


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And if taxis have the warning sign, do u think the cabbie will be able to get pax??

-- Edited by moshimoshi on Wednesday 16th of September 2009 10:02:49 PM

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CNG is much safer than LPG.
Won't be surprise, CNG might replace our home cooking gas (LPG) in the near future.

LPG delivery lorries are not allowed to parked at multi- storey car park or under MRT track.
No such restriction for CNG powered vehicles.

After 9/11, noticed LPG cylinders have to be place out-door for food outlets n restaurants secured by metal enclosure and safety valve must be installed


CNG is not HIGHLY FLAMMABLE thus warning sticker not require.
CNG is lighter than air. If leak will dissipate into the atmosphere fast.

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true CNG is not a new technology...so ask yourself hor why Sinkgapore have the biggest CNG stn in the world? Would not the 1st world country have the biggest too since the technology derive from there? Or many still fear the gas?

dun talk about garmen approve...they want green...but will be black if something happen

few months back Malaysian taxi driver died in the basement car park after an explosion with gas driven cab...hope he got insurance RIP

and this can happen:-
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sorie hor just want to be realistic...and not to defend that it's very safe

now you know why bro stkee said it's ticking time bomb

take care if any TD wants to smoke inside his cab

please take this as an enlightenment & not to scare those driving with gashmm

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