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  • Aa.yen's Avatar
    2 posts since Jul '08
    • Tot of changing to CNG . With Premier now..(Kia).Wats is d current price for CNG gas now??The last info i got was $1.5 kg. Btw per kg of CNG can travel how many km???And which model of CNG taxi is e best? Any advice. TKS

  • Poolman's Avatar
    9,368 posts since Oct '03
    • Smart Energy i heard , they raised their CNG price to $1.74 per kg now ... from $1.49 ?

      Think so ...

      KNN Smart energy see the business up liao , take advantage and raised .

  • Poolman's Avatar
    9,368 posts since Oct '03
    • Smart got a Toyota Camry , class act this model .

       

      Edited by Poolman 18 Jul `08, 3:28AM
  • Poolman's Avatar
    9,368 posts since Oct '03
    • Yeah , i heard many complaints about high diesel overheads from my Premier and some TransCab counterpart .

      Yen , can consider TransCab Red Wish .

      1 yr contract .... ok not bad benefits ....

      To get a CNG , u must seriously consider filling location , u stay where ?

      Edited by Poolman 18 Jul `08, 3:27AM
  • Poolman's Avatar
    9,368 posts since Oct '03
    • Yen , alot of my counterparts , more experience drivers , felt tat CNG infrastucture not yet into 100% , they advised me to stick with diesel , and with diesel surcharges , they cover a bit , only thing they advised me , cut down vacant trips .

      Change tactics ie ....

  • allulu69's Avatar
    57 posts since Oct '07
  • ALN's Avatar
    627 posts since May '05
    • at $1.74 per kg for CNG, i am giving up the idea of CNG liao… a lot of inconvenience w/o much saving compared to diesel… waste time and effort and boot space… what for???

  • Poolman's Avatar
    9,368 posts since Oct '03
    • i went to check at Mandai CNG kisok ,went to see look see look ....

      The topping up is in the engine compartment , each car needs to rest their engines a while b4 they can top-up .

      And seriously , topping of gas take quite long , considering most only needs to top up for 200km , i saw ... 10 minutes each vehicle took .

      The price is $1.74 per kg .

      From tat time i saw @ $1.40 .

      Must wait for next parliament sitting see what the garmen want to do with the New Green Spore stuff .....

  • ALN's Avatar
    627 posts since May '05
    • eh pool, still thinking about your red wish?

      so roughly must q how long to top up and pay and leave? i think CDG pump is usually 15 to 25min total

  • ceecookie's Avatar
    9,629 posts since May '04
    • What about the fuel consumption of the various diesels? Some models have better fuel consumption than the rest which can squeeze out a few more kilometer per litre and hence some savings?

      Edited by ceecookie 30 Jul `08, 9:09PM
  • ALN's Avatar
    627 posts since May '05
    • u mean various diesel grade or vehicle type?

      i think diesel only one grade

      for vehicle, definitely the manual ones and smaller ones will burn more fuel… MPV should be the biggest drinker… sonata about 1 litre = 9.2km… crown is 1 litre = 10.2km

      cookie, u a cabby? merc?

  • ceecookie's Avatar
    9,629 posts since May '04
    • Originally posted by ALN:

      u mean various diesel grade or vehicle type?

      i think diesel only one grade

      for vehicle, definitely the manual ones and smaller ones will burn more fuel… MPV should be the biggest drinker… sonata about 1 litre = 9.2km… crown is 1 litre = 10.2km

      cookie, u a cabby? merc?

      Im talking about fuel consumption here.Nope im not a driver icon_lol.gif

      This discussion is also raging over at Cars forums,where we face the same issues too but in petrol instead icon_lol.gif

       

      What im trying to say here is - try to get the fuel consumption data for all the taxi models, and take the one with the best/most efficient FC if you dont mind other aspects.Can get significant savings over a period of time.

      Edited by ceecookie 30 Jul `08, 9:21PM
  • Poolman's Avatar
    9,368 posts since Oct '03
    • Originally posted by ceecookie:

      What about the fuel consumption of the various diesels? Some models have better fuel consumption than the rest which can squeeze out a few more kilometer per litre and hence some savings?


      Merc Cab has the lowest fuel consumption ma , cos 2000cc only .

      Crown , 3000cc , if the engine is new , the consumption alright one , lower than Sonata .

      Cedric comsume the most engne oil and diesel . Nissan vehicle always got the same eat engone oil problems .

  • Poolman's Avatar
    9,368 posts since Oct '03
    • Drive a 4-yr-old Comfort Crown , which the engine has been overhaul , this is the best .

      Overhaul engines usually consumption super low .

      But for a short time only .

      4 years old crown ( 5th yr scrap )  , rental cheap $80+ , fabulous benefits and NCB ($1400+ a year ), fuel consumption low , count as in 365 days , big big diff compare to others .... in terms of your $aving$ .

  • Poolman's Avatar
    9,368 posts since Oct '03
    • Originally posted by ALN:

      u mean various diesel grade or vehicle type?

      i think diesel only one grade

      for vehicle, definitely the manual ones and smaller ones will burn more fuel… MPV should be the biggest drinker… sonata about 1 litre = 9.2km… crown is 1 litre = 10.2km

      cookie, u a cabby? merc?


      Merc i heard lower than 9 . If seldom used turbo charge

  • Poolman's Avatar
    9,368 posts since Oct '03
    • Originally posted by ALN:

      eh pool, still thinking about your red wish?

      so roughly must q how long to top up and pay and leave? i think CDG pump is usually 15 to 25min total


      I saw a Prime one , took about averagely 10 minutes , less than 15 . Meaning the motion starts when filling full . 15 minutes .

      Excluding Q if required , like day time the reported long q .

      Raining days , thunder storm , refilling centre shut down .

      Long Q and weather effects , hmm ..... must re-consider .

      Worth it to change to save on fuel expenses ?

       

  • ALN's Avatar
    627 posts since May '05
    • fuel efficient taxi?

      i think toyota crown cos manual (but only 1 litre=10.2km)

      Not sure about auto honda airwave/toyota fielder/axio

      those continental brand like fiat/skoda or sonata drink more.

      but fuel efficiency concerns the cabbies. taxi companies more concern with rental and maintanence, not fuel…

      but strangely some private yellow top owners choose fiat…

      for me if yellow top sure choose auto airwave or fielder

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