Clean and quiet[SIZE="1"]Come next week, CNG prices are set to fall. Smart Energy has published an advance price of $1.48 per kg for Nov 10. -ST [/SIZE] UNDER the Singapore Initiative in New Energy Technology (Sinergy), six Mercedes-Benz A-class fuel-cell cars arrived in 2004 to undergo testing in a tropical, urban environment.F-Cell cars work by using a catalyst to combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, with only heat and water as by-products.This so-called "zero-emission" process makes the cars very quiet, with the high-torque electric motor well-suited for urban driving.The partnership between Daimler and BP, which supplied the fuel, came to an end in March when the latter decided to close its stations, citing the present non-viability of fuel-cell cars.Daimler is currently searching for another partner to build more stations within the city for proper field testing to resume. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------A lighter alternativeAT THE Smart Energy Mandai station, a Mercedes-Benz taxi is filled with compressed natural gas (CNG).Prices, which are pegged to that of High Sulphur Fuel Oil (HSFO), have been steadily rising from $1.28 per kg in February to above $1.60 per kg on Nov 8. Come next week, they are once again set to fall in tandem with HSFO prices, with Smart Energy publishing an advance price of $1.48 per kg for Nov 10 on its website.About 2,700 out of 850,000 vehicles here are equipped to run on CNG, and some owners prefer to refill in Malaysia, where the price of gas, at 32 cents per kg, is one-fifth that in Singapore. Source: http://www.asiaone.com/Motoring/Motorworld/Story/A1Story20081110-99537.html
The Straits Times, dated 1 Dec 2008.Two new CNG stations to open World's 2nd biggest to be built in Bukit Timah; Serangoon North's set for Feb opening By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent DRIVERS of cars which run on compressed natural gas (CNG) can expect more competitive prices when two new refuelling stations open in the next few months. One station will be in Serangoon North, and the other - to be the world's second biggest - will be in Old Toh Tuck Road, in the Bukit Timah area. For Mr Wong Chee Wei, who drives a Chevrolet Optra Magnum CNG, the Serangoon North station is good news. It is not far from his Aljunied home, which will save him a long drive to the Mandai station. The 34-year-old customer service representative said: 'I only wish it could have opened earlier.' About 3,300 vehicles here use CNG, up from virtually none before 2006. They are mainly cars and taxis, granted tax breaks for being environmentally friendlier than their petrol or diesel counterparts. Besides the station in Mandai Link, the only other CNG stations are in Jalan Buroh and on Jurong Island; the latter is not an option unless motorists work in the high-security area. The Mandai and Jalan Buroh stations often see long queues. Smart Energy, which owns the Mandai station, is building the one in Serangoon North. 'The roof is up,' said managing director Johnny Harjantho. 'We expect it to open for business in February.' The station will have eight pumps, with provision for another eight, and costs about $12 million. The other new station, a 38-pump affair in Old Toh Tuck Road, is being built by bottled cooking gas supplier Union Energy. Worldwide, it is second in size only to a new 44-pump facility in Bangkok. Construction of the $13 million facility is expected to start in February. A Union Energy spokesman said it is expected to open early in the second half of next year, possibly in July. Mr Alexander Melchers, who chairs Singapore's newly-formed CNG Committee - a body representing nearly 20 companies in the CNG business here - said the increased competition would lower the fuel price. The gap between CNG and petrol rates can be expected to widen. The two stations do not have any incentive to lower prices quickly now, since long queues are snaking out of them, noted Mr Melchers. Meanwhile, CNG prices are set to fall today. Mr Harjantho said the rate will fall to $1.39 per kg, from $1.48 now. Petrol now costs $1.603 for a litre of 92-octane before discount. A kg of CNG gives the mileage of about 1.3 litres of petrol.
World's biggest CNG station opens (http://motoring.asiaone.com/A1MEDIA/motoring/09Sep09/images/20090910.093529_cng.jpg)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." World's biggest CNG station opens
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A private King Long CNG bus caught fire outside the Christian Columbarium (The Garden Of Remembrance) along Old Choa Chu Kang Road yesterday morning at 7.25am. The bus was fetching SAF soldiers. After the soldiers had alighted at Old Choa Chu Kang Road, the bus started to move off but the engine caught fire shortly after. The bus was soon engulfed in flames. (http://news.omy.sg/omymedia/image/News/LocalNews/201008/20100813_fcy_bus_img_main.jpg)(http://static.stomp.com.sg/site/servlet/linkableblob/stomp/432376/thumbnail/bus_reduced_to_skeletal_frame_by_fire_at_choa_chu_kang-thumbnail.jpg)The bus driver, Mr Chan Beng San, suffered serious burns after the tried to put off the fire by himself but failed. He was now fighting for his life in hospital. [] the bus that burnt is a new bus, only 9 months oldsource: straits times, wanbao, tnp
Tampines to get CNG station in 2011Singapore, December 22 - By the middle of next year, owners of 5,500 or so compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles plying here - half of them cabs - can top up at one more refuelling station.This will bring their number in Singapore to six.Union Energy, which runs Trans-Cab, Singapore’s second-biggest cab company, has secured a 100,000 sq ft site in Tampines Street 92 to build a CNG station - its second since opening a 76,000 sq ft facility in Old Toh Tuck Road a little over a year ago.The company, owned by businessman Teo Kiang Ang, has also made a bid for rival Smart Taxis’ two CNG stations in Mandai and Serangoon.Although discussions on the purchase of Smart’s stations have stalled, Mr Teo said that ‘if the price is right, we can talk again’.If he is eventually successful in his bid, he will practically have a monopoly of the CNG refuelling market.There are only two other small refuelling kiosks - in Jalan Buroh and on Jurong Island, both operated by joint ventures between Singapore Petroleum Company and Sembcorp Gas.CNG is considered to be environmentally friendlier than petrol and diesel because it produces less carbon and other emissions. It is also cheaper, costing around $1.40 a kg. One kg of gas is equivalent to 1.3 litres of petrol, which today costs $1.90 a litre.CNG is currently duty-free. But even if a duty of 20 cents a kg is phased in from 2012, as has been announced, it is likely to still be cheaper than petrol.Mr Teo did not want to reveal his offer price for Smart’s stations, saying it was confidential.Mr Johnny Harjantho, managing director of Smart, also declined to shed light on why the deal fell through.When asked why he is selling the stations, Mr Harjantho said: ‘I am a businessman, so whoever makes me an offer, I will look at it. I’m here to make profit.’Trans-Cab’s Tampines refuelling station will also house a taxi workshop that will help it cope with a fast-expanding fleet.Mr Teo said half of his fleet of about 4,000 taxis run on diesel, and the other half on CNG. ‘I’m expanding for the future,’ he said.Recently, he also said that he was aiming to grow his cab fleet - second only to ComfortDelGro’s 15,600 - to 8,000 by 2014.But he added a qualifier yesterday: ‘If the situation allows, we will,’ he said, referring to the escalating certificate of entitlement (COE) prices.COE prices - which have trebled from a year ago to more than $47,000 for cabs - are expected to have a significant impact on larger operators because they usually have a bigger pool of ageing cabs to replace.ComfortDelGro spokesman Tammy Tan, however, said her company’s fleet is relatively young.‘We are watching COE prices closely and may slow the replacement of our fleet if the increases persist,’ she said. ‘We have no plans at this point to increase rentals.’Smart’s Mr Harjantho said COE prices are not the only problem cab companies are facing.‘COE is No. 1, but we are also finding it hard to manage insurance costs,’ he said.Insurance companies are generally reluctant to cover taxis because of their relatively high accident claims. Those which do often impose a high ‘excess’ - an initial amount the insured is liable for before the insurer pays.‘Our excess is $5,000 a cab,’ Mr Harjantho said, adding that insurance-related expenses cost Smart ‘millions of dollars’ each year.
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