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Big Gav on April 30, 2008 - 5:57pm

We've had CNG fueled cars here for many years - they are quite common in WA (at one point I think all taxis were gas fueled) and refuelling is available at many service stations.

The only complaints I've heard of are about the additional space required for the tank.

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Phil Hart on April 30, 2008 - 6:35pm

Just so we're crystal clear for our audience.. can you confirm that it is CNG used for taxis in WA and not LPG, which is what powers most of the taxis in Melbourne?

I agree that we should be using CNG for large vehicles (buses, trucks etc) - I wasn't aware that we already had widescale application in small vehicles.

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Big Gav on April 30, 2008 - 8:47pm

Sorry - I'm confusing the 2 - I meant LPG - please ignore my earlier comment...

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phoenix on May 1, 2008 - 9:17pm

I agree with the concept of CNG being an ideal transitional fuel for Australia.

I recently checked on the production/availability of CNG vehicles here. Recently Ford (or Holden, I cannot remember) anounced that they were going to make a production run of 1000 CNG powered vehicles here for sale into the taxi industry.

Toyota are producing a standard model CNG vehicle. However at the moment this vehicle is only being sold in Japan and USA.

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